[claire]Pilgrimmage into infinity - Tara's last journey

[Mark Holmes]

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Hi everyone,

I just wanted to forward some details from Swami Govinda about the 
pilgrimage itinerary in case any of Tara's friends and family can make 
the trip.  He and I and maybe others from Neyyar Dam will be traveling 
to Delhi by train on August 31st and arriving Sept. 2nd.  You would 
need to be available and ready to travel by night train on the 
afternoon of Sept. 2nd.  The pilgrimage/ceremonies will be finished by 
the 11th, but there are optional visits further north with some 
wonderful opportunities to explore up to the source of the Ganges.  
Many of you might know that Tara has made this exact journey before, so 
we'd be retracing some of her footsteps.

Much love,

Mark





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> From: Govinda Swami <swamigovinda@yahoo.com>
> Date: August 5, 2004 1:43:06 AM PDT
> To: stooge@pranamaya.com
> Subject: Pilgrimmage into infinity - Tara's last journey
>
> Blessed Self, Mark Maharaj
>
> Om Namah Sivaya
>
> Just read the email about the pilgrimmage. You are
> right that India is all about spiritual surrender.
> Still regarding the pilgrimmage in the north India
> with ashes of Tara we have a the following proposed
> program.
>
> The travel plan below also fits to my schedule of
> travel as I am on my way to Uttar kashi for the TTC.I
> am leaving Trivandrum a week before the original date.
>
> Aug 31 - departure from Trivandrum by Rajadhani
> express reaching Delhi on Sept 2nd - rest a few hours
> in the Delhi centre - prepare for the travel to
> Prayaga - Banares - Gaya - 3 holy places for the last
> rites for a departed soul.
>
> Sept 2nd evening - departure from Delhi to Prayaga -
> by train - overnight journey. If anybody wants to join
> please let the Delhi centre know (
> delhi@sivananda.org, attn: P C Kapoor ) as early as
> possible. P.C.Kapoor who is the staff in the centre
> will arrange the travel - accommodation - rituals
> connected with ash immersion in the 3 places. Just to
> let you know that it was P.C.Kapoor who took Tara and
> group to these places before.The ritual at Gaya which
> will be the last one, is the final ritual to be done
> to the soul , with which the beleif is that the soul
> will merge with the Feet of the Lord. We will visit
> the birth place of Lord BUdha also which is close to
> Gaya. Banares is the one of the oldest pilgrim centre
> where a departing soul wants to breath last. We should
> be back in Delhi by Sept 9th.
>
> Sept 10 - departure to Haridwar - Rishikesh - Ashram
> of Swami Sivananda - may be overnight stay in
> Rishikesh.
>
> Sept 11 - departure to Uttar Kashi - 5 hours - stay in
> hotel near the Sivananda ashram ( as TTC starts on the
> next day the rooms are full in the ashram )
>
> You may plan for a stay of one or two weeks here -
> visit Viswanatha temple, Gangotri temple and Swamiji's
> cave - also take a 2 day trek to the source of Ganga -
> Gomukh. One of these days we will arrange a bhandara -
> feast to the sadhus - swamis of the area in Tara's
> name. This will be the final ceremony which can be
> done with which Tara should be extremely happy about.
>
> I am not aware of the cost of the whole travel at
> present.
>
> Hope you have a general idea of what may happen on
> these days.
>
> Om
>
> At HIS FEET
> Swami Govindananda
>
>
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Hi everyone,


I just wanted to forward some details from Swami Govinda about the
pilgrimage itinerary in case any of Tara's friends and family can make
the trip.  He and I and maybe others from Neyyar Dam will be traveling
to Delhi by train on August 31st and arriving Sept. 2nd.  You would
need to be available and ready to travel by night train on the
afternoon of Sept. 2nd.  The pilgrimage/ceremonies will be finished by
the 11th, but there are optional visits further north with some
wonderful opportunities to explore up to the source of the Ganges. 
Many of you might know that Tara has made this exact journey before,
so we'd be retracing some of her footsteps.


Much love,


Mark






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<excerpt><bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>From:
</color></bold>Govinda Swami <<swamigovinda@yahoo.com>

<bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>Date: </color></bold>August
5, 2004 1:43:06 AM PDT

<bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>To:
</color></bold>stooge@pranamaya.com

<bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>Subject: </color>Pilgrimmage
into infinity - Tara's last journey

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Blessed Self, Mark Maharaj


Om Namah Sivaya 


Just read the email about the pilgrimmage. You are

right that India is all about spiritual surrender.

Still regarding the pilgrimmage in the north India

with ashes of Tara we have a the following proposed

program. 


The travel plan below also fits to my schedule of

travel as I am on my way to Uttar kashi for the TTC.I

am leaving Trivandrum a week before the original date.


Aug 31 - departure from Trivandrum by Rajadhani

express reaching Delhi on Sept 2nd - rest a few hours

in the Delhi centre - prepare for the travel to

Prayaga - Banares - Gaya - 3 holy places for the last

rites for a departed soul.


Sept 2nd evening - departure from Delhi to Prayaga -

by train - overnight journey. If anybody wants to join

please let the Delhi centre know (

delhi@sivananda.org, attn: P C Kapoor ) as early as

possible. P.C.Kapoor who is the staff in the centre

will arrange the travel - accommodation - rituals

connected with ash immersion in the 3 places. Just to

let you know that it was P.C.Kapoor who took Tara and

group to these places before.The ritual at Gaya which

will be the last one, is the final ritual to be done

to the soul , with which the beleif is that the soul

will merge with the Feet of the Lord. We will visit

the birth place of Lord BUdha also which is close to

Gaya. Banares is the one of the oldest pilgrim centre

where a departing soul wants to breath last. We should

be back in Delhi by Sept 9th.


Sept 10 - departure to Haridwar - Rishikesh - Ashram

of Swami Sivananda - may be overnight stay in

Rishikesh.


Sept 11 - departure to Uttar Kashi - 5 hours - stay in

hotel near the Sivananda ashram ( as TTC starts on the

next day the rooms are full in the ashram )


You may plan for a stay of one or two weeks here -

visit Viswanatha temple, Gangotri temple and Swamiji's

cave - also take a 2 day trek to the source of Ganga -

Gomukh. One of these days we will arrange a bhandara -

feast to the sadhus - swamis of the area in Tara's

name. This will be the final ceremony which can be

done with which Tara should be extremely happy about.


I am not aware of the cost of the whole travel at

present.


Hope you have a general idea of what may happen on

these days.


Om


At HIS FEET

Swami Govindananda



		

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