With the Beatles

the long version

In February 1968, Lapham was the only journalist allowed inside the Ganges River compound where The Beatles, Mia Farrow, Donovan, and other icons of the 1960s gathered to meditate at the feet of of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. In intimate prose, Lapham chronicles one of the pivotal moments of pop culture. It was the ultimate 1960s scene: the ashram in Rishikesh, India, where the Beatles, Donovan, Mia Farrow, a stray Beach Boy, and other 1960s icons gathered along the shores of the Ganges-amidst paisley and incense and flowers and guitars-to meditate at the feet of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.