The Art of Living International Center is the headquarters of the Art of Living Foundation. The centre is located at 21 km southwest of Bangalore on Kanakapura road, at the top of the Panchagiri Hills. It is connected by Road via Nice Ring Road or Banshankari - Kanakapura Road. History of the Center The Center was established in 1986 By Ravi Shankar to offer a base for his Art of Living Foundation. It draws 1.2 million visitors yearly for its yoga and meditation programs. The lifestyle is with a daily routine of group meditation, chanting, knowledge sessions, pujasand satsangs. It also hosts Panchkarma Center and Ayurvedic Hospital for Ayurvedic treatment. Facilities Vishalakshi Mantap Vishalakshi mantap Is a meditation hall consisting of five tiers with designs of lotus petals surrounding it. Symbols of all major religions of the world are depicted inside the hall. Ayurveda hospital Sri Sri College of Ayurvedic Science & Research Hospital is a 172 bedded multi-speciality Ayurveda Hospital covering over 1 lakh sq ft area. It offers super speciality clinics in each branch of Ayurveda. Treatments range from traditional Panchakarma to modern cancer And diabetes treatment. Sri Sri Panchakarma The Sri Sri Ayurveda Panchakarma Center has been built in the traditional Kerala style,. Legal issues In 2011, a public-interest litigation petition filed in the Karnataka High Court alleged that some of the centre's structures encroached upon the Udipalya tank. The government of Karnataka found on inspection that the centre had encroached upon of the tank area and issued a show cause notice. References External links Hindu organisations based in India International Hindu organizations Organisations based in Bangalore Spiritual organizations 1986 establishments in Karnataka Organizations established in 1986