Ashram Location -  Opening and Closing times - 08:30 – 18:30
The Ashram is open daily all year round including public holidays

Admission - Admission to everyone is free of charge
For school tours and large groups it is advisable to inform the Ashram so that a guided tour (free of charge) can be organised.

Prohibited - Smoking and Alcohol Smoking tobacco, alcohol and drugs are not permitted on the property.

Behaviour - We request that visitors behave in a way that is respectful to the peaceful sanctity of the Ashram by refraining from impolite, rude and loud languge, disposing of their rubbish in the rubbish bins provided and not touching or tampering with the displays. We also request that visitors dress appropriately to respect the dignity of the Ashram.

Photographic and Video cameras are allowed in the Ashram and Museum

Parking, free of charge is available on the property

Donations -Donations made to the Ashram are most welcomed as the Ashram and Ashram activities are funded by a Trust.
Donations can be made upon visiting the Ashram or if wanting to contribute from abroad, please feel free to contact the Ashram.

Ashram Tour Sites -

Magan Niwas - Maganlal Gandhi was Gandhi’s nephew and his true follower since Phoenix Ashram days in South Africa. Gandhi called him “the soul of the Ashram” of which he was the architect and efficient manager. He introduced different upgraded designs of Charkha- the spinning wheel. It became the symbol of revolution which ultimately gave birth to Khadi. On his death in 1928, Gandhi remarked “I have been widowed”.

Upasana Mandir (Prarthana Bhooni) - Gandhi considered prayer as ultimate food for the soul. It helped him in taking important personal and national decisions. Hence, before starting work in the morning and at the end in the evening, her regularly offered prayer with the ashramites at this place. They listened to bhajans- hymns and , at times, reading form holy Gita, Quran and Bible.

Hariday Kunj - This was Gandhi’s home in the Ashram. Kakasaheb Kalelkar named it Hriday Kunj. Like the heart in a body, this centrally located abode supplied energy to the entire place. Gandhi lived here from 1918 to 1930 and it was while living here that Mohandas Gandhi came to be known as Mahatma Gandhi. Here he met national and international personalities. He left the Ashram in 1930 with a vow- “not to return to this Ashram till India became independent”. Inside there are 4 rooms: Gandhi’s; Kasturba’s; Guest and Kitchen. There are also replicas (and some originals) of Gandhi’s possessions.

Vinoba-Mira Kutir - Gandhi hailed Vinoba Bhave as the model Satyagrahi for his total commitment to truth. He stayed here from 1918 to 1921. Later, he led Bhoodan Andolan a revolutionary movement for land donation in India.
Madeleine Slade, a British Admiral’s daughter, was devoted to Gandhi’s ideology which she learnt form Romain Rolland’s book. Gandhi called her Mira. She helped in Ashram activities. She also stayed here from 1925 to 1933.

Nandini - This was the guest house of the Ashram. Many national leaders and eminent personalities from abroad stayed here and observed the rules of simple life in the Ashram. For example: Reginald Reynolds, ‘Deenbandhu’ Andrews, Henry Poland, Kallenbach etc

Udyog Mandir - It was founded in 1918 during the historic strike of mill workers of Ahmedabad. In the beginning Gandhi lived in one of is small rooms. A ‘temple of industry’ it symbolized self reliance and dignity of labour It spread the message of ‘Swaraj though Khadi’ in the country.

Somnath Chhatralaya - It is a cluster of rooms occupied by Ashramites who forsook family affairs and shared Ashram community life. They shared a common kitchen and created a large joint family under one roof. It was a noble experiment of living together by Gandhi.

Teachers Niwas - Gandhi’s associates stayed at Teachers’ Chali. Many among them were:
Kakasaheb Kaleldar: Renowned Gujarati author, Champion of constructive work, Vice chancellor of Gujarat Vidhyapith
Kishorelal Mashruwala: Author and philosopher
Mahadevbhai Desai: Gandhi’s close associate and personal secretary
Narhari Parikh: Educationalist and Economist
Pandit Narayan Moreshwar Khare: Prominent singer of Bhakti school of thought and devotion
Laxmidas Ashar: Pioneer of Ashram’s Khadi and Village Industries.

The Museum -

Gandhi in Ahmedabad Gallery - Gandhi returned to India from South Africa (where he had resided for 21 years) on 9 January 1915. On the 1 February 1915 he arrived in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. For the next 15 years Ahmedabad was used as his base for much of the Indian freedom struggle. He left Ahmedabad on the 12 March 1930 on the famous Dandi Salt March.

Painting Gallery - This gallery is dedicated to 8 paintings depicting Gandhi in various poses during various activities (marching; spinning cloth; meditating etc). These portraits were painted in the 1960’s by Chandulal Shah and Hiralal Khatri who were textile merchants as well as accomplished artists. Subsequently these painting were generously donated to the Ashram where they presently stand in our painting gallery.

My Life is My Message" Gallery - The “My Life is my Message” gallery is a gallery dedicated to chronicling the inspiring life of MK Gandhi, the Mahatma. This is achieved through an exhibition of over 250 photographs organised in 7 parts which covers his entire life from his birth in Porbandar (in 1869), his time spent in England, the pivotal role he played in the South African Indian freedom struggle and his multiple roles in the path to Indian independence and finally ending with his tragic assassination in Delhi in 1948.

Ashram Book Store - Our bookstore stocks an extraordinary variety of literature. Here you can find books written by Gandhi, about Gandhi and on various related topics ranging from India’s freedom struggle to pictorial biographies and children’s books.