The placefor a
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An ashram at the foot of sacred Govardhan Hill. Comfortable rooms, good vegetarian food and a team that looks after everything, so you can focus on your retreat.
What we provide
Everything your
group needs
The five things organisers ask about first. Choose one to go to its section.
Accommodation
A palace
built for guests
A guest house with 30 rooms in the old Jaipur style: arches, carvings and domes outside, Western comfort inside.
Up to 72 guests at once.
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accommodation
Food
Fresh
vegetarian food
Experienced cooks make tasty, healthy food for your group.
Experienced cooks and meals your group will look forward to.
A different menu every day of the retreat.
Fresh vegetables and clean water. Everything is vegetarian.
We cook mild and adjust the spice to your group’s taste.
Open in the evenings, upstairs in the dining hall: herbal tea, fresh juice, kombucha, cakes, veggie burgers and pizza.
food
Spaces
Space for every
part of your
programme
A hall for practice and talks, a rooftop facing Govardhan Hill, a dining hall that seats your whole group, and mud huts for small-group work.
Lecture hall
A comfortable air-conditioned hall for talks and yoga classes, 175 m².
Guest house, third floor
Open-air spaces
A rooftop facing Govardhan Hill, an open area in the garden and open pavilions.
Rooftop and garden
Prasadam hall
About 160 m² of dining space with tables.
Next to the kitchen
Kutirs
Mud huts among the trees, each for about 15 people. Good for small groups and quiet practice.
In the gardenthe spaces
Service
We arrange
everything around
your retreat
You get one coordinator for your group who speaks English, Russian or Hindi. Tell us what you need before you arrive, and it will be ready when you land.
From Delhi airport or Mathura station, and day trips around Braj.
For arrival, departure and trips to Vrindavan.
With mobile data, set up when you arrive. Bring your passport.
We help you change money into rupees.
Washing and ironing for the whole group.
For groups of more than 72 people.
Someone is there to help you every day.
A doctor, shopping, tickets: just ask.
service
Spiritual programmes
A living
Vedic ashram
There are always spiritual programmes at the ashram: talks, pilgrim walks and worship.
Ashram programmes
Evening arati to Govardhan Hill, kirtan, mantra meditation, talks and festivals.
Parikramas
Pilgrim walks around Govardhan and trips to Radha-kunda, Vrindavan and the Yamuna, with a guide and transport.
Lectures by our teachers
Talks on Vrindavan, Vedic culture, mantra and meditation, in English or Russian.
the ashram
What organisers say
Reviews
Schools and teachers who brought their groups to Govardhan.
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Prices for groups · from 30 guests
Prices
for your group
Book the whole guest house and the dining hall is included. If you book only part of it, we agree the terms with you.
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Available dates
The best months are August to April. Orange blocks are our own retreats; striped ones still have room for another group. Purple blocks are provisional bookings: you can still ask for those dates.
Check your dates
These dates are taken. Please choose other dates on the calendar or the wheel.
Our retreats this season
Our retreat schedule for this season is not final yet. Ask us about your dates.
Getting here
Aanyor village,
Govardhan
Three and a half hours by car from Delhi airport, in the heart of Braj.
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Questions
What organisers
ask us
Short answers to the questions we hear most often.
Ashram rules
The ashram is a holy place, and we look after its atmosphere. We ask every guest to keep three rules.
- No meat, fish or eggs
Only vegetarian food on the grounds.
- No intoxicants
No alcohol, tobacco or other intoxicating substances.
- Modest clothing
As is the custom in holy places in India: shoulders and knees covered.
Yes. Your school handles the certification. We provide the venue.
No. Your group is welcome at the morning programme, kirtan and talks, but it is up to you.
You can book per person at ₹4,350 a night, full board. We agree the use of the hall and dining hall for your dates.
Work out the price for your group →Yes. We help you book rooms in nearby hotels and arrange rickshaws to and from the ashram.
Yes. Write to us and we will arrange a visit to see the rooms, the hall and the grounds.
About the ashram
Sri Rupa
Seva Kunj
A centre of learning and service at the foot of Govardhan.
Each word in the ashram’s name tells you something about life here. Open the words to read more.
The buildings and grounds, talks and kirtan, service and the way people treat each other: we want all of it to reflect the beauty of the spiritual world.
Rupa is the form of bhakti that we serve: our acharyas Rupa Goswami and Srila Prabhupada, hearing and chanting, and the beautiful deities of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda.
Service is the goal of life and also the way to reach it. Everything at the ashram is done in this spirit, including how we look after your group.
A quiet, hidden place, away from noise and curious eyes, where you can live a simple and beautiful spiritual life.
3.5 hectares near Aanyor village, 400 m from the parikrama path around Govardhan. Founded at the request of Srila Bhakti Vijnana Goswami. The temple of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda will open in September 2027.
Plan of the groundsashram’s website