It was a regular not so happening weekend for us. My pregnancy being a barrier to travel had stopped me and my husband travelling long distances, and so the search for short trips in and around Bangalore started and this time we visited The Pyramid valley international which was quite affordable for our travel permits.
Located near kebbedoddi village,harohalli hobli kanakapura road Bangalore, this place was somehow missed out from our travel list. Since we stay on Banerghatta road it was quite easy for us to travel at our convenient time. We drove from our place with our family friends all together 4 adults and 2 kids ( plus a lil one inside me ;-) ) around 4 pm over a sunny weekend. The distance was close to 35 kms from Arekere banerghatta road - Pyramid valley via Nice road Kanakpura junction. So it took us approximately an hour on a average speed, we could even travel via kanakpura main road but wanted to avoid traffic congestion. It so happens at times that you travel that way so many times but still you fail to notice certain locations and the same happen with us too, we had traveled via kanakpura route many a times and yet failed to observe this place. But this we noticed that there are quite a number of sign boards/ hoardings about pyramid valley which help you find the location in case you aren't using your GPS. You need to take a left diversion from the NH209, and drive 1.5 kms to reach the valley where the road passes through a small village and is not in a great condition. We reached the place in 1 hour 15 mins and entered the serene valley amidst lush greenery and noise free surrounding which was very refreshing.
Pyramid Valley International : Founded by Brahmarshi Patriji(Guruji) is a huge meditation pyramid where awareness for meditation, vegetarianism and the pyramid power is highlighted,open for all age groups and caste/religion not being a barrier. There is a man made pond with Gandhiji's statue at the center and a giant Buddha's statue which welcomes you on the way to pyramid. We were delighted to see this huge pyramid which is generally seen on TV as a Egyptian pyramid and this one tends to be a totally amazes with a different prospect. The kids will love the surrounding and the pyramid which some of them would have studied about, as we enter the pyramid all you can find is cool temperature and a huge meditation hall inside the pyramid calm and quite. The pyramid is divided with two sections one with the normal meditation hall and the second one is at the center of the hall known as the main Kings chamber connected with a spiral stair to the tip of the pyramid where kids are not permitted. You can either choose to meditate in the meditation hall or climb the kings chamber to feel the cosmic energy stored in the pyramid which you tend to gain during your meditation. We were told that it is a good practice to meditate for a duration of your age after 30 years i.e if you are 30 years old then meditate for 30 minutes and so on which was interesting and is beneficial in many ways. We were in the meditation hall for some time, if you take kids along they wouldn't let you stay for a long time for sure because of the environment inside.... you'll end up being embarrassed by their screaming and screeching and automatically tend to come out to maintain silence in the hall.Near the exit a guy was giving away free meal coupons, the ashram provides free meals both for lunch and dinner everyday and since we were present close to dinner time we thought of having dinner which was supposed to start by 7 pm to 9 pm. We had just a little time until dinner and so we thought it was the best to go through the ashram premises. There's art gallery with buddhist themes , hills,valleys, water bodies, wide spread lush green garden, amphitheater,and also conference halls for various purpose and seating arrangement. And more to add there is also accommodation with cottages, luxury rooms and tent style camps with a well maintained canteen for visitors. There is also a neat and clean dining hall where the meals is served with enough seating arrangements. And so we were done with seeing around the ashram premises it was time up for dinner, we walked to the dining hall where one could see the sevaks waiting to serve.Since it was a buffet system for dinner we had take our plates and walk in the queue for the dinner to be served. The food was simple and at its best with the menu listed with rice,rasam, subzi and butter milk. With unlimited dinner served we enjoyed the meals served, we had to clean our own plates and place it back in the rack provided. There are also facilities for donations where you can take a receipt or place your offerings in the hundi.
Pyramid valley is a paradise to relax,meditate or just to be one with nature or experiment by learning new life skills where the spiritual and emotional needs are met. It is also a place to encounter the experiences of the world spiritual masters and develop a holistic approach to life a learning. We drove back having a good and memorable time spent in the valley with a soothing climate accompanied by drizzle making the climate even more relaxing.
PS:- For more information related Pyramid valley you can go through their website www.pyramidvalley.org/
Located near kebbedoddi village,harohalli hobli kanakapura road Bangalore, this place was somehow missed out from our travel list. Since we stay on Banerghatta road it was quite easy for us to travel at our convenient time. We drove from our place with our family friends all together 4 adults and 2 kids ( plus a lil one inside me ;-) ) around 4 pm over a sunny weekend. The distance was close to 35 kms from Arekere banerghatta road - Pyramid valley via Nice road Kanakpura junction. So it took us approximately an hour on a average speed, we could even travel via kanakpura main road but wanted to avoid traffic congestion. It so happens at times that you travel that way so many times but still you fail to notice certain locations and the same happen with us too, we had traveled via kanakpura route many a times and yet failed to observe this place. But this we noticed that there are quite a number of sign boards/ hoardings about pyramid valley which help you find the location in case you aren't using your GPS. You need to take a left diversion from the NH209, and drive 1.5 kms to reach the valley where the road passes through a small village and is not in a great condition. We reached the place in 1 hour 15 mins and entered the serene valley amidst lush greenery and noise free surrounding which was very refreshing.
Pyramid Valley International : Founded by Brahmarshi Patriji(Guruji) is a huge meditation pyramid where awareness for meditation, vegetarianism and the pyramid power is highlighted,open for all age groups and caste/religion not being a barrier. There is a man made pond with Gandhiji's statue at the center and a giant Buddha's statue which welcomes you on the way to pyramid. We were delighted to see this huge pyramid which is generally seen on TV as a Egyptian pyramid and this one tends to be a totally amazes with a different prospect. The kids will love the surrounding and the pyramid which some of them would have studied about, as we enter the pyramid all you can find is cool temperature and a huge meditation hall inside the pyramid calm and quite. The pyramid is divided with two sections one with the normal meditation hall and the second one is at the center of the hall known as the main Kings chamber connected with a spiral stair to the tip of the pyramid where kids are not permitted. You can either choose to meditate in the meditation hall or climb the kings chamber to feel the cosmic energy stored in the pyramid which you tend to gain during your meditation. We were told that it is a good practice to meditate for a duration of your age after 30 years i.e if you are 30 years old then meditate for 30 minutes and so on which was interesting and is beneficial in many ways. We were in the meditation hall for some time, if you take kids along they wouldn't let you stay for a long time for sure because of the environment inside.... you'll end up being embarrassed by their screaming and screeching and automatically tend to come out to maintain silence in the hall.Near the exit a guy was giving away free meal coupons, the ashram provides free meals both for lunch and dinner everyday and since we were present close to dinner time we thought of having dinner which was supposed to start by 7 pm to 9 pm. We had just a little time until dinner and so we thought it was the best to go through the ashram premises. There's art gallery with buddhist themes , hills,valleys, water bodies, wide spread lush green garden, amphitheater,and also conference halls for various purpose and seating arrangement. And more to add there is also accommodation with cottages, luxury rooms and tent style camps with a well maintained canteen for visitors. There is also a neat and clean dining hall where the meals is served with enough seating arrangements. And so we were done with seeing around the ashram premises it was time up for dinner, we walked to the dining hall where one could see the sevaks waiting to serve.Since it was a buffet system for dinner we had take our plates and walk in the queue for the dinner to be served. The food was simple and at its best with the menu listed with rice,rasam, subzi and butter milk. With unlimited dinner served we enjoyed the meals served, we had to clean our own plates and place it back in the rack provided. There are also facilities for donations where you can take a receipt or place your offerings in the hundi.
Pyramid valley is a paradise to relax,meditate or just to be one with nature or experiment by learning new life skills where the spiritual and emotional needs are met. It is also a place to encounter the experiences of the world spiritual masters and develop a holistic approach to life a learning. We drove back having a good and memorable time spent in the valley with a soothing climate accompanied by drizzle making the climate even more relaxing.
PS:- For more information related Pyramid valley you can go through their website www.pyramidvalley.org/
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