Indian marigolds and transcendental meditation are your first clues for today's Geo Quiz.

The Beatles

We're looking for a city in the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India. The Beatles visited an ashram there back in 1968. They went to escape material wealth and to find serenity. But one local says this forest retreat at the edge of the Ganges River has NOT aged gracefully.

Ganges River

“It's fallen into great ill repair, it consists of over 500 rooms unfortunately most of the doors and windows have been broken out and and carried away for firewood, wild creepers and the jungle have grown back, the whole place has just been torn apart bit by bit piece by piece.”

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One American woman is mounting an effort in the state of Uttarakhand to revitalize the Beatle's abandoned ashram.

Uttarakhand

We'll hear more about THAT when we reveal the answer. First: Take a few minutes to meditate on the quiz.