Beautiful, serene place with tons of flowers and a meditation room and undisturbed natural beauty. Visiting hours are strict. It closes after 11 am. And reopens at 3pm

Very peaceful place, nicely maintained. Heaven for meditation. Road and views are awesome.

Blissful, a place to find inner peace, calm and quiet, swami Vivekananda's memory surrounds here

Advaita Ashrama, located in Mayavati, is a branch of the Ramakrishna Math established on March 19, 1899, under the guidance of Vivekananda by his disciples James Henry Sevier and Charlotte Sevier. The ashram is dedicated to the study and practice of Advaita Vedanta, rejecting the worship of images or idols, including those of Ramakrishna, in line with Vivekananda's ideals. Its primary goals are to study, practice, and promote Advaita philosophy without ritualistic practices, as well as to train others to disseminate this knowledge. Quickly becoming a hub for intellectual exchange between Eastern and Western thinkers, the Ashrama contributed to the widespread understanding of the core Advaita concept of the Atman, transcending physical and mental limitations. Additionally, it focused on creating an extensive body of literature in English, Sanskrit, and Hindi related to Vedanta and the teachings of Ramakrishna, the Holy Mother, and Vivekananda, thereby fostering a global spiritual and cultural renaissance. It is really nice place

This Aashram is situated 9 km from Lohaghat. Roads are narrow and with beautiful view. This place has morning and afternoon visit times and closed for a couple of hours for lunch. Beautiful view, Aashram hospital with free treatment, meditation room, Museum, lake, organic farming, Library. You can spend hours sitting and appreciating this place. No canteen, food stalls nearby. Booking for these ashram can be done via their website. Absolutely in love with this place.

Simply divine! This ashrama was the dream project of Swami Vivekananda. He himself stayed here. Over a century, it has remained the secluded spot for serious spiritual aspirants associated with Ramakrishna Movement. Stunning views of Himalayan peaks like Nandadevi, Nandakot, Trishul during the months of January - March delight the hearts of monks and devotees. The main building and Prabuddha Bharata buildings are of immense historical importance. No personality worship here, just the contemplation of Impersonal Absolute Self/Brahman. A must visit for all.

Very close to Champawat, about 21 km. Located in a perfect, well maintained, green place and developed vastly for the good of the people around. Advaita Ashrama, is a branch of the Ramakrishna Math, founded during 1899 at the behest of Vivekananda, by his disciples James and Charlotte Sevier. It is completely dedicated to the study and practice of Advaita Vedanta. No idol worshipping here, NONE what so ever. Initially when I had started visiting this place about 15 years ago, the flowers bloomed happily in front of the few meditative rooms. A nursery was there to provide to those, who were fascinated with the 'hard-to-find-elsewhere' plants which included to a few types of cactus, but no longer so. I had also managed to click a barricaded fantastic, out of the world , printing machine from olden days ( which has disappeared since).... and am trying to find the picture of it somewhere in my photo logs if possible. A hospital has now come up to look after the plight of quiet a few attendees and visitors, to care for there ailments. I have not only been fascinated with Shri Vivekanand's works and life but am equally fascinated to visit this place off and on, just to breath in the purity.