Aranya Nagar, Chandrapur (east of Guwahati), Assam
Dhamma Asama Vipassana Centre
Monthly ten-day Vipassana on a hilltop by the Brahmaputra
Details checked on the official site, October 2026 · We never take bookings or commissions
Dhamma Asama is a young Vipassana centre on a green hilltop by the Brahmaputra, east of Guwahati, which held its first course in January 2021. It runs one 10-day silent course a month in the S.N. Goenka tradition free of charge, plus an annual course for old students.
Green hilltop above the Brahmaputra river
Free courses funded only by donations
Easy access from Guwahati, gateway to the Northeast
Free
donation-based
- Stay
- Meals
- Meditation
10-day course is free incl. food and lodging; only past students may donate
Courses here are free or by donation. Never pay an agent or another website to book.
Indicative. Checked on the official site, October 2026.
Before you book
Arrival
Fixed course dates only
Couples
Couples stay separately
Phones
Phones handed in
Food
Vegetarian food
Booking
Apply on their site
Taxes
Not stated: ask the retreat
Great for
- deep practice
- spiritual seekers
- budget travellers
Maybe not for
- Short breaks: the minimum is 11 nights
- Anyone who needs to stay reachable by phone
Good to know before you go
- Noble silence for the whole course, with no phones, reading or writing
- Small centre with one 10-day course a month; apply early
- About 27 km from Guwahati station via Narengi and the Chandrapur road
Programs & stays
Rooms: Small centre for about 30 (14 men, 16 women); men and women housed separately
Program names and lengths change. Check the retreat's calendar for current dates.
When to go
Best Oct–Mar. Oct–Mar is cool and dry; Apr–Sep is hot and humid with heavy monsoon rain
- Winter · Dec–Feb
- Post-monsoon · Oct–Nov
Getting there
Nearest airportGuwahati (GAU), ~47 km
By trainGuwahati, ~27 km
- ~730 km from Kolkata, best to fly
- ~1,990 km from Delhi NCR, best to fly
- ~2,290 km from Hyderabad, best to fly
- ~2,560 km from Chennai, best to fly
Researched from the retreat's official website and public sources. Details change, so confirm prices, dates and policies with Dhamma Asama Vipassana Centre before booking.
- Photo: দস্যু ভাস্কৰ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Srabanti.basak, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Olga Pukhalskaya, Unsplash
- Photo: Milan Popovic, Unsplash
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