Ashrams & maths

Headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, on the west bank of the Hooghly opposite Dakshineswar.

On the banks of the Ganga in Rishikesh, founded by Swami Sivananda Saraswati as the headquarters of the Divine Life Society.

Largest ashram in Rishikesh, known for the Ganga aarti at Triveni Ghat and the residential Yoga Vedanta studies under Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati.

Sadhguru's Isha Foundation campus at the foothills of the Velliangiri mountains, home to the 112-foot Adiyogi statue.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's ashram in the Panchagiri hills outside Bangalore — global headquarters of the Art of Living Foundation.

Mata Amritanandamayi's ashram on the Kerala backwaters — home seat of Amma and headquarters of one of the largest humanitarian networks in India.

The ashram of Ramana Maharshi at the foot of Arunachala in Tiruvannamalai — the most undisturbed silent seat in modern Indian spirituality.

Neem Karoli Baba's ashram in the Kumaon hills — an unlikely global destination after Western devotees brought it to the world's attention.

Osho's commune in Koregaon Park, Pune — the institutional home of his neo-sannyas movement and active meditations.

World headquarters of ISKCON in the birthplace of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu — Mayapur, West Bengal.