Westerners are booking flights to India—not for the Taj Mahal or butter chicken, but to chant Sanskrit mantras in rice fields, live in ashrams, and wake up at 4 a.m. for kirtan. What’s really going on here?

In this eye-opening episode, Raghunath sit down with anthropology PhD student Keli Lalita to explore a striking modern phenomenon: why so many people from the West are adopting spiritual practices rooted in ancient India. What begins as a yoga class in a Brooklyn studio often leads to life-changing pilgrimages and a search for something deeper than downward dog.

With warmth and wit, they dig into the cultural exchange between East and West, the rise of postural yoga, and the unexpected spiritual longing that’s drawing thousands toward Bhakti Yoga.

Key Highlights:
•⁠ ⁠Why a yoga retreat can feel more real than your “real life”
•⁠ ⁠The anthropology of coffee dates, family structures, and spiritual community
•⁠ ⁠How the Hare Krishnas—and other Eastern paths—captured Western hearts
•⁠ ⁠Modern yoga: more global remix than ancient export
•⁠ ⁠“It’s not just a vacation—it’s a return to something we forgot we were looking for.”

🎧 Subscribe now and discover why a growing number of Western seekers are trading their passports for prayer beads.

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