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Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham is a theosophical congregation which states that it is based on the principles ___MASK39___ oneness ___MASK39___ God , and discovering divinity in the self . The ashram is situated in ___MASK24___ , East Godavari district , Andhra Pradesh , India . ___MASK61___ , officially the ___MASK47___ ___MASK39___ ___MASK61___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay ___MASK39___ Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; ___MASK65___ , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , ___MASK61___ is in the vicinity ___MASK39___ Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK61___ ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . Traditionally , an ashram ( or ashramam ) is a spiritual hermitage or a monastery in Indian religions . Today the term " ashram " often denotes a locus ___MASK39___ Indian cultural activity such as yoga , music study or religious instruction , similar to a studio , " yeshiva ", " itikf " or " dojo ". ___MASK24___ or Peetha Puram is a town and a municipality in East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . The town also forms a part of Godavari Urban Development Authority . ___MASK14___ () is one ___MASK39___ the 29 states ___MASK39___ India , situated on the southeastern coast ___MASK39___ the country . The state is the eighth largest state in India covering an area ___MASK39___ . As per 2011 Census ___MASK39___ India , the state is tenth largest by population with 49 , 386 , 799 inhabitants . Umar Alisha ( born January 31 , 1966 ) is the 9th peetadhipathi ___MASK39___ Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham . He became head ___MASK39___ this 541 - year - old institution on 9 September 1989 , succeeding his father , Mohiddin Badusha II . Alisha is the chairman ___MASK39___ the Umar Alisha Rural Development Trust and the Umar Alisha Sahithi Samithi . Alisha is also a poet , writing in the Telugu language , and the editor - in - chief ___MASK39___ spiritual magazine Tatva Znanamu . He is a homeopath and has received the Visesha Puraskaram Award in 2006 from the Ramineni Foundation . He also received the Son ___MASK39___ India Award by Mother India International in 2007 . He received `` Visistha Ugadi Puraskaram - 2013 '' from Government ___MASK39___ Andhra Pradesh for his literary works . ___MASK43___ is a district in Coastal Andhra region ___MASK39___ ___MASK14___ , India . Its district headquarters is at Kakinada . As ___MASK39___ Census 2011 , it became the most populous district ___MASK39___ the state with a population ___MASK39___ 5 , 151 , 549 . Rajahmundry and Kakinada are the two largest cities in the Godavari districts in terms ___MASK39___ population .