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Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Math (YSS Ranchi Ashram)
Ranchi, Jharkhand
Key facts
- Volunteer Yes
- Foreigners can stay With conditions – Stays are for YSS/SRF Lessons students; the official accommodation request form accepts SRF members and non-Indian citizens. Ranchi guest accommodation is closed until early 2027
- Minimum stay Up to 5 days (Lessons students)
- Cost type Contact ashram
In short: Paramahansa Yogananda's first ashram (1918), the Indian headquarters of Yogoda Satsanga Society. Guest accommodation is closed for civil works until early 2027; grounds stay open daily. Foreigners: with conditions (Stays are for YSS/SRF Lessons students; the official accommodation request form accepts SRF members and non-Indian citizens. Ranchi guest accommodation is closed until early 2027); cost: Contact ashram; minimum stay: Up to 5 days (Lessons students).
Last checked 2026-10-23 · from 4 official sources: Ranchi Ashram · Request accommodation · Retreats · Contact
Can I volunteer here?
Yes
YSS invites people to serve as employees, resident sevaks in its ashrams, or remote volunteers.
- Foreigners can volunteer: Not confirmed
Source · checked 2026-10-22
Volunteering at ashrams is often called seva (selfless service).
What's unique here
Stay details
- Who can stay
- YSS/SRF Lessons students may stay up to five days (personal or conducted retreats). Guest accommodation at Ranchi closed until early 2027 – YSS suggests Dakshineswar, Dwarahat, Noida or Chennai meanwhile. Children under 12 not permitted on retreats.
- Foreigners can stay
- With conditions – Stays are for YSS/SRF Lessons students; the official accommodation request form accepts SRF members and non-Indian citizens. Ranchi guest accommodation is closed until early 2027
- Cost / donation
- Not confirmed
- Minimum stay
- Up to 5 days (Lessons students)
- Volunteer (seva) terms
- YSS invites people to serve as employees, resident sevaks in its ashrams, or remote volunteers. (see 'Can I volunteer here?')
- Daily schedule
- Grounds open to visitors daily 9:00 AM–4:30 PM
- Sunday group meditation 10:30 AM–12:00 noon
- Twice-daily group meditations during retreats
- Rules
- Men and women accommodated separately (exceptions for married couples 65+)
- Children below 12 not permitted on retreats
- Inform the ashram at least one month ahead for retreats
- How to apply / book
- Use the YSS accommodation request form (yssofindia.org/request-accommodation) with Lessons registration number; non-students may use the YSS list of nearby hotels.
- Nearest transport
- Not confirmed
Common questions
How do I book a room at Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Math (YSS Ranchi Ashram)?
Use the YSS accommodation request form (yssofindia.org/request-accommodation) with Lessons registration number; non-students may use the YSS list of nearby hotels.
Can foreigners stay at Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Math (YSS Ranchi Ashram)?
With conditions: Stays are for YSS/SRF Lessons students; the official accommodation request form accepts SRF members and non-Indian citizens. Ranchi guest accommodation is closed until early 2027
What is the minimum stay at Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Math (YSS Ranchi Ashram)?
Up to 5 days (Lessons students)
Last checked 2026-10-23 · Source
Contact
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Sources: yssofindia.org · yssofindia.org · last checked 2026-10-22
Best time to visit
Not confirmed on official pages.
Things to do
- Paramahansa Yogananda's room (shrine)
- Litchi Vedi
- Meditation mandir open through the day
- Guided tour by appointment at Reception
Sources: yssofindia.org · last checked 2026-10-22
How to get there
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| Notes | Not confirmed |
What visitors say
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Sources
Last verified: 2026-10-23
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