Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Dharampur Ashram Offers Spirituality, Sports, Animal Care and Service
Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram is a large place in Gujarat where people can visit for a day or longer.
Visitors can pray, listen to talks, or sit quietly and meditate.
They can also play sports, including football, and visit a nearby animal-care centre.
The ashram invites people to help with service work, such as in the kitchens or on the grounds.
Its shop sells food, fragrances, handicrafts, and other items made through programmes that employ rural and tribal women.
The Mission says its spiritual path is open to everyone.
The ashram is part of a larger organization that also runs schools and a charitable hospital.
Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram in Dharampur covers 355 acres and welcomes visitors regardless of religion or geography.
Visitors can attend prayers and satsangs, meditate in gardens or a meditation room, and take part in seva, or selfless service.
The ashram has a sports complex with facilities including football and basketball, and a nearby animal-care campus welcomes visitors.
Raj Uphaar sells more than 200 products made by rural and tribal women; its products have reached 26 countries.
Founded by Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji in 1994, the Mission established the ashram in 2001 and now operates through 142 centres across six continents.
- Who
- Visitors to Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram and the Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur.
- What
- A guide to six ways to spend a day at the ashram, including prayer, meditation, sport, animal visits, shopping, and service.
- When
- The article describes visits and activities at the ashram; no publication date is provided.
- Where
- Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram in Dharampur, Valsad district, Gujarat, and its nearby animal-care campus.
- Why
- The Mission presents the ashram as a place for spiritual practice, service, recreation, and activities open to visitors of different backgrounds.
- Ashram area
- 355 acres
- Mission founded
- 1994
- Ashram established
- 2001
- Mission centres
- 142 centres across six continents
- Raj Uphaar range
- More than 200 products, with products reaching 26 countries
- Atmarpits
- The article says 131 people have taken lifelong vows of celibacy, spiritual practice, and service.
- Planned animal-care campus
- A planned 44-acre campus with capacity for more than 5,000 animals at a time