Spiritualism

North is meditative – Meditation is a form of mental Yoga. Lord Shiva 

is called Yogaraj that is king of Yoga. Lord Shiva is perpetually in 

Mount Kailash which is a part of the Himalayas. 

Himalayas the greatest mountain ranges in the world are in the north 

of India.

Monks, sages and spiritualists have for time immemorial used the 

numerous caves in the mighty Himalayas to meditate on god. In fact 

the spiritual kingdom of Sambhala is supposed to be 

located there.

Yogavatar Lahiri Mahasaya met Mahavatar Babaji near a cave in 

Himalayas in 1861. And that was the beginning of Kriya Yoga. Sohom 

Swami aka Tiger Swami met his own spiritual teacher Swami Tibeti 

Baba and came to Himalayas to meditate. Later he constructed two 

Ashrams on the foothills of the mountain ranges in Nainital and 

Almora. It was in the Ashram in Almora that he 

met Nirlamba Swami.

Swami Pranabananda built an Ashram in or near the Himalayas.

It is said that even now some highly advanced sages are in the 

Himalayas in their subtle bodies.

Two extremely religious places Haridwar (doorway to god) and 

Hrishikesh (Lord Krshna) are at the foot of Himalayas. Other religious 

areas are Allahabad, and Varanasi aka Kashi which are in 

Uttarpradesh which is north India.

The holy Kumbh fair which takes place every twelve years takes place 

in Allahabad and Hrishikesh.