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- 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
Before calling to make your reservation, please carefully read the following information to select the type of accommodations best suited to your needs.
Note: Contribution includes breakfast, lunch and dinner. Children under 2, accompanied by a parent or guardian, stay at the Ashram free. Maximum occupancy per room is 5.
Garden Rooms
(private bathrooms)
These rooms each have their own entrance from a covered walkway, with attached bathroom and two to five twin beds. Choose ground-floor or second-floor rooms.
Contribution per night: 1 adult $70, 2 adults $90, 3 adults $110, 4 adults $130, 5 adults $150. Children: 3-12 years, $15 additional (each); 2 years and under, no charge.
Gopal Bhavan
and Ashram Rooms
(shared bathrooms)
These rooms are located on the second floor of the original Ashram building. Each room has two to four twin beds. Community bathrooms (men's and ladies') are centrally located, with private showers and toilets.
Contribution per night: 1 adult $50, 2 adults $70, 3 adults $90, 4 adults $110, 5 adults $130. Children: 3-12 years, $15 additional (each); 2 years and under, no charge.
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 9 am (after morning satsang) and 7:30 pm (before evening satsang). We recommend that you arrive before 5:30pm so you can have dinner and attend the evening satsang program.
Meals are served during stated meal times only. If you will be arriving other than during the meal times listed, please make your own arrangements 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 do not use perfume or cologne.
- Shoes are not worn inside any of the 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. Our Snack Stand provides simple fare (chips, candy, etc.) 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.