Saranagati Village is home to a community of practitioners of bhakti and followers of Srila Prabhupada. The collection of individual off-grid homesteads is spread across 10 kilometers in beautiful Venables Valley located near Ashcroft, BC, a four hour drive from Vancouver.
Our community is managed by SARANAGATI VILLAGE HOLDINGS INC, (SVHI), a British Columbia company that provides a community environment which supports and promotes the practice of Krishna Consciousness.
Spiritual association is the essence of spiritual advancement. When our community started in 1982, the devotees who pioneered this project committed their lives and resources to building a spiritual community for themselves, their families and other like-minded devotees.
SVHI is a land holding company and does NOT provide:
- guest facility, restaurant, food or public washroom
- accommodation or short term rentals see membership application page
- bhakta program, instead see ISKCON Saranagati Temple
The foundation for the enthusiasm and dedication to this mission comes from the daily practical application of spiritual principles. These principles are:
Chanting 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra each day.
Following the four regulative principles of:
- No meat eating
- No intoxication
- No illicit sex
- No gambling