Shantivan - BrahmaKumari

Shantivan – BrahmaKumari is at Mount Abu, Rajasthan state, India. The Shantivan Complex of Brahma Kumari Ashram was established in the year 1996, at foothills of Mount Abu in an area of 50 acre land.

Inside BrahmaKumari

As we enter inside the huge compound with big gates, we see ‘Prakash Stambh’ dedicated to ‘Dadi Prakashmani’ who passed away on 25th August 2007. People sit here and meditate. Next is the ‘Diamond hall’, opposite to the Diamond hall is ‘Shakti Bhavan’ which belongs to Dadi and is used as accounts office. There is also a ‘Diamond house’ where VIP’s stay during their visit.

The complex of Shantivan comprises of many buildings and gardens.

Prakash Stambh,
Diamond jubilee hall
Conference hall
Training center
Diamond house
Diamond Cottage
Bathroom building
Kitchen and Dining area
Prabhu Pasand building
Literature department
Gyanamrit bhavan – House of Nectar of Knowledge
Printing press

Diamond Hall

Diamond hall was built to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the institution in 1996. This hall can accommodate 20,000 people to hear the speech of the leaders during functions. There are so many LED screens put, so that people can sit and see the program going-on on the stage peacefully. If the crowd increases, the chairs will be removed so that people can sit on the floor.

Conference Hall

It is a small hall with a capacity of about 1750 chairs with AC facility. Here we see LED screen and there are small rooms on the left side where the translation of the speech is done immediately both in Indian languages and few Foreign languages. The corridors of the conference hall is wide and clean. On the wall of the corridor we see photos of VIPs who had visited this Ashram like Former President Ramaswamy Venkatraman, Gyani Zail Singh, APJ Abdul Kalam and others. There is a 100 feet tall flag post in the garden, opposite the conference hall.

Dadi Prakashmaniji Spiritual Training Center

Here the new, 1 year old Bramhakumaris are trained by the senior groups. There is also a seminar hall here with a capacity of 150 to 200 seats where small trainings are held.There is a place for guest house opposite this training center.

Prabhu Prasad Building

Here the seniors of the Brahmakumari stay. There is also a literature department building in the complex. There is a separate building for bathroom in which the ground floor is for the ladies and the first for the gents. The Kitchen and Dining hall building is not attached to the guest house.

Kitchen and Dining

It is a separate building with kitchen on the ground floor and dining halls are on the first, second and third floors. The kitchen serves food for 12 to 15 thousand people almost everyday. Vegetarian food is prepared with different Indian cuisines – North and South Indian. Diet is taken care of by the kitchen staff from being hygienic, less spicy and healthy. No fried junk, spicy food and aerated drinks are served in the campus complex. The food is cooked with solar steaming technology to keep it fuel efficient as well as to keep it healthy. Everyone is served the same food, there is no discrimination in the rank or class, from a normal worker to the dignitaries participating in the Ashram activities.

New Diamond house is for VIPs to stay.

Diamond Cottage is for ministers to stay during their visit.

Shantivan – BrahmaKumaris Entry Fees
No Entry fees

Shantivan – BrahmaKumaris Timings
Monday to Sunday – 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Food Timings at Shantivan – BrahmaKumaris
Breakfast 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Lunch 12:00 noon to 2:30 p.m.
Tea 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Dinner 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.

Best time to visit Shantivan – BrahmaKumaris
All around the year for tourist
For training please contact local BrahmaKumaris Ashram in your city

Visit Duration
1 hour – 1 hour 30 minutes

Shantivan– BrahmaKumaris Website
brahmakumaris

Shantivan– BrahmaKumaris Email
info@brahmakumaris.com

Shantivan Phone Number
Mobile – +91 941 415 1111

Shantivan – BrahmaKumaris Address

Shantivan Complex,
Post box No-1 Abu Road
Rajasthan 307510

Shantivan – BrahmaKumaris Accommodation

There is accommodation inside Shantivan, you will have to call the management prior to make bookings , you also have an option to stay for 7 days by enrolling for a 7 days course.
For more information you can call

+91 94141 51111
+91 999 934 4666
+91 94140 03041
+91 02974-238788

However if you are looking for Royal Accomodation (Heritage Properties) you can check – Heritage

Shantivan – BrahmaKumaris Distance

From Mount Abu- 6 kilometres
From Jaipur – 498 kilometres
From Jodhpur- 263 kilometres
From Udaipur – From 165 kilometres
From Sirohi – 84 kilometres

Shantivan – BrahmaKumaris Temple

Dilwara temples
Achaleshwar Mahadev Temple
Mount Abu wildlife santuary
Brahma Kumaris
Nakki Lake
Trevors Tank

How to reach Shantivan – BrahmaKumaris

JCTSL (Bus)

Direct buses to Mount Abu are available from Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Sirohi,
From Mount Abu you can hire a taxi, as it would be one of the easiest was to cover all the places in a single day

ISRTC(Train)

The city is well connected from all sides, you can take auto rickshaw or taxi from Abu Road railway station to Shantivan – BrahmaKumaris which is approximately 28 kilometres

Air

Nearest Maharana Pratap Airport Udaipur (International / Domestic Airport) is 177 kilometres from Shantivan– BrahmaKumaris, Drivetime approximately 03 Hours 30 Min

Bike / Car
Rajendra Road – Abu Sub Post Office – Dadi Prakashmani Road – Shantivan – BrahmaKumaris

NOTE – Information mentioned above is completely based the information that i received from the tourist guide