Divine Life Society

The Divine Life Society (DLS) is a Hindu spiritual organization and an ashram, founded by Swami Sivananda Saraswati in 1936, at Muni Ki Reti, Rishikesh, India.

Today Divine Life Society has branches around the world, with the headquarters situated in Rishikesh.

The King of Tehri Garhwal granted him a plot of land to construct the present day Shivanandashram.

[5] Sivananda insisted on a strict lacto-vegetarian diet for moral and spiritual reasons, arguing that "meat-eating is highly deleterious to health".

[9] Sri Swami Sivananda outlined 20 important spiritual instructions for people of various religions in a book by the same name.

Sivananda Kutir at Sivananda Ghat, and Sivananda Ashram above, Rishikesh
Interiors of the Sivananda Samadhi temple, Divine Life Society, Muni Ki Reti , Rishikesh
Sivananda Jhula Bridge across the Ganges at Muni Ki Reti , built in 1980s, close to the Kutir of Swami Sivananda