VAATALYA

We invite travelers to take on a unique journey with us on our ✨ experiments with 🌱#sustainableliving on a 🏔️ mountain top. Join Us l Collaborate l Visit Us 

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As we say farewell to autumn, we are reflecting on an extraordinary snow season. Here are some winter updates for you, swipe to learn more or head to the link in our bio to request your invite❄️✨🔖 PS - This weekend is looking gorgeous, have a great one!🍸 . . . . #vaatalya #snowfall #winterupdates #winteriscoming #snowwhite #snowday #snowman #snowy #snowy #snowtimes #snowflakes #winterupdates #studywithus #vaatalyavinters #explorepage (at Vaatalya- Community Retreat) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWxqh4IPuwm/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Looking back at the magnificent snow that capped our himalayan ranges. Can’t wait for these magical days in our winter wonderland. ⛄️❄️ PS: We can already feel the bliss of winter's snow. How about you? Dm us, to know more! . . . 🏷 - #winters #UpToSnowGood #SweaterWeather #SnowHappens #WinterWonderland #december #vaatalya #BringOnTheHotTea #vaatalyawinds #FallingForWinter #winteriscoming #snowdrop #snowfall #vaatalyasnow (at Vaatalya- Community Retreat) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWsuOXFvNsW/?utm_medium=tumblr

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EVENT UPDATE: GEMINID METEOR SHOWER 2021 🪐☄️✨ An opportunity for stargazers to look for dazzling lights in the night sky. 🎆 But that’s not where it ends. This event is curated by aerospace engineers/photographers & astronomers. During this 3 days experience, you will get insights on astronomy from professionals & witness the meteors showers with high-end telescopes/astroscopes with the help of aerospace engineers and astronomers where they interpret the night sky for you. ✨ & what’s better than a mountain top @vaatalya 📍 that has a planetarium view of the night sky. ‼️Total 10 seats. DM us to know more. PS: All year long, Earth passes through streams of cosmic debris. The resulting meteor showers can light up night skies from dusk to dawn, and if you’re lucky you might be able to catch one.

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It's snowing ❄️

... and that's how we started our day today 😇

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@sonikagambhir and @cherrynair thank you for contributing your energies to our Mountain Top. 🤗

Artists do things that inspire them, so they can inspire other people 🌻

If you want to feel inspired check out this amazing art work of our very dear Sonika @immersed.in.art on Instagram 😊

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Remembering last year's winters as we eagerly wait for this year snow. ❄️

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Too cool for school 😎 ❄️

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"Traveling alone forces us outside of our comfort zones, which makes us more receptive to new people and experiences ✨."

Meet Pranavi, a solo traveller who visited our mountain top and who was with us for 10 plus days, all the way from Tirupati to self explore 😊.

Vaatalya is a safe environment and welcomes women travellers.

A large part of our community comprises of family members, children & also an inspiring league of independent women in the field of media, art & documentary film making.

The family of hosts & local staff live at the retreat with 02 mastiff hunting dogs.

We screen our travelers before confirming their reservation & only cater to safe like-minded people.

Travel worry-free 🙌. For details, DM us or head to the link in the bio.

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Are your New year plans sorted? Ok, so the things is guys this new year is followed by a weekend 😀. That means the year ends on 31st December that is Thursday. 1st Jan is Friday followed by weekend Saturday and Sunday. 🙌

Our farming work is done, hay is stacked for our cows, we are all stocked up and we are all set and packed for enjoying the winter / snow during New Years. Would you like to join us on our mountain top ?

It's expected to snow some time in the 1st week of January. So you might want to consider enjoying the New Years ✨ and Snow ❄️ together . What say ?

You can drive down. Also we are open for 10 travellers only.

DM us for details. 😊

PS. All the nice looking pictures are clicked by Adil Hasan, others are clicked by us 😊, a throwback to the last year's snow!

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Vaatalya was recently blessed by energies of the young couple 😇 Theresa & Nair!

Kind, vivacious & full of energy

Sending Good Vibes to you. ✨

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Just sitting and dreaming of fresh snow. ❄️ Anyone surrounded by snow right now 🤔 ?

Picture Credits : Deepika Sharma

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Warm Colors of fading autumn 🍁, welcoming the winter snow ❄️

Photo Credits : Ms. Pranavi Sudarsan

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Over time the definition of happiness has varied from one person to the other. Some believe that happiness lies in indulging in materialistic goods or the finest cuisine. But, what is true happiness all about? Click to read more about it here.

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❄️ VAATALYA WINTER INVITES UPDATE ❄️

We are adding 40 seats each month for our winter season starting December onwards till February. Interested to witness winters at Vaatalya?

Sign up on the Invite list. The Invites will be approved 06th December onwards. 😊

P.S.: For people who haven’t witnessed the snow before or want to witness it again, we are anticipating the snowfall around the last week of December or/and first week of January, but obviously we can’t assure you a date. ☺️

Comment/inbox us/head to the link in the bio to know more.

Picture Credits: Adil Hasan and Pon Prabakaran

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Here at @vaatalya we do what we can for local communities & the environment at individual/community level 😊 but change can never be brought in our society by working in isolation.

We believe in creating spaces to allow hosts & travellers to partner with nonprofits and create transformational interactions for local & global cause, raise awareness among a global community who share your values, and most importantly you’ll connect with people, foster empathy & scale impact 🤝.

Join Vaatalya Social Impact/ Work Exchange programs.

Comment/message us to know more.

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Vaatalya is not a hotel, nor it's a resort. It's a “community retreat” . Vaatalya Community Retreat was born a decade ago from our personal visions of a family of four ❤️. As it grew into community, we now run this space together & indulge in work related to sustainability, creative freedom, self-expression & nature healing 🌻. We are open for travellers but only on invites.

If you are coming here as a traveller, this is what you can expect:

-Deep dive in nature & sustainable living 🌱

-Three sixty oceanic view of the Himalayas

-Headspace to reset, reflect, create 😇

-Use the five elements of nature as medicine

-Good Vibes & Non-Judgmental Zone. Be inspired to lead a preventive lifestyle 🙌

-Nature walks, healthy organic food, star gazing & a negative carbon footprint 👣

Join us. Drop a comment/message to know more.

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HIKE TO HIDDEN WATERFALLS

In this experience, we take a 40-minute drive 🚕 to reach the hike point. From there we take a downhill hike in the jungles 🌲 for 2 km to reach this amazing waterfall 😀. This amazing natural source of falling water is almost 60 ft high 😯. You can take a plunge in the natural pool surrounded by forests. It a perfect spot to chill 🤠, vibe with nature 🌻 or meditate 🧘‍♀️. You can also take packed lunch from Vaatalya & do a picnic here. 🤩

We will be happy to arrange a safe vehicle & a free walking tour conducted by assured local liaison 😀. We do not charge any service tax for these experiences & money goes entirely to local communities. 🙌

In nature, you can seek adventure 🤟🏻, make memories ❣️ and find an escape 🍁 . We are surrounded by 🌲 thick natural forests 🌲, hidden waterbodies and waterfalls 🏞️ which are not on maps. If you have an explorer soul these experiences are for you. 😇

Comment/message us to know more.

Picture Credits: Adil Hasan