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Satyaraj and Kirtan Ananda (background), the devotees of the Kaliya Mardana Krishna Ashram are seen working on the computer at the ashram in the coastal town of Mulki, just north of Mangalore, Karnataka, India. The mission earns its money through a network of businesses, including web design, graphic design, a water bottling company, an art gallery, and the surf retreat...Krishna devotees in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism, they are known collectively as the "surfing swamis." The "surfing ashram" is growing in popularity and surfing here is a form of meditation, a spiritual practice leading to heightened states of awareness.
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SURFING SWAMIS
Satyaraj and Kirtan Ananda (background), the devotees of the Kaliya Mardana Krishna Ashram are seen working on the computer at the ashram in the coastal town of Mulki, just north of Mangalore, Karnataka, India. The mission earns its money through a network of businesses, including web design, graphic design, a water bottling company, an art gallery, and the surf retreat...Krishna devotees in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism, they are known collectively as the "surfing swamis." The "surfing ashram" is growing in popularity and surfing here is a form of meditation, a spiritual practice leading to heightened states of awareness.