Dhamma Aravalli

Dhamma Aravalli is named after the Aravalli hills of the region; dhamma.org gives its meaning as 'Hilly Range of Dhamma'. It stands among farms near Sakariya village in Aravalli district of north Gujarat; Sakariya is 6 km from Modasa on the Modasa-Malpur road. Modasa is about 100 km from Ahmedabad (around two and a half hours by car, taxi or bus), and Ahmedabad has the nearest airport. The nearest railway station is Shamlaji Road, 20 km from Modasa, with direct trains to Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Udaipur, Kota, Indore and Ujjain. From Modasa, shared autos towards Malpur can drop passengers at Sakariya, or an auto-rickshaw reaches the centre in 10 to 15 minutes. The centre's site says it was established in 2023 on 5 bigha of land. The first 3-day courses for old students were held for men in January 2024 and for women in March 2024, and the first 10-day course, for men, was scheduled for July 2024. The two official descriptions of the hall differ: dhamma.org says the Dhamma hall holds up to 100 students, while the centre's site describes a small hall for up to 70, single rooms for 31 students and a hall for 120 under construction. Courses are taught in Hindi, English and Gujarati. Summer temperatures can reach 45°C in May.

How to apply

Apply online through the centre's page on dhamma.org (in Nepal, start from np.dhamma.org). New students must first complete a 10-day course, and there is no charge.

What is taught here

Donation-funded 10-day courses taught with S. N. Goenka's recorded instructions, in the line of Sayagyi U Ba Khin, at centres in Nepal and worldwide. Read about Goenka (U Ba Khin).