 The Beatles first met the Maharishi in London in August 1967 and then attended a seminar in Bangor , Wales . They had planned to attend the entire ten @-@ day session , but their stay was cut short by the death of their manager , Brian Epstein . Wanting to learn more , they kept in contact with the Maharishi and made arrangements to spend time with him at his teaching centre located near Rishikesh , in " the Valley of the Saints " at the foothills of the Himalayas . 
