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SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS TOURS
SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS TOURS INDIA NEPAL TIBET BHUTAN Del Monti Gianbartolomei offers small group pilgrimages to ancient
holy places, sacred sites and power-filled energy centers in India,
Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan. We help you by creating a safe, soothing and
care-free vessel of spiritual pilgrimage so that you may seek The
Light in these powerful places where saints, sadhus and sages
have journeyed for countless millennia to realize their own Divinity. Why India? "A spiritual journey to India is inevitably a swan dive into the unknown. It is not, primarily, about information. It’s about initiation. And a Westerner who decides to go to the source of these spiritual traditions is entering a surreal world that’s as bewildering today as it was in the time of Alexander. It’s a land where wandering sadhus light ritual fires near nuclear power plants; where corporate meetings are scheduled based on Vedic astrology; where satellite dishes beam MTV into remote mountain villages, and temple loudspeakers blare 4,000-year-old chants over gridlocked city streets. Untreated sewage and industrial waste pour into a river still worshipped daily as a goddess. A major political party offers, as part of its platform, to adopt all of Britain’s "mad cows" to keep them from being slaughtered. India is profoundly spiritual and fantastically corrupt, famous for its swindlers as well as its sages. It’s a modern industrialized democracy with social norms governed by texts already ancient at the time of the Trojan War." "India will bend your mind, assault your body, flood your
senses, and shred your nerves, from the moment you step off the plane
into its smoky, unforgettable perfume of burning cow dung, diesel
fumes, and a few thousand years of accumulated human sweat. And
ultimately, if you’re lucky, your old identity will break down like
one of the decrepit, smog-belching autorickshaws that clog the Indian
streets – and you’ll have to walk on without it, through the
twisting alleys of an unknown city, with cows eating empty juice
cartons from streetside garbage dumps and ash-daubed mystics chanting
mantras in the gutters. It’s this breakdown and the attendant
possibilities for transformation -- more than a specific teacher or
spiritual site -- that’s the real blessing India has to offer." "On paper, there are plenty of reasonable reasons for a
spiritual seeker to go to India. You can go because it’s the
birthplace of four of the world’s great spiritual traditions –
Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh – and the home to a profusion of
others. You can go because you want to experience the teachings of
yoga and meditation in their original cultural context. You can go
because it’s the land of the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the
Mahabarata; the place where the Buddha proclaimed the Four Noble
Truths to a band of ascetics in a deer park, where Krishna taught
dharma to Arjuna as he prepared to drive his chariot into battle,
where Shiva gave the first hatha yoga teachings to the king of the
fishes. You can go there because for thousands of years, its rishis
and sages have devoted themselves to the pursuit of the question: Who
Am I? – and because, in snowbound mountain caves and smoggy city
ashrams, that question is still being asked." "But ultimately, the reasonable reasons are not why you will go. You will go for unreasonable reasons – a picture of Kali in a library book that tumbles off the shelf as you’re reaching for something else, a pair of luminous eyes in a dream, a longing that quivers at the edge of your consciousness like an unscratchable itch. The real reasons will probably not be the ones you tell your mother. They may not even be the ones you tell yourself. And you may not know what they are until long after your trip is over. In the end, each story is different. You will write your own." ( Jerry Jones)
Spirituality plays an increasingly important role in the way we make sense of ourselves and the our world. India has been the home of spirituality for over 4,000 years. Sages, philosophers and founders of religions have found sanctuary and enlightenment in the soil and spirit of the country. Del Monti gianbartolomei seeks to nurture the spirituality within you by delving into the rich history of India. Your journeys will take you to some very special places and expose you to a cornucopia of ethnic cuisines, music, culture and beliefs.
Del Monti Gianbartolomei invites you to glean the best sights of the subcontinent,rich with the symbols of an ancient heritage. Each of our tours under given category are well researched and planned to give that little extra which makes a holiday a truly memorable experience. SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS TOURS 1. A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY WITH THE HIMALAYAN GURU - A brief introductory course at Sri Ved Niketan Dham in Rishikesh Highlights: A tour - cum - workshop designed for the
realisation of the self and the supreme being while leading ones own
lifestyles. The ancient Indian teachings of Yoga, Meditation, Tantras,
Psychology, Hypnotism, Rejuvination and Kama Sutra are explained and
some of them taught by the famous exponent of these teachings in a
very simple way for the benifit of the course participants. 2. A VISIT TO TWELVE JYOTIRLINGS - SACRED ABODES OF LORD SHIVA Highlights: Through this tour discover the way of Hindu life, beliefs, ceremonies by visiting the most sacred Shiva temples across the length and breadth of India. A pure religious tour for those following the footsteps of Shiva. 3. A VISIT TO KAILASH MANSAROVER - A LIFE TIME VISION Highlights: The pilgrimage and also an adventure tour takes you
to the barren scenic lands of Hindu and Tibetans highly respected
sites located in the Tibet.It is every Hindus and also Tibetans
lifetime wish to visit the sacred lakes of Kailash Mansarovar.Of
whatever faith you may be, since the basic faith of every religion is
humanity, you will be touched by the holy vibrations of this place. 4. CHRISTIANITY TOUR Highlights: India has a positive Kaleidoscope of religions. There is probably more diversity of religions and sects in India than anywhere else in the earth.That is why we can still boost of some of the best known Christian pilgrimage sites amidst the South Asian countries where Christian missionaries settled and did some of their best services for the natives and also for the generations of Indians to remember on their contribution to India’s rich historical heritage. 5. HINDU PILGRIMAGE TOUR
Highlights: This tour is one of the introductory pilgrimage tour for those who always question the practicality of Hindu way of life and their simple beliefs.For an easy understanding of this age old religious beliefs we take you to few of the North India’s famous and oldest religious centres where you can see yourself the Indian mysticism at its best. 6. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF BUDDHA Highlights: The world today seeks peace through religion, amity and the establishment of a brotherhood of nations. Much attention is focused on the Buddha Dhamma ( or Buddhist’s way of life ).For an ordinary person, before going into the deeper philosophy of Buddhism, it is beneficial to study the Buddha’s life and the important places that were connected with the life He led us through his Doctrine. Take your first step in this fascinating a religious way of life through following the footsteps of Buddha in the heartland’s of India and Nepal. 7. JEWISH PILGRIMAGE Highlights: With 4,000 years of historical development behind
them, the Jewish 8. MUSLIM PILGRIMAGE Highlights: A pilgrimage tour which takes you to the ancient
and most famous centres associated with Muslims holy sentiments in
India. An eminent scholarly person who is well versed with the Muslim
pilgrimage importance will accompany the tour group. 9. SAIBABA DARSHAN TOUR Highlights: Visit to the living Hindu faith healer and spiritual guru for millions around the world and through this tour one enhances their spiritual beliefs in living with the toxin infected modern society. A must for the seekers of inner peace. 10. SEEKING THE SIKH GURU Highlights: This tour goes to the important religious places scattered in the West and North of India and have been since long associated with the simple beliefs of Sikhs. The tour group is accompanied by a deeply religious Sikh personof repute for the easy understanding of Sikh religious teachings.
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community in India has displayed a remarkable
adaptability to the changing times and maintained an unbroken line of
ethnic and religious tradition.In India, there are two Jewish
communities; the Malyalam speaking Jews of Cochin and the Marathi
speaking Ben Israel. The tour gives you a deeper insight into how they
assimilate foreign elements into their own socio-religious systems.
