sonunigam (Love Geek): From Sai Baba to Amma, here are some of India's most famous gurus and ashrams for westerners looking for spiritual teachers, yoga courses and meditation classes in India. *
12-01-11 - 10:19:43

sonunigam (Love Geek): Sai Baba's ashram in Puttaparthi, the Osho meditation resort in Pune and Amma's ashram in Amritapuri in Kerala are some of the ashrams in India that are most popular with Western visitors. The Sivananda Yoga Ashram in Kerala offers yoga courses and yoga holidays and is also very popular with Western yoga students. *
12-01-11 - 10:21:10

sonunigam (Love Geek):
Sai Baba Ashram in Puttaparthi
Sri Sathya Sai Baba is one of India's best known gurus. His ashram Prasanthi Nilayam(the Abode of Supreme Peace) is located in the small town of Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh, approximately 120 kms. from Bangalore and easily reached by train, bus 0r taxi. Sai usually resides in Prasanthi Nilayam from June to March but also spends time in Whitefield near Bangalore 0r in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu. *
12-01-11 - 10:23:11

sonunigam (Love Geek): Life in the ashram is concentrated around two daily darshans, 0r meetings with the guru. Prasanthi Nilayam attracts millions of Indian and foreign devotees and the darshans are big and crowded events, but the ashram is generally well organized and English is widely spoken. *
12-01-11 - 10:24:05