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We are an eco-friendly, conscious community space at the foot of the sacred mountain Arunachala playing host to pilgrims and spiritual seekers.
We are established on the idealism of living sustainably in harmony with nature, which is proving to be a learning work in progress. For building, so far we have experimented with mud, bamboo, coconut leaf, wild lemon grass, stone and iron. We have a simple mud and bamboo two level guest house with outdoor bathroom available for shared accommodation, a large yogashala for personal or group practice, an outdoor community mud kitchen, and lots of outdoor living areas including a sacred fire pit.
The sustainability vision is to take this completely off the grid with solar power, water harvesting, organic farming and so on.
We have a deep bore well that provides safe drinking water and a well for washing water, electricity and no wifi but internet can be accessed with a Jio mobile number which works best in this area.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We live in a rural Indian village in an agricultural area where you will meet and interact with farmers, children, villagers, pilgrims and sadhus alike. We are also in close proximity to orphanages and schools and two kms away from the sacred fire mountain Arunachala, seven kms away from Ramana Ashram plus there are many temples and ashrams around Arunachala to visit. If you are a spiritual seeker the end of the year is the high season for visiting gurus holding satsang (spiritual discourse).
Every full moon there is a festival around Arunachala where pilgrims will be circumnavigating the 14klm path around the base of the mountain. Actually,now-a-days there are always people day and night going around Arunachala.
Help
We have been blessed with hosting many workawayers todate and the land has been transforming beautifully. We have been particularly focused on building the mud walls of the outdoor kitchen and our last project was the construction of a meditation hut with a pyramid roof. We especially like to welcome workawayers with construction, painting and gardening experience.
We welcome any eco system advice or contributions as we are always open on how to improve our set up. And skilled crafts people especially in materials like bamboo, wood, mud and stone are also very welcome to add shelves, build cupboards and other useful constructions. It's also a good time to get active in the garden setting up a vegetable plantation and to add a new coat of paint to all the metal railings around the land like stair banisters, and gates.
It's such a joy and blessing to receive enthusiastic people who apply their energy and creativity to the benefit of others. If you feel the calling we welcome you. 😊🙏
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Simple guest accommodation of two rooms with single beds and mattress, writing desk, cupboard and a fan in each room and sharing an outdoor bathroom. Bed sheets, pillows, blankets and mosquito net are provided as required for your comfort ❤️
What else ...
All food is vegetarian and alcohol is not permitted. Two vegetarian meals of lunch and dinner are prepared daily plus fresh fruit from the trees is available when in season. Those taking regular breakfasts are encouraged to bring their own supplies.
Living with Indian values, in a traditional village area, among sadhus, and with renunciated types it is important to restrict body exposure and especially to respect the Indian tradition of women covering their shoulders and legs. Women are encouraged to cover their body with light, loose, cotton clothing which is best for the climate.
To get to Tiruvannamalai you can fly into Chennai and take a bus from the airport which will take around four hours or from other locations if they are already in India. If you arrive at the bus stand you can take an auto rickshaw to here which will cost around Rs. 400.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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Linda provided me yoga and meditation session in the early morning at up on the roof top. It was very nice way to start a day!
I mostly worked to make new garden and sometimes help cooking and some other things.
There’s not much specific thing to be done so… read more
Linda is a warm and gracious host, frequently making… read more
Linda is such a gracious host, she has a very clear vision. She is managing her land alone and with a great amount of clarity and building a very sustainable environment which would be condusive to one's spiritual growth. She is also committed in making the… read more
During my stay, I helped with painting, building mud walls, and creating a bamboo fence for the vegetable garden.
Everyone at the ashram is very friendly and open hearted, and being only 7km away from Tiruvannamalai is… read more
