Rikhiapeeth

Rikhiapeeth is a yoga ashram located in Rikhia village near Deoghar in Jharkhand, India. Established in 1989 by Swami Satyananda Saraswati as his place of tapasya and later developed by Swami Satsangi, it serves as the tapobhumi of the Bihar School of Yoga tradition. The ashram is known for yoga, meditation, kirtan, and seva activities, and hosts the annual Rajasooya Yajna and other spiritual programs attracting practitioners from India and abroad.

Visitors can expect a quiet, rural ashram campus surrounded by fields and small villages, with simple low-rise buildings, meditation and yoga halls, temples and yajna areas. The atmosphere is disciplined and contemplative, centered on daily yoga, meditation, kirtan, satsang and seva. Access is regulated and generally requires prior permission; casual sightseeing is limited. Visitors can attend scheduled programs, participate in guided yoga and chanting sessions, and observe ashram lifestyle and community service activities.

Rikhiapeeth was established in 1989 when Swami Satyananda Saraswati, founder of Bihar School of Yoga, Munger, settled in Rikhia village to perform tapasya after handing over active mission responsibilities. It became his sadhana bhumi and later, under Swami Satsangi (Swami Satyasangananda), was developed into an active ashram continuing yoga sadhana, yajna and seva traditions.

The ashram is a significant centre of the Bihar School of Yoga and Satyananda Yoga tradition, focused on yoga, meditation, kirtan, yajna and selfless service. It is known for integrating spiritual practice with community welfare activities for surrounding villages and for hosting large-scale yajnas that draw national and international practitioners.