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Kishore-Kishori Bharat Yatra 2025, North America

24 Nov 2025

Pujya Brahmasetudas Swami speaks with delegates, detailing the history and spiritual significance of the locations visited

Kishores take a group picture at the Adikesava Perumal Mandir in Sriperumbudur, the birthplace of Ramanujacharya

Kishoris learning the history and significance of the temple

Delegates listen to a local guide explaining the history and significance of the “5 raths” monuments

Delegates take a group picture at the “5 raths” monuments

Delegates study the intricate, single-stone carving of the Ganesha Ratha, a tribute to the architectural genius of the Pallava dynasty

Delegates listen to a guide explaining Arjuna’s Penance

Fishing boats rest on the shore of the Mahabalipuram beach

Delegates make their way to the historic Panchapandava Cave Temple

Delegates listen to Swami explaining Arjuna’s Penance

Kishori delegates take a group picture in front of Arjun's penance monument

Delegates interact with a goat near the monument

A delegate walks along the steep hill of Krishna’s Butterball

Kishore delegates take a group photo in front of Krishna’s Butterball

Kishori delegates take a group photo in front of Krishna’s Butterball

View of a resort in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu

Delegates perform arti at the Mahabalipuram beach

Aerial view of the delegates performing arti at the Mahabalipuram beach

The iconic gate of the Brihadeeswara Temple in Thanjavur

Delegates gaze up at the intricate, stacked architecture of the Brihadeeswara Temple's main tower

The Brihadeeswara Temple in Thanjavur

The towering vimana of the Brihadeeswara Mandir, a marvel of Chola architecture built over 1,000 years ago

Delegates walk around the Brihadeeswara Temple

Delegates learn the history of the temple

Delegates take a group picture at the temple

Delegates lovingly serve lunch to one another

The Srirangam temple in Kerela

Delegates come across an elephant that participates in processions at the mandir during major festivals

Delegates walking through a temple

Delegates doing darshan

Delegates perform dandvats in a courtyard of the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple. They offer respects at the sacred spot by a tulsi bed where Nilkanth Varni meditated daily for two months and where Pramukh Swami Maharaj offered dandvats in 1972

Delegates gather in a mandapam at Srirangam, a place where Nilkanth Varni stayed for two months. They engage in meditation and prayer to align themselves with his historic yatra

Delegates engage in meditation and prayer

Kishori delegates on the bus to their next destination

A gopuram of the Ranganathaswamy Mandir

Aerial view of the Ranganathaswamy Mandir

Kishori delegates take a group photo on the roof of the Ranganathaswamy Mandir

Delegates walking to the Pondicherry train station platform

Delegates looking at the prasadi Pondicherry train station platform, where Yogiji Maharaj did dandvats

Manubhai, the pujari of the mandir in Pondicherry, addresses the delegates

Manubhai, the pujari of the mandir in Pondicherry, introduces a local devotee who came into satsang after performing darshan of the BAPS Mandirs in Gadhada and Bhadra

Kishori delegates listening to the tour guide at Pondicherry

Kishore delegates walking across the beach of Dhanushkodi

Kishore delegates take a swim in the beach of Dhanushkodi

Capturing a memory of their journey, delegates write BY25 on the sandy beaches of Rameshwaram

Aerial view of Dhanushkodi beach

Delegates take a group picture at Dhanushkodi beach

Kishores on the bus travelling to next location

While on the bus, a delegate designs a report illustrating the various locations visited thus far

Delegates are greeted with seashell garlands by hotel staff upon arrival at the resort

Kishori delegates walking along the streets of Rameshwaram

Aerial view of Rameshwaram

Kishore delegates take a group picture at the Kallalagar mandir

Kishori Delegates take a group picture at the Vanamalai Mandir in Nanguneri

Delegates walking to the dock to board the ferry

Delegates patiently waiting in the line

View of Kanyakumari, the southernmost point of India

View of the Vivekanand Swami Rock Memorial

Delegates take a group picture at the Vivekanand Swami Memorial

Delegate talking with Pujya Brahmasetudas Swami about the Vivekanand Swami Memorial

Delegates taking a ride in the speedboats in a river in Alapuzha

Delegates reflecting on experiences thus far on the trip

Delegates departing from South India