Parmarth Niketan Ashram

Parmarth Niketan Ashram is one of the most renowned temple and ashram complexes in India, known for its substantial work in Hinduism. It is a school in the breathtaking valleys of Rishikesh, laden with stone and golden statues. Once the most active yoga school, it has little to offer the western visitors today, except for those keen to immerse themselves in Hindu culture and introspection. When orange sun suspends and waits low amid the red/yellow streaked horizon, then all these combine to give this town a very special evening. The temple bells roar, priests enchant mantras, immersed in sublimation stand the pilgrims. Cupped leaves with saffron marigold petals and a small flickering candle flame ride the current of water. Suddenly the sky darkens, spreading a blanket of stillness. Everything stops, except the sound of currents, which have just sunk the tiny flames of cupped leaves.