ITINERARY

4th August:

12:00 Noon: Check in at Bidadi Ashram

1:00pm: Loading baggage on tour bus

4:00pm: Orientation talk and Vinayaka Pooja

5:30pm: Depart for Bangalore city

6:30pm: Tiffin at Nithyananda Restaurant, Bidadi

10:00pm: Train to Hospet by Hampi Express

Morning August 5th: Arrival at Hospet. Check into Hotel Mallige

9:00am: Breakfast

9:30am: Leave for Hampi, sightseeing

1:30am: Lunch

6:00pm: Meditation at Hampi

8:30pm: Dinner

9:15pm: Reaching out - a fun activity

Morning August 6th:

6:30am: Nithya Yoga session

8:30am: Breakfast

9:15 am: Hampi once more

1:30 pm: Lunch

4:00 pm: Handicrafts shopping

9:00 pm: Dinner at Hotel Mallige

Morning August 7th:

6:30am: Morning tea, leave for Davanagere (160km)

9:00am: Halt for Breakfast

11:00am: Harihar to visit the famous Shiva/Vishnu Temple

1:00pm: Lunch at Davanagere

1:30pm: Leave for Shimoga

4:30pm: Check into Hotel Jewel Rock

5:00pm: Visit India's largest Cathedral

7:30pm: Meditation

9:00pm: Dinner at Jewel Rock

Morning August 8th:

6:00am: Nithya Yoga session

9:00am: Ethnic breakfast at Hotel Meenakshi Bhavan

9:30am: Shivappa Nayaka Fort and Museum

12:00 Noon: Leave for Chikkamagalur

2:00pm: Check in and lunch at Hotel Nature Nirvana

4:30pm: Coracle ride on the private lake

6:00pm: Meditation at Sunset Point

7:30pm: Watch DVD on the significance of temples

8:30pm: Dinner

9:15pm: Bonfire/Discussion Forum

Morning August 9th:

6:00am: Hiremagalur Sri Rama Temple - Abhishekam

9:00am; Breakfast at Chikkamagalur

9:30am: Backpack to gorge, mountain stream and waterfalls

1:00pm: Lunch/Relax

4:00pm: Leave for Baba Budan Giri (30km) - Visit the Sidda Caves/Dattatreya Peeta and epic waterfalls

8:30pm: Dinner at Nature Nirvana

9:15pm: Night Discussion forum

Morning August 10th:

6:30 am: Nithya Yoga session

8:30am: Breakfast

9:15am: Departure for Belur

10:00am: Sightseeing at the historical Belur Temple

12:30pm: Check in at Hotel Mayura

1:30pm: Lunch

2:30pm: Leave for Halebid; sightseeing at the ancient and exquisite monuments of Hoysala empire and Jain architecture

6:30pm: Tea at Hotel Belur Hotel Mayura

7:30pm: Watch DVD on Rites and Rituals - discussion

9:30pm: Dinner

Morning August 11th:

6:00 am: Leave for Shravana Belagola (85km)

8:00am: Experience a pure Jain Breakfast

8:30am: Meditation to Gomateshwara

10:30am: Tender coconut water break

11:00am: Leave for Mysore

1:00pm: Lunch at Mysore at a devotee's home - experience Kannada hospitality

2:30pm: Check in at Hotel Urban Oasis

4:00pm Visit Mysore Palace

7:00pm: Tiffin at famous Dasaprakash Hotel

8:00pm Night drive to Chamundi Hill and sharing

Morning August 12th:

6:00 am: Meditation at Kukkarahalli Lake

8:30am: Breakfast at Urban Oasis

9:00am: City market for scents and flowers

9:30am: Visit the landmark - Oriental Research Library

10:30am: Shopping at Silk Factory

12:00 Noon: Urban Haat (traditional handicrafts centre)

2:00pm: Lunch

3:00pm: Check out and leave for the Historical Srirangapatna - sightseeing

5:00pm: Check into Swaastya Ayurveda Village

5:30pm: Tea/Relax

7:00pm: Dinner

8:00pm: Talk on Ayurvedic Lifestyle

9:00pm: Watch DVD - Living Legend

Morning August 13th:

6:00 am: Talk about the importance of Ayurvedic Body Massage

7:00am: Experience full body Ayurvedic Massage

9:30am: Breakfast at Swaastya

1:00pm: Final sharing

2:00pm: Lunch

3:30pm: Arrival back at Bidadi Ashram

5:30pm: Gratitude Meditation in the ashram

7:00pm: Aarthi...we part to meet again!

' Let you experience, express and radiate Nithyananda, Eternal Bliss'.

- Paramahamsa Nithyananda