Barren Land to Spiritual Abundance

On 8 February 8 1982, after performing Bhumi Puja to sanctify the 24-acre land of the remote, dry, and poor Ellayapalli village in the Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh, Gurudev signaled its transformation into a spiritual haven. The Chinmayaranyam ashram became the site for a Telugu  Sandeepany with its first Vedanta Course ably led by Swamini Saradapriyananda, one of the foremost disciples of  Gurudev. At Chinmayaranyam, spiritual learning blossomed, fragrant with great seva (service) and uplifting worship.