Ashram

The word ashram means “place of practice” and refers to a place of contemplation, of inner reflection and of spiritual practice. Above all, however, an ashram is the place where the master teaches, where you can receive his or her Darshan.

Place of practice

Durgamayi Ma dedicated these two ashrams in Germany to her master, Sri Neem Karoli Baba, whom she met in India in 1973, during his lifetime.

Ma teaches the path of Bhakti Yoga, the path of loving devotion, as she herself experienced it with Baba and followed it to her own liberation.

Essential aspects of spiritual practice include, for example, singing Kirtan, meditation, and encounters with a spiritual master.

Both ashrams have temples that are regularly open for Aarti, Kirtan, Hanuman Chalisa, and Darshan with Ma.

Visit the Ashram
Maps & Directions

Brindavon Ashram

In 1999, Ma founded Brindavon Ashram - in a large townhouse located in Ulm’s eastern city center. Ma named it after the holy city of Vrindavan (Brindavon) in India, where she met her Guruji Sri Neem Karoli Baba for the first time.

Sri Neem Karoli Baba Mandir

In October 2021, Durgamayi Ma opened this new temple and ashram in honor of her beloved master Sri Neem Karoli Baba. The Baba Mandir is a place of contemplation and spiritual practice, a meeting place for Baba’s Satsang in Germany and a place to meet Ma. This new ashram is only a few kilometers from Brindavon Ashram in Ulm, on the other side of the river Danube.

Life in the Ashram

The two ashrams are sustained by a community of Ma’s devotees. Some of them live at Ashram Brindavon, while many others live outside the Ashram, in Ulm and throughout Germany. Together, they form the Satsang — the spiritual community united through Baba and Ma, their Satguru and their master.

An important part of life in the Ashram is the fixed daily routine.
It begins early in the morning and includes set times for meals, Seva — helping with the work of the Ashram — and the evening events.
This daily schedule supports the inner spiritual practice and is binding for devotees living in the Ashram as well as for visitors staying there.

Ashramchela

A community of Ma’s Chela has been living in Ashram Brindavon for over 25 years now. While most of them pursue their daily occupations outside the ashram, a few Chela are employed by the ashram as …

Satsangchela

In addition to the chela who live in the ashram, there are many of Ma’s chela who live outside the ashram in Ulm, around Ulm, in the whole of Germany and far beyond. Many of them have been coming …

Former ashrams in Cologne and Berlin

Ashram Kainchi in Cologne (2002-2011)

From 2002 to 2011, Ma traveled to Cologne once a month to give Darshan at Ashram Kainchi, which Ma had named after Maharajji’s ashram Kainchi Dham in India. At Ayodhya Ashram in Berlin, Ma regularly gave Darshan once a month from 2004 to 2013.

Ashram Ayodhya in Berlin (2004-2013)

Many people took this opportunity to meet Ma in Cologne and Berlin and there are many wonderful recordings of Darshan that Ma gave in both ashram. 

Unfortunately, the lease for both locations could not be extended.