Kebbedoddi, near Bengaluru, Karnataka
Pyramid Valley International
Silent Anapanasati meditation under a giant pyramid
Details checked on the official site, October 2026 · We never take bookings or commissions
Pyramid Valley is a 40-acre meditation campus in the scrubby hills south-west of Bengaluru, centred on the 30-metre Maitreya Buddha Pyramid built solely for meditation. You can visit for the day, stay in donation-based dorms or rooms, or join scheduled silent retreats that teach breath-focused Anapanasati meditation.
30-metre pyramid built purely for meditation
Silent, phone-free retreats of five to seven days
Very low, donation-based dorm and room rates
Starts from
₹6,000 for 4 nights
per person
- Stay
- Meals
- Meditation
5-day silent Stillness Retreat, dorm (twin ₹9,000; single ₹14,000); food and stay included
Indicative. Checked on the official site, October 2026.
Before you book
Arrival
Fixed courses, or arrive any day
Couples
Not stated: ask the retreat
Phones
Phones limited to certain times
Food
Sattvic vegetarian food
Booking
Book by phone or WhatsApp
Taxes
Not stated: ask the retreat
Great for
- spiritual seekers
- budget travellers
- digital detox
- first-timers
Maybe not for
- Anyone who needs to stay reachable by phone
Good to know before you go
- On the Stillness Retreat phones are handed in on day one, with three days of full silence
- Food on campus is sattvic vegetarian and rooms have no TV
- Retreats are small (60 seats for Stillness), so register early
Programs & stays
Rooms: Valley Pod dorms, standard and AC deluxe rooms, luxury rooms and Soul Nest rooms
Program names and lengths change. Check the retreat's calendar for current dates.
When to go
Best Oct–Feb. Oct–Feb is cool and dry; Mar–May is hot; Jun–Sep brings moderate rain
- Winter · Dec–Feb
- Post-monsoon · Oct–Nov
Getting there
Nearest airportBengaluru (BLR), ~90 km / about 2.5 hr drive
- ~1 hr drive from Bengaluru
- ~410 km from Chennai, best to fly
- ~720 km from Hyderabad, best to fly
- ~1,170 km from Mumbai, best to fly
Researched from the retreat's official website and public sources. Details change, so confirm prices, dates and policies with Pyramid Valley International before booking.
- Photo: Pranabandhu Nayak, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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