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From Mumbai: You can take a local train from Lonavala towards Pune. Get down at the next train station, after 10 minutes, called Malavali. 

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From Pune: get a local train from Pune to Lonavala, after one hour or so, get down at the Malavali Station.

 

The Buddhist meditation center is located at the foothills of Lohagad fort. There are two ways to reach the meditation center.

 

1). If you enjoy walking: You can walk all the way long to the meditation center via Bhaja village (you can take a auto rickshaw till the village from the railway station, they charge around 25 RS. ) through field it takes around 30 minutes to walk, the walk is quite pleasant depending on how much luggage you have.

 

2). Auto rickshaw: The second option is you can hire a auto rickshaw

from the Malavali station direct to the meditation center, via Deole village,  they charge around Rs 130. the road is not a tar road and the ride is bit rough. Use the same road if you are coming by your own vehicle.

 

 

 

How to reach Bhaja meditation retreat centre?

More tips:

1. Bring a battery torch, you my need it at night.

2. Diet: if you have special (medical) diet requirement please bring your food requirement along with you. The retreat center provides simple vegetarian food.

3. Shoes: the meditation center being in the foot hills and surrounded by forest there are snakes around (though they have never bitten any one in last 25 years) we recommend that you be protected, please bring shoes along with you.

4. Odomos: to protect your self from mosquitoes please bring some kind of mosquito repellent along with you.

5. No Smoking: being a meditation center smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol is strictly prohibited.

6. Toiletries: please bring your own toiletries, soap, towels, tooth paste etc they are not provided at the center. (No shops around)

7. Bedding: Mattress, sheets, cushion and blankets are provided by the center.