Arsh Vidya Gurukulam

Arsha Vidya Gurukulam is an institute for the traditional study of Advaita Vedanta and Sanskrit located about 25 Kms from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, in the picturesque Nilgiri Mountains.

The word Arsha means that which belongs to the Rishis – the seers, the sages of ancient India. The word Vidya means knowledge. Gurukulam refers to a residential center for learning with the teacher. Arsha Vidya Gurukulam is a place where one learns the knowledge imparted by the Rishis.

Established in 1990 by Pujya Sri Swami Dayananda Saraswati, an eminent teacher of Vedanta and an erudite scholar in Sanskrit, the Gurukulam is patterned after the ancient gurukulams of India. The Gurukulam offers Indians and foreigners alike an opportunity to study the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Brahmasutras and other related classic texts. The students are not only taught Vedanta but also Sanskrit,Yoga and Vedic Chanting