This website is your guide to ashrams in India that offer yoga and meditation in tranquil and peaceful surroundings. Ashrams offer a sanctuary to go deeper into your spiritual practice away from the distraction and stress of every-day life. Most of the ashrams listed here provide clean accommodations and healthy, vegetarian food. You can attend a scheduled class or workshop, or visit the ashram for an extended period of self-study. Some people come for days or weeks, while some become full-time residents. For all details on schedules, pricing, accommodations and travel please contact the ashram directly. If you have any suggestions to add to this directory, please contact us with information about the ashram and a link to their website.

Puttaparthi, near Bangalore

Main Ashram: http://www.sathyasai.org/ashrams/prashanthi.htm

Prasanthi Nilayam is the main ashram for the famous saint Sri Sathya Sai Baba. The main temple (mandir) is called Prasanthi Nilayam, and is the spiritual center for countless people all over the world. Accommodations at the ashram are difficult to get so make reservations well in advance. The rooms are simple, food is plentiful and inexpensive, and there is a daily program of activity that includes Vedic chanting, Bhajans (devotional singing) and Arati (worship).

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Pondicherry, south of Chennai

http://sriaurobindoashram.org/

Sri Aurobindo was a philosopher, spiritual leader, political activist, mystic, poet and yogi. His ashram is in Pondicherry, a beach-side city south of Chennai. Pondicherry is a former French colony and still has many influences from that time. Buses leave frequently between Chennai and Pondicherry, along with taxis from the Chennai airport. The guest accommodations are inexpensive and require prior reservations. The main activities at the ashram are: meditating in the main Ashram near the Samadhi and studying at the educational center. The Samadhi is a tomb of Aurobindo and The Mother that has now become a shrine. You can meditate near the Samadhi at any time during the day; group meditations are offered on several evenings. The educational center provides many books and films about Sri Aurobindos life and teachings.

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