Lunch is included
Lunch is included as part of the retreat day.
Dial D for Devas
Vaikuntha Vasa One Day with Vishnu on Ekadashi
Come, Dwell in Vaikuntha for a Day
There is a day, once every month, when the veil between the ordinary and the sacred grows thin. It is called Ekadashi — the eleventh day — and it belongs to Lord Vishnu, the Preserver, the one who sustains all creation with quiet, unwavering grace.
This Shravana, that day carries a name of its own significance — Putrada Ekadashi, the giver of what is precious, the giver of continuity itself.
On 23rd August, we invite you to step away from the noise of your everyday life and spend one full day the way sages once did — in devotion, in stillness, in the company of Vishnu.
We call it Vaikuntha Vasa — a day of dwelling, even if briefly, in the abode of the divine.
The Story Behind the Day
Long ago, in the kingdom of Mahishmati, there lived a king named Mahajita — righteous, just, beloved by his people — and yet, his heart carried one unspoken sorrow. He had no child, no continuation of his lineage, no one to carry forward what he had built with a lifetime of devotion.
His ministers, unable to bear his silent grief, sought the counsel of the sage Lomasha Rishi. The sage looked deep into the king's past and revealed that this sorrow was not punishment, but a karmic thread yet to be resolved.
His guidance was simple: observe Putrada Ekadashi with full devotion, and offer its merit in surrender to Vishnu.
What happened next is the heart of the story — it was not the king alone who observed the vrat. His entire kingdom fasted with him. An entire people turned their devotion toward one man's longing, and offered it, together, to the divine.
The queen conceived. A son was born. But if you listen closely, the story was never really about a child.
It was about what happens when a community holds space for one person's prayer.
It was about surrender replacing struggle.
It was about grace arriving not because it was demanded, but because it was received with humility.
That is the spirit of Vaikuntha Vasa.
Why This Day Is for You
Every one of us is waiting for something
You may not be a king waiting for an heir. But every one of us is waiting for something —
a resolution we can't force into being
a dream we've prayed for quietly
a relationship, a healing, a beginning we long to nurture
a version of ourselves we are still becoming
Putrada Ekadashi does not ask you to control the outcome. It asks you to turn toward Vishnu, and surrender the wanting itself — trusting that what is meant to arrive, will.
This retreat is an invitation to bring whatever you are carrying — your hopes, your questions, your unfinished prayers — and lay them, for one day, at the feet of the Preserver.
Where the Day Will Unfold
We chose Mangalya Farmhouse for a reason. Some places are simply beautiful. A few places feel awake. This is one of them.
Mangalya Farmhouse
Venue Address
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Mangalya, Anandavanam Phase 1
J. Settipally (Village), Off Jawalagiri – Agala Kottai Road
Denkanikottai (Taluk), Krishnagiri (District) – 635118
A Glimpse of the Venue
Experience Mangalya Farmhouse
Step into the landscape where Vaikuntha Vasa will unfold — the open spaces, quiet greenery and natural setting of Mangalya Farmhouse.
Mangalya Farmhouse · Retreat Venue
The farm sits surrounded by hills on every side, as though the land itself were folded in prayer. You enter through a home gate tree grown into a divine circle — an arch that feels less built than blessed, as if the earth had shaped its own threshold into the sacred.
Inside, the land unfolds slowly. A Bodhi tree stands at its heart, ancient and still, the same tree under which seekers have found stillness for millennia. Nearby, huge rocks rise straight out of the earth — silent, immovable, holding a presence that makes you lower your voice without knowing why.
01
Miyawaka Forest
There is a Miyawaka forest here — a dense grove of native species growing the way forests grew before we forgot how. Walking through it feels like stepping into an older, more forgiving version of the world.
02
Water & Lilies
Water moves through the land in two forms of grace: the Koye pond, its surface layered with lilies, and a large, deep pond further in, both mirroring the sky and the hills back at themselves.
03
Akash Malige
Around the grounds, akash malige — the night-blooming, heaven-scented jasmine sacred in our traditions — releases its fragrance as evening falls, timed.
04
Quiet Abundance
The orchards carry their own quiet abundance — papaya trees, olive trees, and a scatter of fruit trees, alongside flowering plants that seem to bloom without needing an audience.
05
Gau Seva
And near the edge of the farm, a cow shed completes the picture — because no sacred Vaishnav space is complete without gau seva, the presence of the cow, gentle reminder of Krishna's own pastures.
Nothing here was arranged for effect. It grew this way, over years, the way devotion grows — slowly, rooted, patient. To spend Ekadashi in a place like this is to be reminded, without a word being spoken, of exactly what the day is about: preservation, continuity, and the quiet power of what is nurtured over time.
Travel & Transportation
Getting to Mangalya Farmhouse
Please arrange your own travel
Travelling is excluded. Participants should come on their own, or may pool with other participants by mutual discussion and travel together.
South Bangalore
(JP Nagar, Jayanagar, Electronic City, Bannerghatta Rd)
Bannerghatta Rd → Anekal → Denkanikottai
East Bangalore
(Whitefield, KR Puram, Marathahalli)
Sarjapur Rd/Hosur Rd → Attibele/Anekal → Denkanikottai
West Bangalore
(Rajajinagar, Vijayanagar, Basavanagudi)
Outer Ring Rd/NICE Rd → Bannerghatta Rd → Anekal → Denkanikottai
North Bangalore
(Hebbal, Yelahanka, Devanahalli)
NICE Rd/ORR (bypass city) → Bannerghatta Rd → Anekal → Denkanikottai
Travel Options
Option 1 self drive
Option 2: Uber Intercity
Uber's "Intercity" product is built exactly for this kind of out-of-city, one-way or round-trip drop, so it's usually smoother than a regular city Uber (driver is pre-briefed on a long trip, no surge cancellation mid-route).
Approximate fares (one-way): South Bangalore start ₹1,500–2,200 · East ₹2,000–2,800 · West ₹2,200–3,000 · North ₹2,800–3,800.
Ola Outstation – Direct alternative to Uber Intercity, similar booking flow.
Savaari – Dedicated outstation cab platform, lets you pick car type, one-way or round trip, with upfront fixed pricing.
What the Day Will Hold
A Day of Sacred Rhythm
From 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM, the day will move gently through practices rooted in tradition — quiet enough to feel personal, structured enough to feel held.
01
Morning Sankalpa
Setting a sacred intention, in the tradition of the vrat.
02
Satsang
Hearing the story of Mahajita retold, and reflecting on what it means for your own life.
03
Guided Meditation & Japa
Stilling the mind in the presence of the divine.
04
Community Offering
In the spirit of the king's kingdom praying together, a collective moment of shared devotion.
05
Reflective Circle
A space to voice, or simply sit with, what you are hoping to nurture into being.
06
Aarti
Closing the day as it should be closed, in light, gratitude, and surrender.
Every element of the day has been designed to feel less like an event, and more like a homecoming — to yourself, to your faith, to a rhythm older than any of us.
An Invitation, Not an Instruction
You do not need to arrive with answers. You do not need to arrive certain of what you're praying for. You simply need to arrive willing — willing to sit in stillness, willing to be part of something larger than your own asking, willing to let Vishnu's grace meet you exactly where you are.
Just as an entire kingdom once prayed for one man, we will spend this day praying — together — for whatever each of us is quietly hoping to receive.
Come. Dwell. Surrender. Receive.
Vaikuntha Vasa — One Day with Vishnu on Ekadashi
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Sunday, 23rd August 2026 · 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
Lunch included · Travel excluded — please arrange your own travel or pool with other participants by mutual discussion.
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