 The early ashram was established in a former hotel.The SYDA (Siddha Yoga Dham Associates) Foundation -- established by Muktananda in 1974 as the administrative organization for Siddha Yoga -- bought the Gilbert Hotel, situated on Brickman Road, Fallsburg.Extensive renovations began and the site became the location of the offices that were to administer Siddha Yoga activities globally.