Six Buildings are maintained by the Sanstha to provide accommodation for visiting devotes. The charges vary for different types of room/facilities. Please see room reservation page. For the convenience of the pilgrims, the Sanstha offers Rented Accommodation. However on special occasions like gurupurnima some halls and school are provided as free accommodation. In addition tents, shamianas and proposed a/c suits are also put up.
Free Accommodation
In deserving cases Banglore wala hall on the ground floor is provided free; waving the Rs.400/- daily charge. In case of great necessity devotees may be allowed to sleep at night in the big Balbhojan Hall. Tents and Shamianas are put up if necessary for big celebration like Gurupurnima. On such occasion night stay in permitted to poor people in school rooms also.
Rented Accommodation
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Annapurna Canteen.
About 25% of the sanstha employees organize cleaning, cooking and serving wholesome meals to visiting devotees. The times and current rates are as follows:-
Nasta (breakfast)- 6 a.m. to 10 a.m for Rs.7
Nasta (Evening) -3 p.m to 5p.m for Rs.7
Lunch -11 a.m. tol 2 p.m for Rs 15
Dinner -7 p.m to 9 p.m for Rs.15
Sadhu coupons Rs.10 (Nashta+ Tea) and Rs 15 for meals. Annapurna is to north of Balbhojan.
Balbhojan.
Bhagwan Nityanand loved to play amongst the children and feed them. Balbhojan was very dear to Bhagwan. This is one of the main activity of the Sanstha. Hundreds of local children from and around Ganeshpuri are given free wholesome food everyday. The children joyfully chant OM NAMO BHAGWATE NITYANANDAYA as soon as they enter the Hall, sit down, are served and all start eating together. A large number of Bhandaras are also organized here after the children have had their meal. Balbhojan is to north of Kailash Niwas.
Dispensary:
One doctor and a nurse from the sanstha run a dispensary free of cost for the health care of poor people. The Doctor is working in the dispensary from Bhagwan's early days at the Ganeshpuri. Presently Prasad chikitsha trust under gurudev Siddhpeeth Ganeshpuri is providing very good special medical care and located in the village near I.T. bus stations. Prasad chikitsha runs a mobile hospital also in the nearby villages.
Railway Reservation Counter
The is no railway reservation counter at Ganeshpuri. There are computerized reservation counters at all the railway stations. from where Ganeshpuri is approached. These are at Vasai Road, Virar, Thane and Kalyan. Currently train travel reservation can be made 2 months prior to travel from the above mentioned places.
Security Arrangements
There is a police station at Ganeshpuri. Sanstha has employed over a dozen guards to provide secure and orderly environment for the devotees. At night all buildings and temple are under the constant care of alert watchmen. Close circuit T.V. monitor has been installed in the office to keep a check on activities in the temple. Additional police force is deployed for crowd control and orderly movement on festival days. The police also control the vehicular traffic on approach roads to Ganeshpuri.
Souvenirs Shop
There are many other shops constructed by the sanstha and rented out at very nominal rates. These shops sell so many items desired by the visiting devotees. There are wooden and metal statues. There are cassettes of Bhajan and Kirtan. There are so many photos of Bhagwan Shri Nityananda, various items of pooja like Japmala of various types, length, variety and thickness, lamp for Aarti, incense sticks and various types of stands for them. There are many other souvenirs too and there is plenty of choice.
Post and Telegraphy
There is a post office in Ganeshpuri. The pincode is 401206. The telephone system is very good. There are over a dozen places providing local/STD and international call facilities. The BSNL mobile also works in Ganeshpuri. A new computer centre recently opened can be requested to provide internet access.
Banks
Three banks are currently functioning. These are
1. Bank Of Maharashtra
2. Synicate Bank Vajeshwari
3. Bank Of Baroda
Savings bank, fixed deposit and all other plans of banks can be availed of in these banks. Wednesday is a non customer service day and Sunday is a holiday in the rural area of Ganeshpuri.
Gurudev Siddha Peeth, the first Siddha Yoga ashram, is a "shakti peeth", a center of spiritual energy. It is situated in the historic and sacred Tansa Valley, in Maharashtra, India. The ashram is imbued with the spiritual power of the Siddha Yoga Gurus and the countless hours of sadhana and spiritual practice that Siddha Yogis have performed there.
Over the years, Swami Muktananda and Gurumayi Chidvilasananda have continually emphasized the importance of performing the practices of the ashram daily schedule with discipline. This focus continually fortifies the powerful atmosphere of the ashram for present and future generations of seekers.
Siddha Yogis come to Gurudev Siddha Peeth to both experience and contribute to this ashram environment. Beginning early in the morning and continuing throughout the day, students come together for the Siddha Yoga practices of meditation, chanting, and seva.