Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Ashram "Shankaracharya Nagar" (Rishikesh)

Here Gandhi first gave the Beatles LSD. Then they invented rock and roll. They wrote 9 number 1 hit songs in the span of 7 hours. Also where Yoko Ono shot John Lemon. Sadly it was the day the music died. Worth noting The Beatles must have been a part of secret Nazi cloning experiments because there are literally swastika everywhere. And this is probably where they replaced Paul after he died so they grew a clone and switched him. Also John lemon, gringo star and Davy Jones where very good painters you can see they're art all over the walls of the Beatles ashrams. Know your rock and roll history kids!

Visiting Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Ashram "Shankaracharya Nagar" was like stepping into a time capsule of spiritual significance. The serene ambiance, coupled with the lush greenery and the Ganges River's gentle murmur, creates an atmosphere of pure tranquility. The remnants of the past, intertwined with nature's artistry, offer a unique and captivating experience. It's a place where you can truly connect with your inner self and appreciate the beauty of simplicity. Highly recommended for anyone seeking peace and inspiration.

A very interesting experience. The 84 prayer huts from the heydays of Mahesh Yogi are quaint, some are even double storeyed. Be prepared for some climbing. There's a nice cafeteria for tea and Maggi. There are two rooms (a museum?) with photographs of the Beatles who stayed in this Ashram in the 80s.

It’s a discrimination and scam for all foreign tourists to charge 1.200 Rs for visiting some ruins. Especially if the normal price is 200 Rs. Unfair discrimination!!!

The Beatles ashram was a peaceful and serene place. It is unfortunate that the buildings are not being looked after as there is real potential for bringing the history here to life. I visited with my partner who suffers from Beatlemania and it certainly got the Beatle-juices flowing. For us, it was worth the price!

Well if you want to explore something wonderful, you can visit this place. Lots of wall painting can be spotted on site. Old era kitchen, mess, dormitory, post office, Beatles bungalow and other important things can be seen. On the top of two to three buildings you can see some kind of dome where you can climb at your own risk. The view on the top of it is worth risking. However you might get exhaust because the premises of Chaurase Kutiya is too big to wonder here and there. The place is very photogenic

The entrance fee is a disgrace. They charge 1200 Rupees for foreigners (100 for Indians). I've been there 18 years ago and they have done NOTHING to mantain the area. Even the wonderful pictures in the exhibition have partly faded away. The paths down are dangerously slippery when it rains! It's still a must for Beatles Fans, but shame on the administrators.

Reaching here may take a toll on your patience, depending on the route you take. In our case, the policemen standing at a fork told us to go left, which ended up in taking us along a very harrowing mountain ride (the other route was considerably shorter, but without the view.) The ashram is right next to the banks of the Ganges, and the banks are just a wee walk away from the entrance of the ashram. Now, at 150 rupees per adult Indian ticket, you may or may not find this worth it, depending on what you have come here to see. If you are explicitly going there to visit the place where the Beatles once lived and meditated, you may find it worth the hassle. If you are going there for casual tourism, you may wonder why you really had to come here. Coming to the place itself, it is basically a partially renovated complex of ruins. You will find many of the buildings broken up and overgrown with vegetation. You will be pleasantly surprised by the sheer amount of graffiti around many of the ruined buildings, created by visiting artists from around the world: in honor of the Beatles mainly. If you climb up to the roof of one of the four-storeyed apartments to visit the four dome-shaped structures, you will be presented with a breathtaking vista of the surrounding mountains and vegetation, not mentioning the beautifully painted domes themselves. The place does leave you wondering the question, "Why was such a place even abandoned in the first place?" Tl;dr: Visit this place if you are a Beatles fan, risk it out even if you aren't.