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A rare group of photographs documenting the Beatles’ historic visit to Rishikesh, India, in 1968 surfaced in a 2018 portfolio compiled by Pattie Boyd, the former wife of George Harrison and the celebrated model of “Swinging Sixties” London.
The Beatles in India. Group photo, February 1968. Seated in front of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi are (front row, from left to right): Ringo Starr, Maureen Starkey, Jane Asher, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Pattie Boyd, Cynthia Lennon, John Lennon and Mal Evans. In February 1968, the English rock band the Beatles travelled to Rishikesh in northern ...
- 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.
The Beatles and India is a 2021 documentary film directed by Indian author and political journalist Ajoy Bose. It covers the Beatles ' immersion in Indian culture and philosophy during the 1960s and the band's influence on India.
Jun 1, 2021 · The story of those years is told in The Beatles and India, a documentary that closes Tongues on Fire, the UK Asian Film Festival at the BFI next week. Co-directed by the 68-year-old Bengali...
The members of the Beatles and their significant others arrived in India in February of 1968. Front Row: Ringo and wife Maureen, Jane Asher with Paul McCartney, George and Pattie Harrison, Cynthia and John Lennon. The Beatles traveled to Rishikesh, India in February 1968 to attend an advanced Transcendental Meditation (TM) training session ...
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May 28, 2021 · The Beatles and India is a historical chronicle of the band’s deep and influential relationship with the country that has existed for over 50 years. The film is co-helmed by first-time...
