Registration   To register, Please fill in the form below.   We would appreciate a medical certificate stating your physical and mental fitness to travel and to study abroad in India in a tropical climate.   Please send a copy of your passport together with your advance cheque, or email the copy of your passport as a jpeg file.   Minors, unaccompanied by parents, should produce written authenticated permission from their parents or legal guardian, Please write to us for more details on this.   IMPORTANT NOTES   Since we have only very limited facilities, we advice you to register at the earliest possible, to avoid disappointment; There is no specific period for this. The earliest the best. Sometimes we are full even 6 months in advance.   We strongly recommend you to take out a travel insurance policy covering your entire stay.   The use or possession of any kind of drugs is prohibited in our centre. Any one found guilty will be immediately handed over to the Police.   While at the centre, you need to be back in your respective houses before 10.0 pm in the night. We request you to not expect any kind of night life in the aristocratic Keralan society and to not walk alone, especially women, in the lonely areas of the village, after dark. We must tell you that this is only a precaution for your safety. There have never been any ill incidents ever before.   Important General Information for those who wish to live in our Centre:- We are a Cultural Educational Institute, NOT A RESORT OR HOTEL. Since the creation, the Staff’s wish and objective is to help, to the best of their ability, the Student guests, trying to make your stay comfortable, pleasant and fruitful. But the Centre may not tolerate, if ever we meet, a “Consumer” attitude lacking reason, respect and basic understanding of our concepts, leading towards misbehaviour with our teachers and staff. We expect an open minded attitude which seems to be the only proper way to understand, penetrate and enjoy a different culture. We would appreciate an open mind and respect for the traditional and local customs in a typical Indian village. You may have an open mind towards all the new learning procedures and the general ambience. This will only benfit your study abroad experience   Avoid wearing short and transparent clothes. The Centre being in a village and not in a tourist destination Students must wear only fully covering and non transparent dresses.   You may carefully decide on your length of stay at the centre. Retention charges (at 50% of the total cost of no. of nights not used) will apply if the stay is cut short after arrival in the centre, even before arrival, if not informed 45 days prior to the arrival date   We request you to go through all the sections in this website, before hand, to have a complete idea about us.   Upon arrival you need to sign a Regulations form. Click on the link to view.   Our Registration form is getting revised. Please send us your details by email.   We will get back to you with the availability etc. Your registration is confirmed only upon receipt of your advance payment, Passport copy and Medical certificate IF YOU DO NOT GET A REPLY FROM US WITHIN 24-48 HOURS, PLEASE CONTACT US AT vijnanakalavedi@gmail.com   THE CENTRE IS CLOSED DURING ONAM FESTIVAL, FROM 06th SEPTEMBER to 15th SEPTEMBER 2008. We reopen on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2008. The Aranmula Snake Boat festival is celebrated on the 16TH OF SEPTEMBER 2008.

VIJNANA KALA VEDI CULTURAL CENTRE - A traditional school for Kathakali, Mohiniattam, Bharatanatyam, Karnatic Music, Tabla, Maddalam, Hatha Yoga, Mural Painting, Wood Carving, Cooking, Kolam, Kalarippayatt.A Language school for the learning of Sanskrit, Hindi and Malayalam. A Centre for volunteers to Teach English in India.