Retreat Participant Information

• Your passport must be valid six months past your return date, and you must have two blank pages for stamps. Please renew your passport or obtain new pages now if you will need to do it.
• Visitors from most countries need a visa to enter India. The e-Visa system is the best way to get visas for most people, and we will send you information on that. NOTE: Please only use the official Government of India website to apply for an e-Visa, as there are many bogus sites offering them.
• Once you have your visa, we will need a photocopy of your passport and visa and also your visa number. We'll reach out two months before the trip to get this information.
• We will reach out separately to collect your travel information and other details for transfers and will provide more information about airlines as well.

At temple observances, the priests will ask for each person's name and birth star so they can say a prayer for you if you wish. The birth star is obtained by creating a Vedic horoscope based on your exact time and place of birth (it's different from a Western horoscope). We will obtain that for each of you, so please enter your exact date, time, and city of birth (from your birth certificate). The date and time should be in the time of the place where you were born (e.g., for someone born in Berkeley, California, it would be in Pacific Standard or Daylight Time). There will also be an opportunity, if you choose, to consult with a Vedic astrologer and have your horoscope read. Please note a horoscope consultation is not included in the cost of the trip