{"id":12063,"date":"2021-09-22T12:29:35","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T10:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puja-yoga.com\/?p=12063"},"modified":"2021-09-22T12:54:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T10:54:31","slug":"the-golden-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puja-yoga.com\/en\/the-golden-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"THE GOLDEN TEMPLE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first   av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-15  container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '   data-av_minimum_height_pc='15'><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-12063'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div   data-size='magazine'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='slide'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='12452'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='false'  data-bg_slider='false'  data-slide_height=''  data-handle='av_slideshow'  data-interval='5'  data-class=' avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  '  data-el_id=''  data-css_id=''  data-scroll_down=''  data-control_layout='av-control-default'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper=''  data-image_attachment=''  data-min_height='0px'  data-lazy_loading='disabled'  data-default-height='52.816901408451'  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-1  av-control-default av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-magazine av_slideshow  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling   avia-slide-slider '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 52.816901408451%;' ><li  class=' av-single-slide slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13871 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-13871\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple11.jpg?resize=710%2C375&ssl=1\" width=\"710\" height=\"375\" title='golden-temple11' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-12063'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Golden Temple<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>My visit to the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir (The Golden Temple) of Lord Shiva in Varanasi, India in March of 2020 changed me forever.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12053 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple2.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple2.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple2.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple2.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple2.jpg?resize=1500%2C1125&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple2.jpg?resize=705%2C529&amp;ssl=1 705w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple2.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple2.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Traveling with my dear friend Arti my trip to India felt divinely orchestrated and this experience was no different, it was also one of the most powerful spiritual experiences I have had in this lifetime.<br \/>\nWith each step I took in the sacred land of India the path opened perfectly under my feet as if I was being shown the way.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_third  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-7  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-13836 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-13836 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple6.jpg?fit=225%2C300&ssl=1\" alt='' title='golden-temple6' height=\"300\" width=\"225\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple6.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple6.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple6.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple6.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple6.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple6.jpg?resize=1125%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 1125w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple6.jpg?resize=529%2C705&amp;ssl=1 529w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple6.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">On our arrival in Varanasi (Kashi) to the Sathya Sai Maa Moksha Dham Ashram were we were being hosted, we were met with flower garlands and the loving devotees of the Ashram which was located two blocks from the holy Ganges River and from the second biggest burning Ghat where bodies are cremated in a sacred fire along its banks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_full  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-11  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-13837 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-13837 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple7.jpg?fit=169%2C300&ssl=1\" alt='' title='golden-temple7' height=\"300\" width=\"169\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple7.jpg?w=1152&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple7.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple7.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple7.jpg?resize=84%2C150&amp;ssl=1 84w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple7.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple7.jpg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple7.jpg?resize=844%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 844w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple7.jpg?resize=397%2C705&amp;ssl=1 397w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple7.jpg?resize=600%2C1067&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_full  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>People travel from all over India to Varanasi (Kashi) as a sacred pilgrimage. It\u2019s known as the place of Shiva Lingams.<br \/>\nThrough my yogic studies I have come to understand more fully that many of my teachings are based in the Shiva tradition and all the lore and teachings of yoga intertwined with the Hindu gods and goddesses.<br \/>\nThe Shiva Lingam is one of the most worshipped representations of the Divine Feminine and the Devine Masculine in all of India.<\/p>\n<p>Kashi is the home of approximately 33,000 lingams. One of them is a Jyotir Lingam, which is one of the twelve most powerful Shiva Lingams in all of India.<br \/>\nThat lingam is housed at the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir (the Golden Temple) or Lord Shiva Temple in Kashi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12056\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple5.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple5.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple5.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple5.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple5.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple5.jpg?resize=1125%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 1125w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple5.jpg?resize=529%2C705&amp;ssl=1 529w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple5.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple5.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12055\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple4.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple4.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple4.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple4.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple4.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple4.jpg?resize=1125%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 1125w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple4.jpg?resize=529%2C705&amp;ssl=1 529w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple4.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple4.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our visit to the temple was led by Paresh, the head of hospitality for the ashram.<br \/>\nWe were running a bit behind schedule.<br \/>\nTraffic, having to put all of our belongings into a locker, having to show our passports, fill in forms, having to pay more than double of what the Indians pay to get to go inside the temple for the evening Arti Ceremony (ceremony of light) all contributed to our late arrival into the actual temple.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12061 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Benares_The_Golden_Temple_India-1.jpg?resize=268%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Benares_The_Golden_Temple_India-1.jpg?resize=268%2C300&amp;ssl=1 268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Benares_The_Golden_Temple_India-1.jpg?resize=134%2C150&amp;ssl=1 134w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Benares_The_Golden_Temple_India-1.jpg?resize=629%2C705&amp;ssl=1 629w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Benares_The_Golden_Temple_India-1.jpg?resize=600%2C673&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Benares_The_Golden_Temple_India-1.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There were more people visiting that night than had been expected and Paresh couldn\u2019t get us into the inner sanctum of the temple where the lingam is located and where the ceremony would be happening.<br \/>\nHe argued for several minutes with the police guard showing him our special entrance tickets that included being able to watch the ceremony live, but to no avail.<\/p>\n<p>We had arrived a couple of minutes too late. We were told to go and sit on the cement floor with a couple of hundred others and watch the ceremony on a live feed television screen.<br \/>\nWe sat there with many sick people around us coughing, others who were talking and others silent.<\/p>\n<p>The screen kept coming in and out as there was bad connection and though the view was a good one as the camera was filming from above the lingam and we watched as it was bathed by seven Priests and other specially trained assistants who were well-practiced in the worship of one of the 12 most sacred Jyotirlingas in India.<\/p>\n<p>We felt disappointed we didn\u2019t get inside to be physically present during the Ceremony.<br \/>\nI was considering leaving for a few moments because I felt disconnected from what was happening inside the heart of the temple but Paresh assured us he would do his best to get us in after the ceremony was over to touch the Lingham.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12052 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple1.jpg?resize=300%2C182&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple1.jpg?resize=300%2C182&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple1.jpg?resize=150%2C91&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple1.jpg?resize=768%2C467&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple1.jpg?resize=705%2C428&amp;ssl=1 705w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple1.jpg?resize=600%2C364&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple1.jpg?w=828&amp;ssl=1 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Then as they poured water, ghee, milk and more, adorned the lingam which sat in a pure golden kind of square with flowers and offered light in the form of several Arti lamps while powerfully chanting mantras that became louder and louder along with intense drumming that we could hear coming from the center of the temple, drowning out anything that could be heard from the television and I could feel the energy vibrating in my heart and body.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>When it ended Praveen told us to get up and follow him quickly.<br \/>\nWe were led to that same guard who previously had not let us past and he opened the gate just enough so we could slip inside.<\/p>\n<p>There was a lot of commotion as he ushered us up to the opening of the doorway to the inner sanctum where the Siva Lingam was.<br \/>\nAll of a sudden he motioned for me to go inside.<\/p>\n<p>Once inside, I was surrounded by men all speaking rapidly in Hindi.<br \/>\nOne man was right in front of the Lingham and reached down touching it with his both hands.<br \/>\nAs I bent down to touch it with my right fingertips a window between worlds opened up.<\/p>\n<p>A deep stillness and intense Shakti entered into my hand, up my arm and seemed to fill my every cell.<br \/>\nI was transported to another time, another place, another life or lifetimes.<\/p>\n<p>Images and feelings passed through me.<br \/>\nFor these few seconds time stopped and the vision of the lingam and its immediate surroundings and a powerful feeling entered into my eyes, my body, my mind and seemed to touch my soul.<br \/>\nThen I fell into a black hole of stillness and power.<\/p>\n<p>The lingam felt hard smooth and soft all at the same time, and I experienced a divine stillness that felt like it was from another dimension.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12054 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple3.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple3.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple3.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple3.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple3.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple3.jpg?resize=1125%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 1125w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple3.jpg?resize=529%2C705&amp;ssl=1 529w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple3.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puja-yoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/golden-temple3.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>I removed my fingers as I was being urged to move along.<br \/>\nI went back out the same doorway that I had entered and we left out through the same gate we had gone through.<\/p>\n<p>I saw a long line of people at the opposite door waiting to get their few seconds with the holy lingam. I felt altered, different. I couldn\u2019t explain it to myself or to my companions.<br \/>\nI did not want to touch my hand to anything so I could somehow keep this beyond this world connection with these sacred moments.<\/p>\n<p>I felt a need to stay quiet and just be with what had happened.<br \/>\nWe rode back through the busy streets in the three wheeled tuk-tuk and though there was a lot of commotion I was completely still inside of myself as it all passed me by.<\/p>\n<p>When we got back to our room I asked Arti to take my photo trying to somehow capture what I felt. It was impossible, I looked like my normal self but something was transformed and changed inside.<\/p>\n<p>I will treasure these moments forever and I say a prayer of gratitude for all who conspired to make it happen.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My visit to the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir (The Golden Temple) of Lord Shiva in Varanasi, India in March of 2020 changed me forever.<\/p>\n<p>Traveling with my dear friend Arti my trip to India felt divinely orchestrated and this experience was no different, it was also one of the most powerful spiritual experiences I have had in this 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