I'd like a spiritual journey in India, where should I go?

Question

I want to spend a month in the mountains of India (August/September)...

Preferably in a temple where I could work, live, and meditate with locals.

I've never been before, but I feel like it is something I need to do.

Where should I go?

Answer 1

Get some info about Isha Foundation, Coimbatore. Its web site is ishafoundation.orgy  , hope you will like it.

Good luck!

Answer 2

go varanasi and see places there..

then go to haridwar .. stay one or 2 days

then go to hrishikesh ...

stay there if u like

then go to kedarnath and badrinath in between u have plenty of places wer u can stay ..

and spend long time as u like to spend in mountains and for meditations

Answer 3

Having enjoyed the spiritual places of India, I would say that my suggestion would be:

(a) Start with Haridwar/Rishikesh in Uttaranchal. These are sacred places in the Mountains where pilgrims roam about as you meditate along the Ganges. You hear the temple bells, see the daily worshipping along the rivers with fire holders in the dusk. Awesome.

(b) Staying on in the same state (I.E. Uttaranchal) go to Kedar Nath temple. This is a very ancient place where pigrims throng only in the summer months, as winter makes it impassable. As BBC TV once put it: "This place seems to measure time in Geological ages, not in years!"

(c) Madhya Pradesh and go to Onkareshwar, Mahakaleshwar temples. Awesome pilgrimage places, with ancient temples.  The river Narmada river can also be seen nearby and these temples with the Narmada are supposed to expiate all sins. At every turn, you seem to come to new temples and all seem to have a story associated with it.

(d) In the South, the temple at Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam is equally awesome. It is very well renowned and is composed of seven hills where the religion is all you hear about.  But be ready for long lines and waiting.

(e) Last but not the least, the Puri temple at Puri and the Dwarkadheesh Temple at Gujarat are equally famed. Both are very holy places, have near-sea location and are basically located in temple towns, where you can actually meditate with locals and take in the charm of the towns.

These are suggestions, and I am sure there are many more places that will fullfill what you are looking for.

Answer 4

Hi  you can go on the journey of char dham yatra (a journey of spiritual expreiance and faith) yamunotri,gangotri,kedarnath'badrinath.a... you can spend few day's in a ashram of rishikesh or haridwar

Answer 5

Most famous pilgrimage in India is Vaishno Devi Temple Katra,Jammu Kashmir and Amarnath Yatra.

You can also visit Sikkim, there are many buddhist monasteries.I think it will prove to be the best spritual journey in India.

For more details abt these destinations

Visit http://www.kashmirhotravel.com

http://www.sikkimhotravel.com

Answer 6

don't go to varanasi!! it's a hindu pilgrimage place near a buddhist pigrimage place (sarnath) very auspicious place to die (really!) but hygiene is miserable, i got very very ill there!!

Answer 7

You need to accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour and you will find out that you don't need to go all the way to India for a spiritual journey. Wherever you are can be transformed into an exciting and fulfiling spiritual encounter with God. Then you will know you have found a great spiritual journey ever!

Try it and you will know I am right!

Answer 8

try rishikesh in uttrakhand state of India.really devine and soothing.upper reaches of Himalayas can also be explored from their.Place is perfectly safe with not much of expense,people from all religion and parts of the world come there.locals will be more then helpful have no worries

Answer 9

Dharamshala : meditate with the Tibetan Buddhist monks

Uttarakhand : Go on a pilgrimage of the 4 most sacred spots: Kedarnath Badrinath Gangotri and Yamunotri

Haridwar and Rishikesh on the banks of the holy Ganga

Amritsar: the Golden temple, holiest Sikh shrine

Ajmer : worship at the holy Muslim dargah

Answer 10

the best spiritual journey in india will be uttarakhand (old name is uttaranchal) from haridwar which means the gate to god and beyond that is rishikesh and then up to 325 k.m up on the hill take a decission where i should be and then have a nice stay with peace.

Answer 11

tamil nadu and kerala,,,,,,,,rameshwaram.

Answer 12

Haridwar – the point at which the holy river Ganga leaves the mighty Himalayas to enter the plains. And gateway it is, since it is via Haridwar that one reaches the Char Dham, as well as the holy Rishikesh. If you have a spiritual bent of mind, you cannot afford to miss the ethereal lamp-lighting ceremony on the river at Har-ki-pauri at dusk!



Varanasi should top your itinerary – located on the bank of the Ganga again it is the oldest surviving city in the world and is famous for its holy ghats and ancient temples. Nearby, on the Yamuna lies Mathura and Vrindavan – revered as Lord Krishna’s transcendental abode even today!

On your trip to Rajasthan, do drop by at Ajmer for a peek at the holy Pushkar Lake and the 500 temples, especially the rare Brahma Temple. Considered one of the holiest of Hindu sites, Ajmer is also home to the fabled Moinuuddin Chisti Dargah.

Turn southward and you’ll have to stop at Pondicherry and its Sri Aurobindo Ashram with the utopian township of Auroville. Founded in 1926 by the famous freedom fighter, philosopher, and sage, Sri Aurobindo, the ashram is a global centre for Yoga and rational thought!



Of course, no trip to India is complete without a visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar and the Balaji Temple in Andhra Pradesh.

Answer 13

Any place on the Himalayas like the Rishikesh, Gangotri, Badrinath will be exciting.

Try this link

http://www.incredibleindia.org