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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

Here Vedanta is taught true to the sampradaya, the traditional way of teaching, in a setup which is as modern as it is traditional. The students come here and live with the teacher, learning as much from living in the Gurukulam as from the teaching. The students come from all over the world with interest and commitment to study. Sanskrit is taught through the classical Paninian Grammar.

The Gurukulam has been offering weekend students classes, short term retreats, long term retreats to people wanting to study Vedanta and also yoga and other retreats. However it has carved a niche for itself in offering intense three year programs in Vedanta and Sanskrit, the graduates of which are sharing this knowledge with others all over the world today.