created by
Alexey Bazhenov
Alexey Bazhenov
About Jambavan Art Sanctuary
Jambavan Art Sanctuary – An institution for engaging in Healing Arts, A Creative getaway, A Unique Homestay that believes in fostering an environment that nurtures the spirit of one’s inner-child through the ways of Art and Heart!
This is a home for art lovers, music lovers, dreamers & seekers. A place where art is life & life is art. A place for souls to find safety in their being & channel their purest expression, that of their inner child.
Jambavan Art Sanctuary is a safe space, a playground for your inner-child and a resting place for your tired bodies and overused minds. If you are looking for a unique getaway, one that promises a peaceful, creative break that you so rightly deserve, we can’t wait to meet you!
The Origin Story
Jambavan Art Sanctuary is a part of ‘Jambavan Arts Collective’, an Arts & Community destination in Varkala. This space was built in November 2022 by Avneeth and Anvita, two artists who found love and healing in Art and Music and wanted to create a safe space for many others to experience the magic of Healing Arts. From Nov 2022 – Feb 2023, in Jambavan Arts Collective we held many beautiful gatherings, where art & music lovers, dreamers & seekers from all over the world came together to make art, play music, make new friends, share a laugh or two but most importantly reconnect with their inner-child in creative and playful ways.
And now we welcome you into the next phase of our journey.
Meet our newest kid on the block, ‘Jambavan Art Sanctuary’, a home where you can live surrounded by art, music, nature, friends and lots of love. Situated in a quiet, serene corner of Varkala, 10-15 minutes walking from the beach, this is where you can rest and relax & take a creative, soulful break.
Jambavan Art Sanctuary – An institution for engaging in Healing Arts, A Creative getaway, A Unique Homestay that believes in fostering an environment that nurtures the spirit of one’s inner-child through the ways of Art and Heart!
This is a home for art lovers, music lovers, dreamers & seekers. A place where art is life & life is art. A place for souls to find safety in their being & channel their purest expression, that of their inner child.
Jambavan Art Sanctuary is a safe space, a playground for your inner-child and a resting place for your tired bodies and overused minds. If you are looking for a unique getaway, one that promises a peaceful, creative break that you so rightly deserve, we can’t wait to meet you!
The Origin Story
Jambavan Art Sanctuary is a part of ‘Jambavan Arts Collective’, an Arts & Community destination in Varkala. This space was built in November 2022 by Avneeth and Anvita, two artists who found love and healing in Art and Music and wanted to create a safe space for many others to experience the magic of Healing Arts. From Nov 2022 – Feb 2023, in Jambavan Arts Collective we held many beautiful gatherings, where art & music lovers, dreamers & seekers from all over the world came together to make art, play music, make new friends, share a laugh or two but most importantly reconnect with their inner-child in creative and playful ways.
And now we welcome you into the next phase of our journey.
Meet our newest kid on the block, ‘Jambavan Art Sanctuary’, a home where you can live surrounded by art, music, nature, friends and lots of love. Situated in a quiet, serene corner of Varkala, 10-15 minutes walking from the beach, this is where you can rest and relax & take a creative, soulful break.
SPACES: The ‘Jambavan Art Sanctuary’ comprises of the following spaces:
The Home: A fully furnished 3-bedroom house that has been decorated with love and handmade Sacred Geometry Art made by Avneeth, the co-creator of Jambavan Arts Collective. (Avneeth is a seasoned artist who has been making Mandalas for a decade now and has developed his own unique visual language.)
We believe that spaces have their own unique personalities and have stories to tell. In keeping with the spirit of that, each space in the Sanctuary has been done up in original handmade art to bring alive the attributes of that space and to tap into what the space wants us to take from it.
The Home: A fully furnished 3-bedroom house that has been decorated with love and handmade Sacred Geometry Art made by Avneeth, the co-creator of Jambavan Arts Collective. (Avneeth is a seasoned artist who has been making Mandalas for a decade now and has developed his own unique visual language.)
We believe that spaces have their own unique personalities and have stories to tell. In keeping with the spirit of that, each space in the Sanctuary has been done up in original handmade art to bring alive the attributes of that space and to tap into what the space wants us to take from it.
The Sanctuary has 3 private rooms with en-suite washrooms:
Room ‘Surya’
The word ‘Surya’ in Sanskrit means ‘The Sun’. This room has been decorated with original handmade Sacred Geometry Art to pay homage to our celestial father, The Sun, the one that makes life on this planet possible.
The Sun represents life and is also known to typify energy, power, positivity, and clarity. The Sun as life source is an incessant flow of essential love energy, enlightening our consciousness, revealing that we are part of Supreme Consciousness. In this room you can connect with the energy of The Sun through an art-based ritual and activity and channel it’s attributes in your own way of being. There would be a surprise waiting for you in this room. All you have to do is switch off the lights of the room and point a UV torch (we will provide you one) and shine it on the ‘Surya’ Mandala in the room.
The room is fully furnished with a bed, table, cupboard, attached washroom, clothes hangar. Guests will be provided with bed linen, towels, hand towels, laundry and room cleaning facilities.
The word ‘Surya’ in Sanskrit means ‘The Sun’. This room has been decorated with original handmade Sacred Geometry Art to pay homage to our celestial father, The Sun, the one that makes life on this planet possible.
The Sun represents life and is also known to typify energy, power, positivity, and clarity. The Sun as life source is an incessant flow of essential love energy, enlightening our consciousness, revealing that we are part of Supreme Consciousness. In this room you can connect with the energy of The Sun through an art-based ritual and activity and channel it’s attributes in your own way of being. There would be a surprise waiting for you in this room. All you have to do is switch off the lights of the room and point a UV torch (we will provide you one) and shine it on the ‘Surya’ Mandala in the room.
The room is fully furnished with a bed, table, cupboard, attached washroom, clothes hangar. Guests will be provided with bed linen, towels, hand towels, laundry and room cleaning facilities.
Room ‘Bhoomi’
The word ‘Bhoomi’ in Sanskrit means ‘The Earth’. This room has been decorated with original handmade Sacred Geometry Art to pay homage to our celestial Mother, The Earth, and the beautiful planet on which we get to have this human experience.
Earth represents groundedness, stability, potential, and stillness. The Earth is the element of harvest time, abundance, nourishment, fertility, and the mother to child relationship. In this room you can connect with the energy of The Earth through an art-based ritual and activity and channel it’s attributes in your own way of being. There would be bit of a surprise waiting for you in this room. All you have to do is switch off the lights of the room and point a UV torch (we will provide you one) and shine it on the ‘Bhoomi’ Mandala in the room.
The room is fully furnished with a bed, table, cupboard, attached washroom, clothes hangar. Guests will be provided with bed linen, towels, hand towels, laundry and room cleaning facilities.
The word ‘Bhoomi’ in Sanskrit means ‘The Earth’. This room has been decorated with original handmade Sacred Geometry Art to pay homage to our celestial Mother, The Earth, and the beautiful planet on which we get to have this human experience.
Earth represents groundedness, stability, potential, and stillness. The Earth is the element of harvest time, abundance, nourishment, fertility, and the mother to child relationship. In this room you can connect with the energy of The Earth through an art-based ritual and activity and channel it’s attributes in your own way of being. There would be bit of a surprise waiting for you in this room. All you have to do is switch off the lights of the room and point a UV torch (we will provide you one) and shine it on the ‘Bhoomi’ Mandala in the room.
The room is fully furnished with a bed, table, cupboard, attached washroom, clothes hangar. Guests will be provided with bed linen, towels, hand towels, laundry and room cleaning facilities.
Room ‘Chandra’
The word ‘Chandra’ in Sanskrit means ‘The Moon’. This room has been decorated with original handmade Sacred Geometry Art to pay homage to our celestial Sister, The Moon, that lights up our nights with breathtaking clarity and radiant beauty – compassion and unconditional love radiating from the core of her being.
The Moon is universally regarded as the divine embodiment of healing, fertility, love, compassion, and grace. Descending from the higher spiritual realms into the physical world, she arrives to bestow her blessings, guidance, and healing grace. In this room you can connect with the energy of The Moon through an art-based ritual and activity and channel it’s attributes in your own way of being. There would be a bit of a surprise waiting for you in this room. All you have to do is switch off the lights of the room and point a UV torch (we will provide you one) and shine it on the Chandra Mandala in the room.
Each room is fully furnished with a bed, table, cupboard, attached washroom, clothes hangar. Guests will be provided with bed linen, towels, hand towels, laundry and room cleaning facilities.
The word ‘Chandra’ in Sanskrit means ‘The Moon’. This room has been decorated with original handmade Sacred Geometry Art to pay homage to our celestial Sister, The Moon, that lights up our nights with breathtaking clarity and radiant beauty – compassion and unconditional love radiating from the core of her being.
The Moon is universally regarded as the divine embodiment of healing, fertility, love, compassion, and grace. Descending from the higher spiritual realms into the physical world, she arrives to bestow her blessings, guidance, and healing grace. In this room you can connect with the energy of The Moon through an art-based ritual and activity and channel it’s attributes in your own way of being. There would be a bit of a surprise waiting for you in this room. All you have to do is switch off the lights of the room and point a UV torch (we will provide you one) and shine it on the Chandra Mandala in the room.
Each room is fully furnished with a bed, table, cupboard, attached washroom, clothes hangar. Guests will be provided with bed linen, towels, hand towels, laundry and room cleaning facilities.
The house has a well-stocked kitchen complete with two burner gas and cylinder, refrigerator, mixer and grinder, cooking and eating utensils and basic condiments such as salt, sugar oil, coffee, pulses etc. Guests are welcome to cook their own meals. There is a small balcony attached to the kitchen where you can sit and have your meals.
The shared space outside of the rooms has a dining area, a sofa, a floor sitting area, a few books and board games for you to enjoy.
Adjoining the lobby on the outside is the patio space done up in original art by a budding artist from Thissur. Relax and let go of all that worries you. Read a book, paint something, and listen to some music as you melt into the quietude of this quaint little space.
Vayu
The topmost section of the house, the terrace is surrounded by trees on most sides. On most days a nice cool breeze is always blowing across the space giving it the quality of natural ventilation. In keeping with this defining quality, the space has been named after the Sanskrit word ‘Vayu’ which means ‘Air’. Vayu by itself is invisible and inexpressible, due to its formlessness, and can be realized only by its action on other objects. Embodying Lightness, motion, intelligence, knowledge, learning, thinking, imagination, creativity, harmony, perception, this space represents the capacity for motion and all forces and movements which occur as a result.
This is our creative temple. The crown of the house, it is the apex of our sanctuary where you can levitate, meditate or create whatever is inspiring you in the moment. In this space we also come together for our immersive art, music and community gatherings. This space also houses ‘Dhwani’ our music room.
The topmost section of the house, the terrace is surrounded by trees on most sides. On most days a nice cool breeze is always blowing across the space giving it the quality of natural ventilation. In keeping with this defining quality, the space has been named after the Sanskrit word ‘Vayu’ which means ‘Air’. Vayu by itself is invisible and inexpressible, due to its formlessness, and can be realized only by its action on other objects. Embodying Lightness, motion, intelligence, knowledge, learning, thinking, imagination, creativity, harmony, perception, this space represents the capacity for motion and all forces and movements which occur as a result.
This is our creative temple. The crown of the house, it is the apex of our sanctuary where you can levitate, meditate or create whatever is inspiring you in the moment. In this space we also come together for our immersive art, music and community gatherings. This space also houses ‘Dhwani’ our music room.
Frequencies that can be heard by living beings are called ‘Dhwani’ in Sanskrit. It is the sound that you hear when vibrations travel through air or water. The music and sound space have as such, been rightly placed in the ‘Vayu’ (Air) section of the sanctuary. Here we intend to create, co-create sound and music & use it as a holistic healing modality that will attempt to bring the body, mind, emotions and spirit back into harmony. It is from this place of harmony that true healing can happen. This is also a musical playground where aspiring musicians, seasoned musicians, shy musicians, or just about any kind of music lover are all invited to come together, may be try out an instrument, write a song, co-create something, harmonize together! The space has 3 Guitars (2 Classic, 1 Semi-Acoustic, 2 Ukulele, a Kalimba, a Djembe, a Keyboard, a bansuri, A Native American Flute, an idiophone and last but by no means the least a beautiful instrument called ‘Psaltery’ from the medieval times.
Flow into creativity channeling the inspiration that is coming up in the moment in ‘Dhara’ the flow space of the Sanctuary. The word ‘Dhara’ in sanskrit refers to as that which is flowing. Here you can flow into art, into craft, into dance, into stillness, into expression or introspection, this is the space to let go and shape whatever the heart wants to flow into. You will be provided Art material for you to choose from, to help you move into your state of ‘flow’, for you to flow into flow, for you to become the flow. Right in front of Dhara is the cow dung flooring, a space created with the intention of honoring the ground below us that so generously allowed us to create this sanctuary above it. This is where we hold our ceremonial circles and fire rituals. It is flanked on either side by gardens where you can spot a coconut tree, an avocado tree and our favorite jackfruit tree.
This is the library space of the Sanctuary, where one can go into new dimensions of stories with the many books in the library as ‘Tara’ our ancient goddess of Transformation looks upon us with her attentive yet kind gaze. This library has over 150 books spanning diverse genres from fiction to spirituality to poetry to biographies to some old classics.
Come as a stranger and leave as a dear friend.
Come as a stranger and leave as a dear friend.
How can you experience the Sanctuary?
- Come & Stay in the brand new 3 bedroom home adorned with handmade Mandalas and Vibrant Art. Choose from any of the 3 private containers, ‘Surya’ fashioned after our celestial father ‘Sun’, ‘Bhoomi’ fashioned after our celestial mother ‘Earth’, ‘Chandra’ fashioned after our celestial sister ‘Moon’.
- Watch the hand-made artwork in the house come to life, by shining a UV Torch (we will give you one) on it.
- Lose yourself in the world of stories in ‘Tara’, our newly created Library space or let loose your creativity in our Flow space ‘Dhara’.
- Levitate or Meditate in the crown of our home ‘Vayu’, the terrace space known for it’s gentle, cool breeze or make some music in our favorite new addition, ‘Dhwani’ the music space.
- Join us in our upcoming Art and Music gatherings, residential retreats, workshops & special events to be hosted in the brand new spaces.