Indian Involvement
History was made last September when Arrak brought New Energy to northern India. During his stay, Arrak visited such energy spots as the Hindu city of Dwarka, where Lord Krishna once reigned. Driving up the coast from the south, the spires of the 1,400 year-old Jagat Madir (or “temple of the world”) jabbed into the sky above the sleepy coastline. Inside the ornately carved temple, hundreds of pilgrims jockeyed to receive the blessing of the “Lord of Dwarka.” The holy cloistered city—once "guarded outside by sharks and filled with fierce and fanatic mercenaries"—has changed little from when Sir Richard Francis Burton visited in 1842. Machine guns light upon the temple gates, and the narrow streets bustle with colors, patterns, and tones. Other memorable experiences were had, including chanting at the Ramakrishna Temple in Rajkot, visiting with new friends at ISKON, and paying homage at the magnificent main Sikh Temple in Delhi where young men sang amplified prayers to harmonium accompaniment and devotees strolled clockwise around the massive reflecting pool. In the north Arrak inspected the ruins of the 4,000 year-old civilization at Dholavira near the Pakistan border. Underfoot at every step were shards of painted pottery representing centuries of involvement. “This is the closest our energy has been to these distant cultures who have strong energies of their own,” Arrak told a reporter for the Rajkot Tribunal on hand for the visit. “It makes both of us stronger, or at least it would if they were still around like we are.”