The Art of Living International Center


The Art of Living International Center is the headquarter of the Art of Living Foundation.. The center is located 21 km southwest of Bangalore on Kanakapura road, at the top of the Panchagiri Hills.. It is connected by Road via Nice Ring Road or Banshankari - Kanakpura Road.

History of the Center

The Center was established in 1986 by Ravi Shankar to offer a base for his Art of Living Foundation. It draws 1.2 million visitors yearly for its yoga and meditation programs. The lifestyle is with a daily routine of group meditation, chanting, knowledge sessions, pujasand satsangs.. It also host Panchkarma Center and Ayurvedic Hospital for Ayurvedic treatment.

Facilities

Vishalakshi Mantap

Vishalakshi mantap is a meditation hall consisting of five tiers with designs of lotus petals surrounding it. Symbols of all major religions of the world are depicted inside the hall.

Ayurveda hospital

Sri Sri College of Ayurvedic Science & Research Hospital is a 172 bedded multi-speciality Ayurveda Hospital covering over 1 lakh sq ft area. It offers super speciality clinics in each branch of Ayurveda. Treatments range from traditional Panchakarma to modern cancer and diabetes treatment.

Sri Sri Panchakarma

The Sri Sri Ayurveda Panchakarma Center has been built in the traditional Kerala style,.

Legal issues

A public interest litigation in the high court was filed alleging that the Art of Living International Center had constructed luxurious structures illegally on the water spread area of Udipalya tank at Kaggalipura in Bangalore South. The petitioner reminded the court that the Supreme Court had held that tanks be restrained only for irrigation purposes, and not be utilised for other activities.