A trip to the Pyramid Valley of India

by Samia Hegazy (Egypt)

I didn't expect to find India

It was the first time in my life to go to the pyramids of Giza after midnight, when an Indian friend residing in Egypt invited me to accompany a group coming from India Led by a spiritual teacher named Brahmarshi Patriji founder of "Valley of the Pyramid" in order to visit the pyramids and practice meditation. He asked me to be in the pyramid at 4 o’clock morning, because they had taken a permit for two hours. I was the only Egyptian among the group, and I later learned that the Egyptians were not allowed to visit the pyramid at this time, except with foreigners. Entering the pyramid at 4 o'clock morning is an exciting and frightening experience, especially when the teacher asked the guard to turn off the lights, can you imagine your presence inside the pyramid of King Khufu at 4 o'clock in the morning without lights? Without hearing any sound around you except the sound of your breath? Then the teacher whispered silence Experience silence, only silence. After the two hours ended with lightning speed, And while we were leaving the pyramid, the teacher asked me how I felt. I replied: "It was solemn and scary experience, the first time in my life that I experienced absolute silence and darkness, and I wanted to repeat this experience again, but unfortunately the Egyptians are not allowed being At these times here.” The teacher said: "Come to the Pyramid Valley in India, and attend with us the global festival of spiritual Science, and visit our pyramid." I was scheduled to travel to India to complete some work related to my job, and I decided to pass the “Pyramid Valley” in Bangalore, which is about 76 km from Bangalore Airport After about two hours, I finally found myself at the entrance to the pyramid, the place was crowded, and as soon as I found myself among people of different origins and volunteers to show people the place. I started walking with a group towards the pyramid that was seen from afar, It was bigger than I imagined, and it is no wonder that it took four years to build it, in which the builders used the architectural principles of the Giza pyramid, because they believed that the pyramids are stores of energy, and meditation inside it is three times the normal meditation. They call it the Maitreya Buddha Pyramid, which is a gray structure standing 102 feet high and a base of 25,000 square meters that accommodates about 5,000 mediators. Although the pyramid is built with the Sam principles as the pyramids of Giza it appears different. We walked through a paved road on its side’s trees until we got to a statue of a Buddha sitting several meters in front of the pyramid, in the middle of a small fountain, closing his eyes in a meditation position; it was made to spread an atmosphere of peace and tranquility. I found a ladder leading to the pyramid, and some shoes placed, I took off my shoes, and went up the stairs leading to the pyramid door, and before I entered I found a sign saying "Keep silent”, I entered quietly, the silent aura that fell on me amazed me, as if I was cut off from the outside world. The wall was decorated with a large collection of Buddha art paintings, and some posters and I saw a spiral staircase leading to a room above, at one third of the height of the pyramid, It is 34 feet long and has a sign saying "King's Room" if you are ready to meditate for thirty minutes. After spending half the day inside the pyramid, I spent the rest of the day around the green lawns surrounding the pyramid. My visit to "pyramid valley “was an insightful visit. I found more than I expected. Most tourists visiting Bangalore are not aware of this beautiful, unknown tourist spot even by the people of the city themselves. Besides being a quiet place, all activities in the place are free except the accommodations, which are also at a reasonable price, which makes it a place worth visiting while you are in Bangalore.