Inside a Strange Abandoned Ashram in India

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

You can see some of my old music videos here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHe9anmAqtqZkM0

[@tanujsaaraswat7810]

Chaurasi Kutiya = 84 huts. So, my guess is that there are 84 numbered meditation huts

[@tanujsaaraswat7810]

Very nice music videos

[@engrviki3490]

my best bro awesome share lot of love from your cousin viki 💙🐥

[@ColeDano]

The entire India trip has been spellbinding Gabriel. India really seems to suit you, you feel really energized in these videos, wonderful to watch.

[@shoshi06]

agree, Gabriel has come totally alive! He's very comfortable over there.

[@kerryberry5786]

Gabe loves Greece the best but India loved him the best

[@Brooklyn6k]

I agree 👏🏽🤝🏽

[@s.p.sharma5157]

In 1980, I lived there for at least 6 months. At that time, this ashram was lively and vibrant. In this ashram we used to practice Transcendental Meditation and hopping every day. The TM program was a craze at that time. At that time, the ashram in-charge was Shri Surendra Brahmachari. The ashram was very beautifully organised and the garden was excellent. There were so many different kinds of flowers. The food was cooked in pure cow's ghee. My residential cottage number was 69. It was beside the river Ganges.

[@NowInIwoN]

How does this video make you feel?

[@aj186]

@@NowInIwoN nostalgic probably.

[@AmanSingh-cc2ci]

Atleast spell ganga right bro

[@carolgoergens9275]

I’m loving this india trip seriously I’ve watched all a couple of times , love the everyday street views

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Excellent, glad to hear it.

[@andrewmastrandonas5123]

You're doing a great job with this series, Gabriel!

[@SisterSherryDoingStuff]

what a mystical place - the history is interesting - and the artwork...wow

[@thereselarsson568]

Hi Gabriel, we are always on the opposite of the world, right now I am in Hollywood Los Angeles. Looking at the stars on the street, like you were doing a year ago in your video. And now you're exploring India. The hole world is yours. Thank you for taking us along...

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cool, enjoy California. Are you from there? If you get the chance make sure to get out of the city and explore some of the beautiful nature of California like Joshua Tree, Yosemite and other places in the Sierras. The mountains and forests there are incredible.

[@thereselarsson568]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos I have been hiking the pacific crest trail from campo to mojave desert so I have been out there for 6 weeks... I come from Sweden. Yes I will enjoy! Thank you!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Oh wow, that's great. I'd love to do the PCT one of these years. I've been on it for day hikes at different points.

[@creativevideos0123]

Wow really amazing ❤️🙏 Rishikesh best destination for all human in this world and the peacest and lovely religion Hinduism welcome you in Rishikesh ❤️🙏

[@whazoocafe2374]

Thank you Gabriel. Brings back so many Memory's. We were there in 2017 actually the very same time when you were there. I wished I had known at the time as I would have shared the vodka I had on board as it is not easy to get a drink there. On a side note we fell in love with the Little Buddha Café. I had seen it on your 10 bucks a day India series. Nutella and Banana Pancakes. Well done and many thanks.

[@AlbPerNil]

Vodka is a sin, hard alcohol should be banned everywhere.

[@JoeBob-hx4dg]

Another great video 📸. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@rohitkath]

Swastika name itself is sanskrit and its roots are in Indian it may have gone to Ukraine or other places by people of indian origin migrating out of India

[@b.m.48933]

I respectfully disagree. The Aryans did not migrate out of India but rather into India from the European Steppe to Iran then to India, as evidenced with Hindi being Indo-Iranian and belonging to the Indo-European language.

[@Mountain_36999]

@@b.m.48933 let show me "Arya" word in your european ancient text if you can 👈

[@NeerajkumarDas_337]

@@Mountain_36999 he can't 😂

[@hanselxyb5825]

Wow feels like a De Ja wu. Ive seen your vlog in 2017, and I guess this place has a strong connection with you. Could be nostalgia, Beetles. LOl. I will watch it if you vlog here again after 5 years.

[@KabobHope]

What a wonderful vid, Gabriel. I love the music and artwork.

[@donnaleecriss5023]

You always surprise me and this video was so enjoyable. I remember when the property was so in decline and they really have brought it back to life. I hope the spirit is still present. Thanks for the journey pack in time and the marvelous music

[@Loagz_Beatz]

Gyan means the path of knowledge. Karma is the path of action, Bhakti is the path of devotion.

[@Gemelli2906]

Im loving this India series! I pray I will visit someday.

[@NowInIwoN]

Wowww man give thanx 🙏 Good documentation I like how u ended without words in the music

[@joydeeproy1580]

Amazing. Back to future moment. The haze seem to have returned.

[@devinens2385]

It is amazing and at the same time disturbing to see this once beautiful place in such ruined condition. Why is this place not renovated? There is so much potential there, for a museum, a hotel, ashram and more.

[@daleepsingh3512]

Because we Indians are idiots who don't value their heritage..

[@aj186]

There is some sort of aesthetic to it. Every ruin has it. Sometimes it is better to imagine what was there then to actually be there. And also money money tourism money🤑🤑.

[@ganapatihegde1024]

Nice vlog! Awesome presentation. Gabriel is blessed by Lord Shiva. Keep safe and travel safe and continue making outstanding travel vlogs. OM Shanti!

[@ronrash5895]

The USA/European hippie culture of the sixties is alive and well in India and Nepal. Rishikesh is a prime example.

[@rasheednode]

Hippies were essentially against consumerist, capitalist and highly competitive Western culture of that era and were spiritually attracted towards the East in general and India in particular, bands like Beatles provided popularity to them. So called sub-culture or anti-culture namely Hippies was never part of Indian society neither it is now, we hosted them as frugal tourists and so did a long list of countries starting from Turkey to Pakistan

[@nikhilchaubey7]

Rishikesh is not particularly famous for hippies. The main attractions of hippies in India are the Parvati valley, Goa or Hampi etc.

[@ronrash5895]

I agree with the comments. The “hippie culture” in India/ Nepal is very concentrated in certain areas. I agree not in Rishikesh but it is in neighboring Laxman Jula and Tapovan. Thank you for your comments.

[@trentonlink7877]

Loving the India series!

[@danielmoyle8794]

Hi Gabriel, We were here in 2017 and from memory just walked in for free. We came as we had seen it in your old videos. Loved it!!

[@fromthethrone]

I like it how you show the map and population od the city in the beginning.

[@emptyplenty4730]

We just got another 8 inches of snow in the cascades. Winter storm warning in May. Its never gonna stop this year. Endless winter !!!! We be shredding everyday.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Wow, sounds wild. Enjoy the snow, summer will be on the way soon enough.

[@lakshaybhargav6247]

Gaby do visit kedarnath and gangotri origin of ganga point if you can. You are one of the only vlogger from GENERATION X and it feels relieving listening to you in that old school notebook travelling way. God bless you.

[@shaliniv470]

Foreigners people very kind and down to earth, thy don’t have attitude show off , and we appreciate tht 🙏🙏🙏✌️✌️❤️🇮🇳

[@wgamertvwgtv9068]

Not gonna lie your singing in the beginning was pretty damn good

[@joshuacormier7155]

Watching this video was a great way to start my morning. Thank you!

[@godiswithus4243]

Hey gab , this video remind me of Beatles and their visit in India ! Anyway great content , great fan!

[@roberth7894]

It's amazing how quickly things deteriorate when they're no longer being used.

[@goostrey4210]

Things deteriorate much quicker in the tropics and in places with high humidity. This video shows how the seemingly permanent concrete structures we build today are far less robust than the many thousand-year-old stone structures that you've visited on this trip. It makes me think of George Clemenceau's comment on seeing the newly-completed administrative buildings of New Delhi in the 1920s: "What beautiful ruins these will make!"

[@stefanmarks1381]

Formally called Chaurasi kuti ( 84 meditation huts) it was built with money donated by an American Heiress. It started to be developed as a tourist location in about 2015 .

[@kerryberry5786]

Developed? There's been development other than charging to get in?

[@stefanmarks1381]

@@kerryberry5786 just a little on the complex itself.things take a long time in India 🤣🤣

[@kerryberry5786]

@@stefanmarks1381 They keep the jungle at bay but other than opening a cafe I see little change year-on-year (and by little I really mean none) lol

[@stefanmarks1381]

Cafe and jungle free is better than nothing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ramachatterjer2635]

Beatl singer are disiple of mahes jogi.specialy joan harrison. Is joan harrison american? That time This place different.population was very little.stil few europian and american are living here. Sorry for my spellings.i khow very little enlish. From india

[@b.m.48933]

Statue of Unity is the tallest statue in the world. It is located in India, fyi.

[@rumik-stahnke6512]

WOW ..... what a great place 🤗😁🤩love the video.Thanks for sharing 👍👏😁✌

[@themissdior1235]

Another interesting tour . Here and Greece i think are your favourite places. Could i suggest you come to Scotland some summer to explore all the sights we have here. Anytime you have been here has been winter so summer in the uk would be good to see :) There is a place at Eskdalemuir in Scotland that you would like .It is called the Kagyu Samye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Monastery that is a very interesting place . Im sure you will have heard of it . Also all along the south west coast of Scotland all the way north is a wonderful place to roam and full of history.

[@Dinglezz]

Really cool. Thank you. The artwork and symbolism is deeply nostalgic for me. I would love to go there before I leave. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti 🙏🙏🙏✌️🕉️

[@keithdickens1395]

great vlog Gabriel,you seem to be in your spiritual home on your india travels OM SHANTI

[@tanujsaaraswat7810]

Excellent video as usual

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Thanks.

[@TibetWangmo]

I love the background music

[@souravsarkar9636]

Loved It !

[@samratchattopadhyay3057]

Such high quality, documentary like video deserves more views. 🙏🏻

[@Ivyslife33]

Amazing place, the town across the river ❤️ 🤩 beautiful

[@ashutoshpandey8646]

Visited Rishikesh just a month ago.. refreshed those good memories.. Thankyou Gab❤️

[@sangita7829]

Thanks for detail covering the where those famous people stayed .

[@dreammfyre]

Haha. You’re the best, Gabe, even when acting. That “woah” would make Otto from the Simpsons jealous.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

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[@fromsuperearth..3323]

Sir don't forget Going to velly of flowers kedar nath hemkunt sahib ji 🙏

[@vivekbeniwal4626]

Kedarnath is flooded with tourists it's not worth visit in this month October is best and there are less tourists

[@Maratha382]

Why sir?

[@thetourguy8651]

Bro please visit Valley of flower. It is a great and beautiful trek.

[@franciscosandiego3026]

What is up gabriel I really enjoy the videos, from the imperial co California.

[@rimonagale1625]

Fascinating!

[@danmorrison667]

Gabriel - do you practice yoga while travelling? As I'm thinking it's gonna be awkward to bring my yoga mat with me when I go travelling soon.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Only occasionally, usually on a beach where I don't need a yoga mat, since I don't travel with one.

[@arpitshivhare217]

Where are you going to travel?

[@danmorrison667]

@@arpitshivhare217 I'm planning on travelling around SE Asia, but also India, Turkey and some Eastern European countries.

[@danmorrison667]

@GO BLOOD Yes that's my plan. I can barely handle UK summers, so Indian summers would just ruin me lol.

[@sandipk2575]

@@danmorrison667 yoga mat is not mandatory to practice yoga...

[@effie-Toronto]

I enjoy your whole India trip............... Gabe thanks

[@maryjoan4128]

Wow 😳 just amazing...thank you for your mystical tour

[@tattvamashi]

Oldest Swastika are found in Ukraine. It tells us Indian Culture is widespread in all Eurasia. India is the most oldest civilisation. Oldest site of vedic civilization is "Bhirana", Haryana date backs to 8000 BCE which is atleast 10000 year old.

[@rasheednode]

So called swastika is essentially an Aryan race symbol and it chiefly depicts the Sun though many interpret it as symbol of intercourse. You will find Swastika wherever there were Aryan race people, that's it.

[@tattvamashi]

@@rasheednode Aryan is a Sanskrit Word Meaning Noble Person. Even now a days many Noble Person, Gentalman in our Country referd as Aryan.🙏

[@tattvamashi]

@@rasheednode If you look to the sky, towards the north and want to identify the Pole Star, you have to first seek the Big Dipper constellation. Dipper means a ladle, the kind used to put ghee in the yagna fire. This ladle-shaped constellation has seven stars. In Hindu scriptures, it is known as Sapta Rishi Mandal, or the constellation of the seven seers. The outer rim of the ladle, directly, has two stars. When we stretch an imaginary line across these two stars, it reaches the Pole star. The interesting thing to note about the Big Dipper is that it is seen in the sky all through the day and all through the year. All through the day, it rotates around the Pole Star. And all through the year, we notice that the starting position changes, so it is up in winter and down in summer, to the left in spring and to the right in autumn. The Big Dipper, thus mapped around the Pole Star through the year, makes the Swastika sign. Dhruva Tara represents immortality. The child who sits on the lap of god. The Pole star also represents the soul, the home of Shiva, the wisest one. The four ladles, in the four directions, represent the seven sages making offerings to the Yagya Purusha, who also embodies the Pole Star all through the year to ensure good (su) happens (asti) in all seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter. This is of course art, poetry and philosophy being projected to the stars. Hence the orgin is in India

[@b.m.48933]

I respectfully disagree. The Aryans did not migrate out of India but rather into India from the European Steppe to Iran then to India, as evidenced with Hindi being an Indo-European language.

[@tattvamashi]

@@b.m.48933 no bro, aryan invasion theory already debunked. Infact, Aryan is also a sanskrit word.

[@travelandtash]

Love your intro!🔥🔥

[@jacksondrake-lost]

Serious curiosity quelled... the artwork/graffiti is amazing keep crawling excellent video!

[@jaganswain2323]

Please visit North-east India Mr Gabriel 🙏🇮🇳🙏.

[@fromthethrone]

Sad that you have to pay 8 USD to see those ruins. If they charge 8 USD for the entrance fee, they could at least tidy up and clean the premises

[@jrodtheillegal4196]

LOL 🤭😁🤪😂 @0:32 It was refreshing to see and hear that you have a great sense of humor, Gabe.

[@kaypee4704]

It’s a shame , that the buildings are not maintained…..it could be a big boost for tourism…. And they could use the rooms for shops, hostel and classes….. does TM foundation still own the land..?????….❤️❤️🇺🇸…. Beatle fan….🙂

[@deepblue3682]

This place is inside a nature park-wild life sanctuary... hence left for nature to retake..

[@sumanabhattacharjee6098]

Most of the Indians they don't know who the Beatles are,

[@davidscholz8909]

Hi Gabriel, nice vid ! You should go see patna waterfalls - its upstream from laxman jhula. I was there yesterday and its really magical ! Greetings 🖖🏻

[@marafarnham595]

Those are beautiful Gabriel ☀️❤😎👍thank you for sharing ❤ 😊

[@shaliniv470]

Always welcome to India 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🇮🇳

[@RaviSingh-ri6js]

Amazing😍

[@TheEddieToro]

GABE as always bahut-bahut dhanayavad bhai sab 🙏🏻. Really nice tour dude. I skipped going into Chausari ashram in 2019 because I wax low on funds and the price being charged for foreigners was 450 rupees I think 🤔. I'll definitely go in in March 2023. Keep doing your best. Jai Hind 🇮🇳!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Definitely worth visiting, a very interesting and unique place.

[@linus7106]

This video made me listen to Beatles. It is necessary once in while. They're really good.

[@manishrayal2510]

That's my home town and this ashram is known as Beatles ashram 💝💝

[@baggy79]

All good Gabe? Been a while

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Next video done. Slow internet, probably post it tomorrow. ✌

[@baggy79]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos good man👍...bless ya😂

[@emptyplenty4730]

Your a really adventurous person. Thanks for showing us so much of India. Smoke some hash for me.

[@SpikeAsks]

Excellent Episode! ✊☮💙💛🌍

[@AshishSingh-ek9xd]

Nice video❤❤

[@mr.sts.p]

Hindu 🕉️ is, a cool religion Great cool 😎 Ashram video Gabriel 👍 😀 love it❤️

[@shirleebusch1459]

This had a haunted quality to it. Things change. We change.

[@Nontouristicindia12err]

Hello Gabe yesterday I saw you in rishikesh u were coming from Beatles ashram ..I thought talk you but I was on the scooter..

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cool. 👍

[@Rabsmyth91]

Best intro ever tbh.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Sweet.

[@basiccoder2166]

Hi Gabriel, Please meet our Jews community sometimes in Maharashtra and goa, You will find out they lived with us in harmony for centuries Also there is a synagogue in kolkata whose maintenance is done by the muslims around the area Siddi community of Gujrat who are descendent of Africa. also take a ride through Hyderabad to Bengaluru via NH-44 the most beautiful highway on earth. (make sure to ride only on daytime) you will love it

[@PsoriasisChannel]

Thanks Gabriel !

[@wendejones9121]

Amazing and beautiful 🙏🏼 I would stay there if it was still an Ashram, what a shame it isn’t 💖

[@royal9063]

True

[@techtrancegateway]

nowadays very few want to go there. People like parks, mall,water parks and movies. That's why it looks like that. Things have changed in the last decade.

[@samewalt6486]

@@techtrancegateway I've been to Rishikesh. There are over two hundred ashrams there and before covid they were thronged with people from all over the world. Parmath Niketan has a thousand rooms and sometimes they are all full. Plus in 2109 when I was there there was a frenzy of new hotel construction, especially in Laxman Jhula and Tapovan.

[@humanoid2423]

@@techtrancegateway you'd be surprised mate

[@aj186]

You know it's better this way. This ruin has some sort of ancient vibes to it. I like these places just the way they are.

[@Gabrielle499]

Awesome! Thank you 🙏 ✨

[@deankoch7305]

So cool. Thanks.

[@janettodd1195]

So enjoy your videos…especially now we are not travelling so much

[@vhinsagcal207]

A blesssed good day sir Gabe Wowww what a nice Mind blowing beautiful very interesting Holy place of ashram India, so Very impressive Abandoned Meditation Domes, and Buildings,and and I'm So Surprised and happy to see The Beatles Photo Taken for so many years, amazing Murals,and Symbols, I hope this place to build and renovate again, for the next Generation this place is so Wonderful, 👏👏👏👏😍😍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍 thank u so much sir Gabe for your excellent Wonderful video tour Godbless from your solid fan viewer from the Philippines 🇵🇭 sir Vhin 👍👏👏👏👏👏🙏🙏👏👏

[@truthteller2991]

Hey Gabriel, if you ever plan to Kedanath, please be careful. Looks like the new system is not solving issue and stil it it is a mess in Kedarnath due to rush. So either plan or go at your own risk. Hotel availability even if you book is not a guarantee. May be it will improve incoming days.

[@dreammfyre]

Ruins of stuff built in the 60s/70s with one of those signs in front of them is kinda bizarre lol. Why, if it’s just some side building? Maybe it’s intentional as some art thing?

[@blue_rackham]

Hey Gabriel. Love your videos. Any chance you'd be visiting Goa ?

[@memeguyTM]

I live these remote places. The ashram are amazing. Would be nice to see old yogis practicing. Maybe one day you'll stumble across one.

[@TheSwede70]

Very nice!

[@huacamaya119]

I'm not into religion, but I do consider myself a very spiritual person. Watching these series of videos about India, I find it interesting how such religious people seem to be always in the pursuit of peace and love, yet as any other society now a day, I see their struggles to survive and live a decent life. Hence, allowing the worries of this life take a hold of the of their true purpose. Perhaps because they have yet to learn how to really worship in Spirit and in Truth.

[@pleasantjourneys]

Reflection of a reflection of a reflection - now go within.

[@tombuddy100]

Have those buildings been derelict for a long time, or simply abandoned after the visit of The Beatles and others had ended?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I think it was abandoned over time in the 1980s and 1990s.

[@tombuddy100]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos Makes sense. It was more of a gradual process, until the buildings were no longer maintained. It reminds me of some abandoned buildings that had been used for accommodation that you have come across on the Island of Brach, Croatia, and also somewhere in Greece if I remember correctly.

[@subaaaan]

It was under protected wild life century.

[@truthteller2991]

@@subaaaan Yes it had to be abandoned as it fell under Forest reserve. On a side note, Mahesh Yogi was a celebrity Yogi with little impact on domestic India.

[@MSArtist01]

Fantastic.

[@globalinsider.1412]

Swastika using in india since 20000 bc from God Rama period.

[@raghvendrasingh9984]

Yes, ancient Sanatan Dharma symbol. Spread all around the world from India.

[@Tianablue1]

Just discovered your channel and starting off with the Morocco playlist! 👍🏻 Sitting here considering buying a GoPro 10 and your video showed you giving up on it as it kept shutting down due to overheating and you switch to your DJI osmo action. Have you given up on the GoPro 10? Or did you go back to it?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I discovered that the reason it was overheating was because of the wind stopping foam device that I had around the camera. Once I removed that it stopped overheating. However as you can see in this other video, without the wind stopper there's a problem with wind noise: kzbin.info/www/bejne/in-rmnmGZ6yMd6M I much prefer the DJI Osmo, I only used the Gopro for that one because I'd run out of battery with the DJI.

[@Tianablue1]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos thanks for your reply! Wish I’d got a DJI osmo action when they were available new. Not so keen on the gen 2 model. Just typing this watching you search for beer in Morocco and talking about scammers! 🙂. I plan to watch all your playlists! But starting with this one! Great videos! 👍🏻

[@votejohndoe1038]

some wicked wicked footage

[@kamisama623]

Horn beeping is the most annoying thing about india.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Fully agree.

[@waqardecordesigner1975]

Great job

[@amitmehta1641]

Really nice om shantii 🕉️🕉️🕉️🕉️

[@Just_forfun9140]

Too bad those domes were abandoned, it is a huge place, must have cost lot of money to build. Beatles are unknown in India to most people.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I remember seeing them referenced somewhere in India once, but it was misspelled as the Beatless, which is funny because the extra s gives it the exact opposite meaning.

[@truthteller2991]

Yes it is true and India was still struggling country busy with socialistic policy in 70s and economy not opened. Everything changed after 1990s when India decided top open up economy and since then it has been assimilating with world economy, though not as fast.Western influence on domestic population was negligible till 90s.

[@ChrisJohnsonChannel]

Should have titled this video “ I visit The Beatles…” You would have at least a million views

[@wilfredotorres6628]

Hi Gabriel, Amazing surprise, of course, you had to go to the Beatles Ashram it's a shame there in disarray does this mean that people in India are moving away from transcendental mediation and these ideas are passe it would be a great shame. These practices are still applicable today people seem to be moving from the practical beliefs and more into the material beliefs in this ever-changing world. Of course, George was the most religious of the Beatles with songs like Here Comes the Sun and My Sweet Lord and Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth).

[@ravibgr-q8p]

Various Maharishi Vidya mandir schools running across India , And also following gurudev's transcendental meditation. Jai gurudev Jai maharishi