1/7The Beatles Ashram in IndiaThe ashram where The Beatles learned Transcendental Meditation by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is closed, but fans find ways to enter and pay respects. // © 2014 Mindy PoderPreviousNext2/7The Beatles Ashram in IndiaThe ashram is located north of the city center of Rishikesh in the foothills of the Himalayas. // © 2014 ThinkstockPreviousNext3/7The Beatles Ashram in IndiaThe buildings of the ashram are not being preserved by the government. // © 2014 Mindy PoderPreviousNext4/7The Beatles Ashram in IndiaThe author meditates inside one of the 84 huts for which the ashram is known for among locals. // © 2014 Mindy PoderPreviousNext5/7The Beatles Ashram in IndiaTwo Beatles songs written while here take inspiration from the area’s monkeys: “Why Don’t We Do It In The Road” and “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey.”PreviousNext6/7The Beatles Ashram in IndiaA group of guerilla artists transformed the former meditation hall into a gallery of Beatles-related paintings and lyrics. // © 2014 Mindy PoderPreviousNext7/7The Beatles Ashram in IndiaArtist Pan Trinity Das and a group of volunteers completed the project in two weeks by sneaking in and paying entrance bribes. // © 2014 Mindy PoderPreviousNext