Bhakti India Retreat
January 25 – February 10, 2019
Join Bhakti Fest Founder and Executive Producer Sridhar Silberfein for our 15th spiritual pilgrimage to India – your chance to pack light and go deep!
Sridhar has been visiting and traveling throughout India since 1980 and enjoys personal relationships with some of the most revered teachers from the East and West. His deep, unparalleled association with these saints allows you access that many Western visitors do not have!
If you want to spend two weeks on a spiritual journey to India, see and learn as much possible while having everything set up and taken care of for you, and experience it all in a small group of like-minded yogis, then this is the tour for you. We dive deep into our personal sadhana with daily yoga, satsang, associations with great teachers and saints, seva (selfless service), three vegetarian meals per day, and wonderful hotel and ashram accommodations. The schedule is full and exciting, but we also make sure you have time for shopping, journaling or just relaxing together with a cup of chai.
Immerse yourself in yogic lifestyle & transformational study
Connect with a conscious community & global sangha
Awaken your travel palate with an authentic experience of India
Learn practical tools and techniques to ignite a lifetime of sustainable and inspired practice
Dive into the roots of Bhakti with sacred conversations on the wisdom traditions of India from guest teachers
Experience peace and healing through a Bhakti fusion of sacred chanting and selfless service
Share the experience with magical kirtan artists Vijay and Gaura Vani (of the Kirtaniyas), spiritual leader and activist Fantuzzi, and more to come.
The Bhakti Fest Yatra is the lowest-priced tour to India offered by any group this year – only $1950 for 14 full days.
Take a look at this itinerary! Though it is still in the planning stages, you can already see what pleasures and treasures await you on this journey.
- 1/25 Arrive Mumbai, check into first class hotel, visit various local spiritual attractions and end the day together with an amazing dinner.
- 1/26 Join Radhanath Swami in the Sri Sri Gopinath Temple to help with gathering flowers, and experience total bliss at the Flower Festival with a vegetarian feast to top off the day.
- 1/27 Drive to Goverdhan Eco Village, named the top Asian Retreat Center by the United Nations, and spend 4 days in total immersion – daily yoga, kirtan, evening satsang, hiking, Ayurvedic massage and more.
- 1/31-2/5 Spend 5 full days in the Holy city of Rishikesh in the midst of the Himalayas. Experience yoga and fire ceremonies with Yogrishi Vishvketu, meditate in sacred caves, go river rafting in the Mighty Ganga, visit Holy sites, enjoy personal darshan with such Saints as Swami Chidananda, Swami Ramkripalu and others.
- 2/6-2/9 Absorb the pure bhav of Vrindavan, the Holy Land of Krishna and Radha where we stay in first-class accommodations and visit such notables as Indradyumna Swami, Shayma Rani, Sadhu Maharaj, and many others.
- 2/10 Depart Vrindavan for Delhi to return ‘home.’
This 14-day trip is only $1950 (not including any airfare). All accommodations, car and bus transportation, three meals a day, and entrance into temples and ashrams ARE INCLUDED.
Tour Highlights
The Taj Mahal
Agra
This iconic memorial has long been a symbol of India’s architectural beauty and one of the wonders of the world.
Madan Mohan Temple
Vrindavan
We will sit quietly in the evenings chanting the Maha Mantra in these ancient and sacred temples.
Sandipani Muni School
Vrindavan
The Sandipani Muni school stands alone in it’s personal approach to transforming the lives of it’s students.