John Lennon's drawing is clearly an adaptation of his illustration for his poem I Sat Belonely... published in his first book In His Own Write, 1964. This version, executed in March, 1968 prior to Lennon's disenchantment with the Maharishi and his Academy in Rishikesh, shows a large-eyed many fingered figure similarly resting against a tree with a hot sun and a mountain range in the distance. The full identity of Colin, to whom each of the drawings and cards are addressed, has not been discovered as yet, however research has shown that Colin had previously met The Beatles in Bangor when they visited the Maharishi in Wales to study Transcendental Meditation on the weekend of August 24th, 1967.

Very little material associated with The Beatles' sojourn in Rishikesh has appeared on the market. These hand-made cards and drawings represent a rare collection which appears to capture the 'innocent' spirit of what can, in hindsight, be viewed as a most portentous period. As Mark Paytress comments in his recent Mojo article: ..The Beatles' unlikely sojourn to India was always more than a simple tale of four fabulously famous musicians forsaking wealth and ego under a hot sun. Sandwiched between the death of Brian Epstein and the public unveiling of Apple, the seemingly karma-filled episode in the band's story packed one or two killer punches. After their ignominious return several weeks later The Beatles' public standing never really recovered from the suspicion that they'd become faddists tipped into eccentric habits by unfathomable fame. Worse still, any inner peace gained through the Maharishi's regime of Transcendental Meditation appeared to come at the expense of the band's collective consciousness...