Visitor Information
Overnight Accommodations
- The Purpose of Visiting Barsana Dham
- Selecting Your Accommodations
- Making Your Reservations
- When to Arrive
- What to Bring
- Participating in the Ashram Schedule
- Guidelines For Your Stay
The Purpose of Visiting Barsana Dham
The purpose of visiting Barsana Dham is to learn about and experience devotional living.
Barsana Dham is like an ancient Ashram in the tradition of the great Masters of Vrindaban. With the Grace of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj, His Divinity Swami Prakashanand Saraswati established Barsana Dham as a devotional representation of Braj, India, so that devotees living in the West could visit and feel the same devotionally uplifting vibrations as if they were in Vrindaban or Barsana in India.
During your stay you will gain a deeper understanding of eternal teachings of the Upnishads, Gita and Bhagwatam through Shree Swamiji’s and Shree Maharajji’s speeches, books and videotapes and have a practical experience of Radha Krishn love through the chanting of the Divine names. When Shree Swamiji is in residence you may receive his personal blessings and guidance.
Arise, awake, seek the holy association of Saints
and acquire true knowledge of God.
“Barsana Dham is a world which is sheltered by love, devotion, and purity. I am blessed to have had a chance to meet Shree Swamiji. I count myself as one of the lucky ones who have had the chance to experience the Divineness of this place. It was a whole new joy which shall linger in my mind for the rest of my life.”
- A guest from Bombay, India
Selecting Your Accommodations
(Contribution includes breakfast, lunch and dinner)
Please, before calling, read the following information carefully to select the type of accommodations you want to reserve.
Note: Children under 5 accompanied by a parent or guardian stay at the Ashram free.
Garden Rooms
These
rooms each have their own entrance from a covered walkway, a private attached bathroom and three twin beds (one additional folding
bed can also be requested). There are ground floor and second floor rooms.
Contribution per night: $65 for one person,
$80 for two people, $95 for three people, $110 for four people,
$125 for five people (children 5 and under stay
free)
Maximum Occupancy Per Room: 5
Gopal Bhavan
and Ashram Rooms
These
rooms are located on the second floor of Gopal Bhavan and on the second floor of the original Ashram building. Each room has two to four twin beds. Men’s and Ladies’ bathrooms,
located in a central area, have private shower and toilet facilities.
Contribution per night: $45 for one person, $60 for two people,
$75 for three people, $90 for four people, $105 for five people (children
5 and under stay free)
Maximum Occupancy Per Room: 2 - 5 (depending on the room)
Shared
Dorm Rooms
These rooms are available only upon request during special events. They are shared accommodations (Men’s and Ladies’ dormitories). Each room has a combination of twin beds and/or bunk beds. Men’s and Ladies’ bathrooms, located at the end of the hall, have private shower and toilet facilities.
Contribution per night: $30 per person
Maximum Occupancy: 8 - 20 (depending on the room)
Making Your Reservation
To make your reservation please call the Temple at 512-288-7180 between 9 am and 5 pm CST daily.
If you are planning a visit during a celebration, we suggest you make your reservations at least three weeks in advance. For the current dates of Barsana Dham celebrations, refer to our Event and Celebrations pages.
When to Arrive
When you arrive please register at the front desk in the Temple lobby. Registration can be done between 7:30 am (after morning satsang) and 7:30 pm (before evening satsang), however we suggest you arrive before 5:30 pm so you can have dinner and attend the evening satsang program.
Meals are served during stated meals times only. If you will be arriving after the meal times listed, please arrange to have your meal before arriving at the ashram.
What to Bring
Bedding and towels are provided with each room. Please bring all other personal necessities according to the following guidelines:
- Modest clothing should be worn during your visit. (Shorts, short skirts, sleeveless shirts are unsuitable.)
- Please avoid the use of perfume or cologne.
- Shoes are not worn inside any of the ashram buildings although slippers may be used.
Participating in the Ashram Schedule
For your spiritual upliftment we request your full participation in satsang during your visit:
Temple Services - Satsang (सत्संग)
Prayer, silent and chanting meditation, video lecture by Swamiji or Shree Maharajji, arti & homage.
Morning satsang: 6:30 - 7:30 am
Evening satsang: 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Additional Sunday satsang: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Ashram Meals
Vegetarian meals are served in the Ashram Dining Hall at the following times only:
Breakfast: 7:30 - 8:00 am
Lunch: 12:30 - 1:15 pm
Dinner: 5:30 - 6:15 pm
The kitchen will be closed at all other times. Drinks and fresh fruit are available in the Dining Hall at all times.
Guidelines For Your Stay
To maintain the peaceful and devotional atmosphere of Barsana Dham, please observe the following guidelines:
- Please be punctual to satsang.
- Maintain silence in the Temple.
- Children should be supervised at all times.
- No photography or video recording in the Temple.
- No non-vegetarian foods (including eggs), cigarettes, alcohol or intoxicants can be used or kept at Barsana Dham.
- No pets are allowed.