My 1st Isha padayatra in 2020 was when I realized this padayatra is not just a walk, its much more. Come 2023, its not just a padayatra, its a padayatra along with carrying a Ratha. This takes 19 days to reach Isha Yoga Ashram starting from Bangalore, and I could be a part of this only for the last 6 days. Still, enough experiences to last..
One contrasting difference in walk vs walk with Ratha is in just walk, the intensity is much more because when you walk, walk and keep walking, you get into a zone, you get lost in the mind, things start reflecting, what not. With Ratha, you are moving slowly and always in a group so you getting into your own zone is lesser. However, the biggest advantage of a Ratha is the number of lives we touch upon along the way. As Sadhguru tells, What can be more joyful than putting seeds of Bhakti along the way?