To the great delight of many people who had long hoped to see Maharaji in their city, he spoke at a surprise event in Alwar, India, on November 19. He had not been there since 1970, just over a year before he first traveled to Europe and the Americas. Before that, Maharaji had visited this city several times as a boy with his father and teacher, Shri Hans Ji Maharaj.
Alwar is the administrative headquarters of the Alwar district of Rajasthan in northwestern India. Famous for the world-renowned Sariska Tiger Reserve, Alwar sprawls below the Aravali mountain range and is home to over 200,000 people.
Attendees came from all over Rajasthan by every possible mode of transportation—car, bus, train, motorcycle, bicycle, cycle, rickshaw, and by foot. Over an hour before Maharaji’s arrival on stage, more than 4,000 people had gathered, eagerly waiting for the event to begin. Scores of local volunteers had come together quickly to help make the event run smoothly. A number of enthusiastic young people helping with the event were scattered throughout the audience wearing black pants and sky blue shirts so people needing help could find them easily. One of the older volunteers expressed, “Helping with this event has been a wonderful opportunity for me. I have enjoyed it fully, and I hope to be able to have this chance again and again.”
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