The Beatles in India
Videos
In February 1968, the English rock band the Beatles travelled to Rishikesh in northern India to take part in a Transcendental Meditation training course at the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The vis
Group photo, February 1968. Seated in front of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, from left: Ringo Starr, Maureen Starkey, Jane Asher, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Pattie Boyd, Cynthia Lennon, John Lennon and Mal Evans
The Lakshman Jhula suspension bridge over the River Ganges
View of Rishikesh from Ganga river bank
Meditation domes at the International Academy of Meditation (pictured in 2006, long after the ashram's closure)
Pattie Boyd
Videos
Patricia Anne Boyd is a retired English model and photographer. Boyd married George Harrison in 1966, experiencing the height of the Beatles' popularity and sharing their embrace of Indian spiritualit
Boyd in 1965
George Harrison at a Beatles press conference in June 1964. Boyd's demand as a model was greatly increased by her romantic involvement with Harrison.
Kinfauns, the home of Pattie Boyd and George Harrison from 1965 to 1970
Clapton performing in 1977