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Dhamma Paṭhāra, Parner, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India
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** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): Hindi / English / Marathi

Dhammapaṭhāra Vipassana mediation center is situated in Kakanewadi near Kanhur Pathar in Parner tahshil of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra. 5 km from Ahmednagar Kalyan highway. 10-acre land is purchased by PARNER Vipassana samiti in July 2021

How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course

Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
Await notification. All correspondence will be through e-mail if you give an e-mail address in your application. Due to the large volume of applications, it may take up to two weeks before receiving notification.
If your application is accepted then we require you to confirm you will be attending in order to secure your place in the course.

Additional information

Dhammapaṭhāra Vipassana Mediation Center
Kakanewadi Tal Parner, District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India

Email: [email protected]
Website: http://pathara.dhamma.org

Ten Day & Other Courses

All ten day courses begin on the evening of the first day and end on the early morning of the last day.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.

2025 Ten Day & Other Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	02 Jul - 13 Jul	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Open Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open	Parner, Ahmednagar
Apply*	13 Jul	Children / Teens	Open	Parner, Ahmednagar
Apply*	17 Jul - 20 Jul	3-Day	Women - Closed New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
Apply*	20 Jul	1-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
Apply*	24 Jul - 27 Jul	3-Day	Women - Closed New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
Apply*	27 Jul	1-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
Apply*	30 Jul - 10 Aug	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Open Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open	Parner, Ahmednagar
Apply*	10 Aug	1-Day	Women - Closed New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
Apply*	16 Aug - 17 Aug	Dhamma Server Work Shop	New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open	Parner, Ahmednagar
Apply*	21 Aug - 24 Aug	3-Day	Women - Closed New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
Apply*	24 Aug	1-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
Apply*	28 Aug - 31 Aug	3-Day	Women - Closed New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
Apply*	31 Aug	1-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
Apply*	03 Sep - 14 Sep	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Open Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open	Parner, Ahmednagar
Apply*	14 Sep	1-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
Apply*	18 Sep - 21 Sep	3-Day	Women - Closed New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
Apply*	21 Sep	1-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
Apply*	25 Sep - 28 Sep	3-Day	Women - Closed New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Female Server - Closed Male Server - Open	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
Apply*	28 Sep	1-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
	01 Oct - 12 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 03 Jul	Parner, Ahmednagar
	12 Oct	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 14 Jul	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
	16 Oct - 19 Oct	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 18 Jul	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
	19 Oct	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 21 Jul	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
	23 Oct - 26 Oct	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 25 Jul	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
	29 Oct - 09 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 31 Jul	Parner, Ahmednagar
	09 Nov	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 11 Aug	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
	13 Nov - 16 Nov	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 15 Aug	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
	16 Nov	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 18 Aug	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
	20 Nov - 23 Nov	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 22 Aug	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
	23 Nov	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 25 Aug	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
	26 Nov - 07 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 28 Aug	Parner, Ahmednagar
	07 Dec	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 08 Sep	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
	11 Dec - 14 Dec	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 12 Sep	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
	14 Dec	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 15 Sep	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
	18 Dec - 21 Dec	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 19 Sep	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
	21 Dec	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 22 Sep	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
	24 December, 2025 - 04 January, 2026	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 25 Sep	Parner, Ahmednagar

2026 Ten Day & Other Courses

Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
04 Jan	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 06 Oct	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
08 Jan - 11 Jan	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 10 Oct	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
11 Jan	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 13 Oct	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
15 Jan - 18 Jan	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 17 Oct	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
18 Jan	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 20 Oct	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
21 Jan - 01 Feb	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 23 Oct	Parner, Ahmednagar
01 Feb	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 03 Nov	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
05 Feb - 08 Feb	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 07 Nov	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
08 Feb	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 10 Nov	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
12 Feb - 15 Feb	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 14 Nov	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
15 Feb	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 17 Nov	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
18 Feb - 01 Mar	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 20 Nov	Parner, Ahmednagar
01 Mar	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 01 Dec	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
04 Mar - 15 Mar	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 04 Dec	Parner, Ahmednagar
15 Mar	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 15 Dec	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
19 Mar - 22 Mar	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 19 Dec	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
22 Mar	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 22 Dec	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
26 Mar - 29 Mar	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 26 Dec	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
29 Mar	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 29 Dec	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
01 Apr - 12 Apr	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 01 Jan	Parner, Ahmednagar
12 Apr	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 12 Jan	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
16 Apr - 19 Apr	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 16 Jan	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
19 Apr	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 19 Jan	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
23 Apr - 26 Apr	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 23 Jan	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
26 Apr	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 26 Jan	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
29 Apr - 10 May	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 29 Jan	Parner, Ahmednagar
10 May	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 09 Feb	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
14 May - 17 May	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 13 Feb	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
17 May	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 16 Feb	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
21 May - 24 May	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 20 Feb	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
24 May	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 23 Feb	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
27 May - 07 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 26 Feb	Parner, Ahmednagar
07 Jun	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 09 Mar	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
11 Jun - 14 Jun	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 13 Mar	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
14 Jun	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 16 Mar	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
18 Jun - 21 Jun	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 20 Mar	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
21 Jun	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 23 Mar	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students
24 Jun - 05 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 26 Mar	Parner, Ahmednagar
05 Jul	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 06 Apr	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students

2028 Ten Day & Other Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	26 Oct	1-Day	Applications accepted starting 28 Jul	Parner, Ahmednagar	For old students

The online application form encrypts your information before it is sent from your computer to our application server. However, it may not be totally secure even though encryption is used. If you are concerned about the possibility of security risks of your confidential information while it is on the Internet, do not use this form and instead download an application. Print and complete it. Then please send the form to the course organizers. By faxing or posting your application form it may delay the registration process by one to two weeks.

To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://pathara.dhamma.org/os. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.

Questions may be addressed to Email: [email protected]

All courses are run solely on a donation basis. All expenses are met by donations from those who, having completed a course and experienced the benefits of Vipassana, wish to give others the same opportunity. Neither the Teacher nor the assistant teachers receive remuneration; they and those who serve the courses volunteer their time. Thus Vipassana is offered free from commercialisation.

Old students are those who have completed a 10-day Vipassana Meditation course with S.N. Goenka or his Assistant Teachers. Old students have the opportunity to provide Dhamma Service at the courses listed.

Bilingual courses are courses which are taught in two languages. All students will hear daily meditation instructions in both languages. The evening discourses will be heard separately.

Meditation courses are held at both center and non-center locations. Meditation centers are dedicated facilities where courses are held regularly throughout the year. Before meditation centers were established in this tradition, all courses were held at temporary sites, such as campgrounds, religious retreat centers, churches and the like. Today, in regions where centers have not yet been established by local students of Vipassana who live in the area, 10 Day meditation courses are held at non-center course sites.

10-day Courses are an introductory course to Vipassana Meditation where the technique is taught step-by-step each day. The courses begin after a 2 - 4 pm registration period and orientation, followed by 10 full days of meditation, and end the morning of the 11th day by 7:30 am.

Children's Anapana Courses are open for all children aged 8-12 years old who wish to learn to meditate. Their parents/guardians do not have to be meditators.

Teenagers' Anapana Courses are open for all teenagers aged 13-18 years old who wish to learn to meditate. Their parents/guardians do not have to be meditators.

Old Student Course Qualification Requirements

Old Student Short Courses (1-3 days) are for any student who has completed the 10-day course with S.N. Goenka and his assistant teachers. All old students are welcome to apply to attend these courses, including those where it has been some time since their last course.