My wife, kids, parents, maternal-uncle’s family including my cousin and his family have just returned from a pilgrimage from Parasnath Hills in Jharkhand.  Jharkhand is a state in Eastern India.  We were in the mountains/hills for a week.  It was an amazing spiritual experience.  We saw the ancient sites of Nirvana for more than 20 Tirthankars on the Hills.  The vibrations and spirituality settled over you like a warm blanket on a cold winter’s night.

To reach said place requires a serious hike.  It is 9 km from the base of the mountains to the peaks where the shrines are site internet.  It is also approximately 9 km or more on the mountain tops.  Then it is another 9 km to get back down.  We started the climb at 4 AM and didn’t reach back down till 7 PM.  Suffice to say, we were all exhausted.

We also went to see the ancient capital of Rajgir in Bihar.  There we saw the ancient University of Nalanda and also the pilgrimage sites of some Jain monks.

I will be adding more detail and photos over the coming days.