Nityavanam is located in Vellimalai, a village in the mountains around Bargur, near Anthiyur, in the Erode district of Tamil Nadu. Our spaces will be rented on donation basis to organizations that wish to organize meetings for discussing philosophy, literature or spirituality.
There is one hostel and five cottages on our premises here. All together, twenty-five people can occupy them. A further twenty-five people can be accommodate in tents.
The main hall can seat a hundred people. There are restrooms attached. There is also a low raised dais.
There is also a small pond in front of the main hall.
There is a dining hall near to the main stay area that can seat 50 people at a time, along with an attached kitchen where food for a hundred people can be cooked.
There is also a small pond in front of the main hall.
For those wishing to organize events at Nityavanam, we can arrange to have food cooked and served. Our kitchen space is capable of handling cooking for a hundred people.
The main stay area is located on the hill in the middle of Nityavanam. It has four bedrooms and a hall in the middle. Each room has two beds. If necessary, floor mattresses will be provided to accommodate two more people. All rooms have attached bathrooms. The hall in the middle is a common room for all the people.
We have 5 cottages. These concrete-roofed cottages are fifty square feet each. Each cottage has a bedroom, a hall, a bedroom and a kitchen. There is also a big outer verandah that can seat ten people.
We don’t have access to fast internet here. The network can only be used to check emails and Whatsapp from time to time. Cell phone network access is also limited.
Rules
- Drinking alcohol on the premises is not permitted.
- Non-vegetarian food is not allowed on the premises. The native people of these areas are vegetarians.
- This region is frequented by many rare birds. Hence lighting fires in the open and creating noise with digital devices are not permitted as it may disturb the birds.
- Nityavanam was created for people to enjoy solitude and be one with nature. Hence entertainments including television, video games etc. are not available on the premises. Sports and games are allowed.