A feminine statue clad in white robe stands as a splendid piece of stone carving. This statue depicts the true femininity of a woman mystic Sahajo Bai who under the guided presence of her master reached the highest peak of consciousness and whose utter devotion, surrender and sheer love for her master made her attain the Divine. The expression on her face is that of calmness, of absolute merging with the divine.

It is a huge flawless white structure standing in the middle of ashram. Inspired by ancient architecture, the roof of this structure is dome shaped complimented by arc-shaped water body. Inside of this structure there resides serene statue of Lord Mahadeva, depicted in lotus posture. Lord Mahadeva is considered the first human master (Adi Guru) of this universe. The statue of Lord Shiva is unlikely of any statue found in any other holy places. This statue is derived from a very ancient picture of Lord Mahadeva. Mahadeva in this statue is depicted as substance form of universal energy flowing through polarities of life, death, day and night. Above this beautiful statue hangs portrait of a great master “Maharaj ji” who blessed Anandmurti Gurumaa with saffron robe.

The presence of Lord Shiva provides wide source of nourishment to the seeker and seeker is enriched by the touching clarity of this mandir. The white marbles of this mandir shine through every morning under sun soaked rays. This mandir is the heart chakra of this ashram and forms the central gravity point from where all rays diverge to pointlessness.

Golden Gardens

The golden gardens of ashram remain in full bloom round the year. The gardens are covered with lush green velvet like grass. The garden remains forever brimming with designer butterflies. Various kind of seasonal flowers blossom here making a Kaleidoscope of colours. From November to December we have seasons of Godavari, Marigold, January is the season of Dahlia. In February and March Panjee (Pancy), Gajarnia, flowcus (a very fragrant flower), chameli, roses fill the golden gardens. The wind compliments these gardens and carry the fragrance to far off places carrying the message of celebration, suggesting that once the inner flower sprouts, then there is no end to the spreading of the fragrances. The inner garden always remains golden and floral with divine grace and the fragrance never ceases to flow.

In one of the golden garden, which is the biggest and widest, stands a splendid statue of Dancing Lord Krishna. A very unique and unlikely statue of Lord Krishna in which he is depicted as the celebrator, the one on whom total celebration has occurred and once this complete state of celebration occurs there is no holding back, all prejudices are dropped, one dances and becomes child like-“absolute and pure”. In this statue Lord Krishna finds it difficult to hold himself back, the only thing that is preventing him is that, he is made of stone here but a keen eye can see him dancing even through even this substantial form.

An exquisite masterpiece of lord mahadeva, Lord Shiva is depicted here as advanced yogi who has surpassed the fear of death, there is no split in the consciousness, there is a totality, after all the austerity and hard part of sadhna, he has reached the crescendo where he is drenched in his own silent pool of witnessing, lost in the drunkenness of consciousness and enjoying the ultimate relaxation where a deep universal oneness is experienced. The image of Mahadeva is overlooking, the eyes are simply overlooking rather they are looking in a non-judgmental way, the whole phenomenon of looking is taking place as if there is no looking at. Lord Mahadeva’s one elbow rests on the Shiva lingam. The pose of Shiva is depicting that life is followed by death and death is again followed by life.

A very beautiful statue stands tall in golden garden depicting the inner strength, inner will to move onto the journey within. The image of Shri Hanuman depicts sturdiness and will of mind.

The bonding of Rishi and water dates back to ancient times. Ashram has magnificent water body, which is called Sarovar. Two small bridges over the Sarovar makes the landscape heavenly. The water of Sarovar reflects the blue firmament above and turns green, blue, turquoise. Its still water makes us feel connected with our inner ever-residing stillness and when the reflection of star studded sky and moon falls in it, it seems as if the Sarovar is bejewelled by divine jewellery. Lots of trees grow around the water body beautifying the already perfect topography. Many beautiful birds of different kinds are attracted towards this large water body and green trees.They sing and chirp around merrily further adding liveliness to the glory of ashram.

A beautiful hall for meditation. It has the capacity to accommodate up to 500 people. A very unique mural of Gautam Buddha sitting under a peepal tree with his disciples, is depicted at the entrance of Sambudh Sabhagar. The eyes of Gautam Buddha are semi- closed and one of his hands rests on his chest in a semi lotus posture - a mudra of blessing, a mudra of compassion, a mudra of avlokiteshevara padmapani. This hall has been made keeping the highest technical points in mind. The hall is provided with central air conditioning and is fitted with high quality sound mechanism. It is here where Anandmurti Gurumaa teaches the inner art to her disciples and quells their doubts. The place is alive with the presence of Gurumaa. One can immediately feel the vibrations as one enters the hall. The hall has resounding silence of space and introduces the seeker to the experience of spacelessness.

There are certain things to be kept in mind while entering Sambudh Sabhagar:

The kitchen named as Annapurna is constructed in a very systematic manner. It is based on highly advanced and systematic functions of an industrial kitchen. The food is distributed with love and care and the whole process from distribution to consumption is converted into meditation. Gurumaa lays a very strong emphasis on attaching the prayers with food as she says that the art of prayerfulness makes the food tastier. The whole idea of thankfulness makes our bonding close with divine.

Seekers not only quench their inner thirst, but also get to satiate their appetite by consuming a well-balanced nutritious Indian vegetarian meal. The meal is hygienically cooked and served in a typical authentic Indian manner depicting the spirit of Indian-ness, which is not the geographical territory but the very oriental wisdom to live and love life.

It is splendid white architecture serving as an accommodation area for those who wish to stay in ashram. “It means a place for those who have devoted their lives to ashram for a motive to attain Buddha hood”. This building has spacious rooms with attached bathroom, sufficient for three people.

They provide accommodation for meditators. The architecture of these dormitories is beautiful, an ultra modern building in which each person is provided with a bed but has to share bathrooms. One can have a wonderful view of adjacent agriculture green fields. Proper sanitary conditions are provided along with ventilating systems.

This is a set of four buildings named after four rivers of India-Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswati and Triveni. They also provide accommodation for those who wish to enjoy the vibrant atmosphere of ashram in the presence of her holiness Gurumaa. These buildings are complimented by grass-hill, decorated by flowers in circular motion. They are helpful in promoting the individual growth as their cleanliness and neatness attunes an individual towards inner harmony. These buildings have smaller rooms with attached bathroom, each room is sufficient for two people.

Gaushala is such a sweet word that automatically reminds us of Krishna and Vrindavan. Our rishis have always shared a special bond with cows. Cow’s milk is pure and light to digest. Consumption of cow’s milk is said to sharpen our intellect and bestow us with satvikta (purity) of body. Gurumaa herself has given names to every cow - Vidya, Anamika, Kapila, Geetu. They recognize Gurumaa very well and even give loving sounds when they hear Gurumaa coming from distance to them. Proper attention is given to their food, water and cleanliness.

Ashram grows its own crops and vegetable. The vegetarian meals served at Annapurna are made with organically grown vegetables and even all grains and rice too are grown here in ashram itself.

Ashram has even provision of boilers to provide for warm water during the winter season.