Ashram Guidelines
1. This institute is run on Mahatma Gandhi's principles for destitute persons of all religions and castes.
2. All persons are treated equally with no special treatment for rich or upper caste etc.
3. Institution provides VEGETARIAN food, shelter, clothing, reasonable medical care, spiritual and emotional support to each resident.
4. House religion of the institution is Hinduism but each resident is allowed to practice their individual religion without disturbing others. All residents are required to attend daily morning and evening group prayer sessions.
5. The Ashram does not charge any money from residents towards maintenance, medicine etc. It is fully free.
6. Non-vegetarian food, chewing pan or tobacco, using snuff, drinking alcohol, spitting and urinating in lawns etc. are not allowed within the Ashram.
7. Smoking allowed only in designated areas inside the Ashram.
8. The residents need to take care of all their personal work (like washing clothes etc.), for which no assistance is available. They are also expected to participate in the Ashram chores based on their physical and mental capabilities.
9. The residents are provided with a bed & a shelf for personal use. Chairs, tables, television & other furniture are provided for common use. No personal furniture or reserved furniture is allowed.
10. The residents are required to have all their personal belongings kept in the provided shelf. One personal trunk is additionally allowed to be kept under their bed. No other containers or boxes are allowed.
11. The residents are advised not to keep any valuables in their possession because the Management will not be responsible for loss or theft of any items.
12. The residents are forbidden to offer gifts or money to other residents or employees of the institute (not even a loan).
13. The residents are not allowed to use personal gadgets which use electricity or disturb other residents. Mobile phones can be used without disturbing other residents.
14. The residents are required to maintain personal hygiene, dignity, cleanliness and desist from quarreling or forming groups in the Ashram.
15. The residents are advised to use the walking track for exercise within the Ashram and not to go out on busy roads etc. They are however welcome to go to the city, place of worship or relative's place after giving due information to the person in charge and making an entry in the resident movement register.
16. The residents should consider the Ashram as their home and not as a hostel or hotel facility; therefore must engage in maximum amount of self-service and shram-dana.
17. The residents are not allowed to bring any outside food into the Ashram, vegetarian or non- vegetarian, whatsoever.
18. The residents must do toilet and dormitory cleaning on rotation basis.
19. The residents should not use bad or obscene language.
20. The residents should not hit anybody. If they do so, they will not be allowed to continue to live in the Ashram.
21. The residents should not do jaati-bheda or differentiate other residents on the basis of their caste.
22. The residents should help other residents in case of sickness like taking care of them in the Ashram or in the hospital on rotation basis.
23. Our Ashram cannot take care of bedridden persons hence the residents will be shifted to other Ashrams, in Mysore or Bangalore, in case they become bedridden.
24. Wastage of provided food, clothing, toiletries, medicine, hot water etc. must be avoided at all costs.
25. Ashram will not be held liable by the residents on any count or circumstances.
26. The Ashram is run with the goodwill of the society and generous donors; residents are required to be courteous towards all visitors to the Ashram.
27. The Management reserves the absolute right of granting admission to the Ashram or evicting a resident without giving any notice or reason.
28. This old age home has been set up to provide a life of dignity to the destitute elderly of the society and each resident must endeavor their best to make this place a happy one.
