Alison Carter
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Beautiful and peaceful place to visit. It is free to visit, you just need to make a reservation ahead of time. It honors many walks of faith, with plaques and iconography for them. The lake is full of HUGE koi, turtles, ducks, and swans (Please don’t feed them). There are also many beautiful trees and flowers.
There are many beautiful benches to sit, meditate, and enjoy the views. It also feels very cleansing to the soul to be there. You can meditate in the houseboat. The area around the ashes of Gandhi is especially powerful. It can be almost overwhelming (in a good way). To me, it feels like God’s presence. If you have any spiritual sensitively, I highly recommend coming here!
There are bathrooms on site, a small gift shop with items from India, and a small museum about the history of the shrine and fellowship. Area is small; you could walk around the lake in probably 15 minutes easily, but I would encourage folks to stop, sit, and soak it all in. Looking forward to our next visit