May All Beings Experience Blissful Oneness!
Advaita Ananda Samadhi Ashram
(The India branch of the Samadhi Hermitage, Inc., Madrid, New Mexico, USA)
Francis Ananda Love (Ananda Baba)
Personal Residence, Guest Quarters, Satsang Hall, Small Garden, Gym Room …
and,
Samadhi Hermitage Crystal Meditation Cave.
Ellora, Maharashtra, INDIA
Ellora is a place of fantastic ancient Buddhist, Hindu & Jain Spiritual Caves
(the "Ajanta & Ellora Caves" - A World Heritage Monument)
beautifully carved into a Volcanic Hillside, 900-1200 yrs ago.
Well-worth the visit.
Advaita Ananda Samadhi Ashram
*** Facilities for sadhana ... satsang, meditation, yoga … and "spiritual lodging"
for visitors and friends who wish to visit Ellora and its famous caves ***
*** An Indian home-base for Ananda, who now prefers to live in India, more-so than in USA ***
*** A place for Ananda to host his friends .. Sadhus and those who are not .. who wish to visit him at Ellora; and ***
*** A future place for our four adopted kids in India, for their own social work, in whatever ways they choose to develop theirselves in. ***
Local volcanic stone was used for internal walls, the Meditation Cave, and certain garden stone walls,
giving an ancient temple/cave-like atmosphere.
Quite a variety of local-area crystals are embedded in the walls through-out, and thus …
the name "Samadhi Hermitage Crystal Cave".
An on-and-off 6-year construction project, the final stage being a small gym-room,
to replace construction work, as the 50 years of exercise & yoga which kept Ananda's body fit and strong!
His stone hammer hangs on the gym wall, with ribbon, as a memorial to such!
Your visit is most welcome.
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View of Entry Way, Garden, main ashram building, and our wonderful "Samadhi Hermitage Crystal Cave". Behind
the cave (to the right) is the ashram entry gate.
Behind the windows is the Satsang Hall; that's the front half of the building (kitchen, sleeping, computer, etc., are backside).
The Heart Mandir (photo, below center) is in the middle of that wall, facing the windows.
A guest room, a small outdoor kitchen-deck, and the gym room are on the lower level, overlooking Ellora's mostly dry creek bed.
Behind the windows is the Satsang Hall; that's the front half of the building (kitchen, sleeping, computer, etc., are backside).
The Heart Mandir (photo, below center) is in the middle of that wall, facing the windows.
A guest room, a small outdoor kitchen-deck, and the gym room are on the lower level, overlooking Ellora's mostly dry creek bed.
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| Satsang Hall | Heart Mandir (Temple) in the Satsang Hall | Ashram Kitchen |
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Samadhi Hermitage Crystal Meditation Cave - India |
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Samadhi Hermitage Crystal Meditation Cave
(small sink lower right corner)
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 Night-time view from Bed Platform |
 View from Bed Platform (Doorway to right; small sink below) |
 Doorway |
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| "All Religion Batik" greeting all visitors! Behind, is the guest room; to the right, the gym Room. |
That's our Sita, on our brand new Gym Machine!! | Guest room is behind; Gym room to the left. |
 Guest Room |
 Night view - Gym-room entry, and Aloe Vera garden. |  Outdoor Kitchen-Gym Room entry-Guest Room Window |
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Meditation seat … verandah, backside, upper level. Ashram kitchen is inside the door. |
Ananda's Stone Hammer, on pillar in gym room. A memorial & affirmation that ... "Construction work is finished!!" | Everyone got some exercise on this job!! | Our most precious Sita and Sagar visiting the Hermitage from nearby. We built their home, remodeled their restaurant, and give support since 2002. |
The Pictures above, are of the finished work.
The construction-work photos are also quite impressive!
Click here to see the story … Link to photos of the Construction Days!
7/2005 (Pillars & Slabs); and 12/2008 - 12/2014 (everything else!! - 6 years).
 Thanks for the visit!! Please come again … Maybe I will see you in India?? |
The "Samadhi Hermitage-India" is here to serve your visit to India.
If you are coming to India, and this feels of interest to you, then please do come for a visit.
email: ananda (@) samadhihermitage.org
Ananda's phone # in India is 95451-63039.
Ellora is a place of fantastic Ancient Buddhist, Hindu & Jain Spiritual Caves
beautifully carved into a Volcanic Hillside, 900-1200 yrs ago.
Ellora is a 45 minute bus ride from Aurangabad, which is …
Approx. 3 hours bus from Ahmednagar (Meher Baba's Ashram);
6 hours bus from Pune;
7 hours train from Mumbai;
24 hours train from New Delhi (basically, noon to noon, one train).
The "Ajanta & Ellora Caves" are a World Heritage Monument, well-worth the visit.
Thank you for your interest and caring; and,
may all forms of blissings and blessings be upon you.
Ananda
Om Namo Narayan.
Jai Maa!
