Floral tribute to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Allahabad, Feb 9: Followers of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the legendary spiritual guru, lined up in Allahabad on Saturday to pay tribute to the mystic who took transcendental meditation to the West.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi passed away in Holland on February 6. He was 91. The body of the Maharishi was flown in to Varanasi from Holland. It was then taken to his Guru Brahmanand Saraswati's ashram at Allahabad. The body of the Maharishi will be taken in a grand procession to his ashram at Arail, where it will be kept for last respects till February 11. His funeral will be held in Allahabad on Monday.
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Maharishi
Mahesh
Yogi
has
set
up
universities
and
schools
worldwide.
His
Natural
Law
Party,
which
promotes
yogic
flying
(a
practice
that
involves
sitting
in
the
lotus
position
and
bouncing
into
the
air),
has
campaigned
in
dozens
of
countries.
Transcendental meditation, known as TM by its followers, involves reciting a 'mantra,' which according to practitioners helps the mind stay calm even under pressure.
In 1990, the Indian mystic moved his headquarters to Vlodrop in Holland.
ANI