Global Vipassana Pagoda Maharashtra: Ticket Price, Parking, Timings, How to Reach, Ferry

Global Vipassana Pagoda was set up on February 8, 2009. One of the largest meditation halls in the world with a capacity of about 8000 vipassana meditors is this Global Vipassana Pagoda. This has been named “One of the Seven Wonders of Maharashtra” by the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) with ABP Majha news channel. 

It was built to look like the Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar, showing India’s thanks to Myanmar for keeping Vipassana Meditation pure when it was lost in India.

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Highlights 

Particulars	Details
Name	Global Vipassana Pagoda
What's Unique	One of the Seven Wonders of Maharashtra
Address	Global Vipassana Pagoda Road, Gorai Village, West, Borivali, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400092
Timings	9 am - 7 pm
Entry Fee	Free
Parking	Available for Free

About Global Vipassana Pgoda

• The Buddha’s genuine relics are kept here.
• It’s one of Asia’s largest stone monuments.
• The monument uses interlocking stones, so no pillars are needed.
• It has the largest pillar-less stone dome in the world, over three times bigger than the Gol Gumbaz.
• The central meditation hall is 280 feet wide and can seat 8,000 people.
• At 325 feet high, it’s nearly as tall as a 30-story building.
• About 2.5 million tons of stone were used in its construction.
• The project took 3.87 million man-days to complete.
• Construction lasted 11 years, from October 1997 to November 2008.
• Work continued smoothly, with support from Vipassana meditators and devotees worldwide.
• It’s expected to stand as a symbol of Peace and Harmony for the next 1,000 years.

What People Are Saying About Jawahar Bal Bhavan 

Popularity	1000 views
Rating	4.6
Likes	It's a serene and picturesque destination. The ambiance is very calm and peaceful. Canteen available inside that serves good quality food. Clean and well-maintained place. 10 Minutes of meditation is refreshing
Dislikes	Outside food is not allowed. Short clothes are not allowed inside the pagoda It gets hot during the summer season.

Anapana Meditation for Visitors

The Global Vipassana Pagoda gives individuals an opportunity to learn Anapana Meditation in 10 minutes. You must be seated in the pagoda until the completion of the Meditation. You must maintain complete silence while seated inside the pagoda's main dome. 

Particulars	Details
Name	10 minutes Anapana Meditation
Timings	10 am - 6:30 pm
Entry fee	Free
Age Limit	10 years and above
Time Limit	20 minutes with metta

Other Meditation courses

Particulars	Details
For Children	Age 8 - 12 years
For Teens	Age 13 - 18 years
To Register for the Course	Click Here

How to Reach 

Particulars	Details
By Air	Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (41 km)
By Train	Borivali East (27 km)
By Road	Reach State Highway 42 / Ghodbunder Road from NH3
Boat	Take the Ferry from Gorai Beach

You can reach the pagoda by ferry from Gorai Beach. From the ferry point, you need to walk 10 minutes to reach Pagoda. The last ferry runs at 6:30 pm. The cost for the ferry is Rs. 100 (to & fro)