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The Beatles had intended to join the Maharishi in India soon after attending his seminar in Bangor, Wales in late August 1967. Their attendance at the seminar was cut short by the death of their manager Brian Epstein , after which they committed to making the television film Magical Mystery Tour .
- It began with a newspaper ad for meditation classes. In February 1967, George Harrison‘s wife Pattie Boyd, who was searching for spirituality in her life, came across an advertisement in a newspaper for Transcendental Meditation classes.
- Donovan, Mia Farrow and Mike Love were just three of the Beatles’ fellow noteworthy guests at the ashram. The members of the Beatles and their significant others arrived in India in February 1968 – first George Harrison and John Lennon, and then later Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.
- Life at the ashram was like summer camp. Funded by a $100,000 donation from American heiress Doris Duke, the Maharishi’s ashram was built in 1963, covering 14 acres of forest.
- The Maharishi had some unique quirks. The Maharishi turned out to be more business- and media-savvy than his followers might have initially guessed. According to The Love You Make, a book by former Beatles associate Peter Brown, prior to the Beatles’ India trip, the Maharishi was negotiating with lawyers for ABC about a TV special that would include an appearance by the band.
Feb 16, 2018 · 50 years ago, The Beatles made the journey from the UK to India to visit and stay at Maharishi Yogi's ashram in Rishikesh to learn and practise transcendental meditation. Why did The Beatles come to India? The Beatles met the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for the first time in the year 1967 in London.
- Mitali Joshi
Jun 1, 2021 · Recorded shortly before his murder that December, 13 years after he and the other Beatles stayed at the Rishikesh ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1968, that song — “India, India”, released...
Feb 15, 2016 · The Beatles took their interest a large step forward in February 1968 by traveling to the Maharishi's home base in northern India. Lennon and wife Cynthia, and...
- Dave Swanson
Oct 4, 2022 · These were the opening lines of a song that John Lennon wrote in anger about Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1968 in the band’s final hours in India. The Beatles had abruptly left the Maharishi’s ashram in Rishikesh, India, and announced he will no longer be their spiritual guru.
Aug 24, 2023 · On August 24, 1967, the Beatles met the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Only a few days later, their beloved manager Brian Epstein passed away. Published on. August 24, 2023. By. Richard Havers....
