The Campus
Painting our main hall with geru, a natural colour.
Tapovan ashram is a beautiful, tranquil, green, 15 acre campus located in an isolated, scenic valley between two mountain ranges, 15 kms from Udaipur city in the western Indian state of Rajasthan.
The Ashram has an organic farm, herb gardens and an ayurvedic healing centre. Away from the noise and pollution of city life, it offers a serene and beautiful environment for reflection, self-exploration and healing. There are a lot of opportunities for nature and wild-life lovers for walks and trails, and for some bird-watching or snake spotting. One gets to witness a variety of flora and fauna thriving in the hills surrounding the Ashram, including foxes, hyenas, and leopards.
Built within this greenery are the staying facilities, common kitchen, dining room, library, meditation hall, swimming pools, nature cure facilities, cow shed etc.
The Ashram has an organic farm, herb gardens and an ayurvedic healing centre. Away from the noise and pollution of city life, it offers a serene and beautiful environment for reflection, self-exploration and healing. There are a lot of opportunities for nature and wild-life lovers for walks and trails, and for some bird-watching or snake spotting. One gets to witness a variety of flora and fauna thriving in the hills surrounding the Ashram, including foxes, hyenas, and leopards.
Built within this greenery are the staying facilities, common kitchen, dining room, library, meditation hall, swimming pools, nature cure facilities, cow shed etc.
Visiting the campus
If you are coming to the campus for a few days, such as for a workshop , there are a few things that you would need to bring along and keep in mind.
It tends to get pretty cold in Winter, and may touch 5 degrees at night. Tapovan Ashram is generally a few degrees cooler than the city. Here is a small list of things that you can carry along to make your stay comfortable here:
Remember, this is an organic farm and we are trying to make this as a low waste zone. So please do not bring packaged snacks (we encourage you to get home made snacks) or stuff that will create waste of any kind here. In case you do get it, then we request you to carry your waste out with you when you leave.
It is also a drug, alcohol, smoke, meat and egg free zone. It would help us greatly if you would stick to these agreements.
The nearest ATM is many kilometers away in the city. Please bring enough cash with you before you reach the ashram. There are ATM’s near the train station and bus stand, in case you get down there.
It tends to get pretty cold in Winter, and may touch 5 degrees at night. Tapovan Ashram is generally a few degrees cooler than the city. Here is a small list of things that you can carry along to make your stay comfortable here:
- Bedsheet
- pillow cover
- Blanket for the night(light in the summer, warm in the winter)
- torch (a must)
- mosquito repellent
- simple clothes for your stay on a farm
- a jacket/raingear/warm clothes etc depending upon the weather
Remember, this is an organic farm and we are trying to make this as a low waste zone. So please do not bring packaged snacks (we encourage you to get home made snacks) or stuff that will create waste of any kind here. In case you do get it, then we request you to carry your waste out with you when you leave.
It is also a drug, alcohol, smoke, meat and egg free zone. It would help us greatly if you would stick to these agreements.
The nearest ATM is many kilometers away in the city. Please bring enough cash with you before you reach the ashram. There are ATM’s near the train station and bus stand, in case you get down there.
Directions to Tapovan Ashram
Tapovan Ashram is located to the south of Udaipur city. It is about 12 km from the railway station / bus stand and about 35 km from the airport.
The general directions for a taxi / auto driver would be Tapovan Ashram, Naya Kheda, about 2 kms in from Balicha on the Ahmedabad highway, via Kundall Chawkdi.
Landmarks near the Ashram include the Osho Ashram, Paras Hill Resort and The Amargarh Resort
Most taxi and auto drivers will know Kundall Chowkdi and the Amargarh Resort.
From Udaipur railway station or bus stand
A small auto-rickshaw should charge around INR 200/250 from the station / bus stand to the ashram during daylight hours.
1. Turn left (south) on the road out of the station.
2. Keep going along that road (about 7 km) past Govardhan Vilas up to the Ahmedabad highway
3. Turn right towards Ahmedabad on the highway and go southward for about 3 km passing Balicha on the way.
4. After some time, you will approach Kundall Chowkdi. To your left you will see the cream coloured board of Paras Hill Resort hotel, and to the right is the Amargarh Resort, a large dark brown hotel with a slightly cylindrical Architecture. Take a right in the road adjacent to the Amargarh.
5. Tapovan is 2 km in on the left side along this winding road. Ask local people for directions in case of doubt.
Public transport:There are shared autos in teh day time from the main road. As soon as you exit the bus stand or railway station, you can wait for white auto rickshaws. Ask the auto driver to drop you off at Kundall Chowkdi. From there, go inside to the right. You will have to walk the 2km uphill to the ashram, or you can take a lift if you get one.
When coming by road from Ahmedabad
The turn for Tapovan Ashram comes right after the 12km milestone on the road. This turn is on the left adjacent to the Amargarh Resort. Most bus drivers and locals will know the Amargarh resort.
1. Keep alert when you pass the Welcome to Udaipur gate along the highway.
2. About 2 to 3 km later you will see a cream coloured hotel with minarets to your right a little up the hillside.
3. Keep looking out to the right side of the road for the signboard of the hotel Paras Hill Resort, or on the left for a large dark brown coloured building- The Amargarh
4. Right where you see it turn left off the highway onto a small country road that leads in.
5. Tapovan is 2 km in on the left side along this winding road. Ask local people for directions in case of doubt.
From Udaipur airport
Taxis should be available and should charge around INR 700 as of May 2012
1. Take the bypass towards Ahmedabad.
2. Keep looking for the road coming from Govardhan Vilas to the right on the highway and continue southward on the highway for about 3 km passing Balicha on the way.
3. After some time, you will approach Kundall Chowkdi. To your left you will see the cream coloured board of Paras Hill Resort hotel, and to the right is the Amargarh Resort, a large dark brown hotel with a slightly cylindrical Architecture. Take a right in the road adjacent to the Amargarh.
4. Tapovan is 2 km in on the left side along this winding road. Ask local people for directions in case of doubt.
The general directions for a taxi / auto driver would be Tapovan Ashram, Naya Kheda, about 2 kms in from Balicha on the Ahmedabad highway, via Kundall Chawkdi.
Landmarks near the Ashram include the Osho Ashram, Paras Hill Resort and The Amargarh Resort
Most taxi and auto drivers will know Kundall Chowkdi and the Amargarh Resort.
From Udaipur railway station or bus stand
A small auto-rickshaw should charge around INR 200/250 from the station / bus stand to the ashram during daylight hours.
1. Turn left (south) on the road out of the station.
2. Keep going along that road (about 7 km) past Govardhan Vilas up to the Ahmedabad highway
3. Turn right towards Ahmedabad on the highway and go southward for about 3 km passing Balicha on the way.
4. After some time, you will approach Kundall Chowkdi. To your left you will see the cream coloured board of Paras Hill Resort hotel, and to the right is the Amargarh Resort, a large dark brown hotel with a slightly cylindrical Architecture. Take a right in the road adjacent to the Amargarh.
5. Tapovan is 2 km in on the left side along this winding road. Ask local people for directions in case of doubt.
Public transport:There are shared autos in teh day time from the main road. As soon as you exit the bus stand or railway station, you can wait for white auto rickshaws. Ask the auto driver to drop you off at Kundall Chowkdi. From there, go inside to the right. You will have to walk the 2km uphill to the ashram, or you can take a lift if you get one.
When coming by road from Ahmedabad
The turn for Tapovan Ashram comes right after the 12km milestone on the road. This turn is on the left adjacent to the Amargarh Resort. Most bus drivers and locals will know the Amargarh resort.
1. Keep alert when you pass the Welcome to Udaipur gate along the highway.
2. About 2 to 3 km later you will see a cream coloured hotel with minarets to your right a little up the hillside.
3. Keep looking out to the right side of the road for the signboard of the hotel Paras Hill Resort, or on the left for a large dark brown coloured building- The Amargarh
4. Right where you see it turn left off the highway onto a small country road that leads in.
5. Tapovan is 2 km in on the left side along this winding road. Ask local people for directions in case of doubt.
From Udaipur airport
Taxis should be available and should charge around INR 700 as of May 2012
1. Take the bypass towards Ahmedabad.
2. Keep looking for the road coming from Govardhan Vilas to the right on the highway and continue southward on the highway for about 3 km passing Balicha on the way.
3. After some time, you will approach Kundall Chowkdi. To your left you will see the cream coloured board of Paras Hill Resort hotel, and to the right is the Amargarh Resort, a large dark brown hotel with a slightly cylindrical Architecture. Take a right in the road adjacent to the Amargarh.
4. Tapovan is 2 km in on the left side along this winding road. Ask local people for directions in case of doubt.
