Krishnalaya Improvements
With your timely support through your donations, Chinmaya Mission West has started the Krishnalaya improvements – THANK YOU!
Below is a status of the improvements:
In Progress:
- Renovate Room #3 bathroom
- Maintenance of Bathroom floor Room #31
- Independent Irrigation system with multiple zone to cover all the property landscape needs
- Install Greenhouse in open space behind rooms 30-38 building
Futures projects:
- Install AC/Heat pump: Chinmaya Darshan and Room #17
- Renovate the “Positively ON” workshop with multi unit tiny homes
- KD Garage renovation
- Renovate the old Mananam printing workshop/storage to meditation room
- Gazebo and Garden next to meditation room
- Create media center in Chinmaya Darshan
- Pave the road and parking
- Add a Commercial dish washer in Kitchen
Completed Projects:
Sep 2025-26
- Installed automated gate at the entrance
- Renovate Room #17
- Add 2 storage sheds
- Ironing/folding, storage shed close to laundry room, AC
- Breakroom shed with table, 4 chairs, fridge and microwave, AC
- Replace rotted wood for the fascia in buildings: rooms12-16, rooms 17-21, kitchen and dining hall
- Wall extension and installed barn door in library
- Replace all window coverings in all the guest rooms
Sept 2024 – May 2025
- Installed flooring and painted the office
- Built deck outside KD kitchen
- Built deck at garden Krishna
- New CMW sign in the front
- New Roof for two buildings (rooms 2, office/reception,3) and (rooms 4,5 & 6)
- Renovated the Dining Hall: installed new floorings, cabinets, lightings, new fire stove, fence and water filter
- New blinds for RD
- Installed AC for rooms 4, 5 & 6
- Fixed walls damaged by birds
- Installed blinds in the library and dining hall
- Flooring at the entrance of KD
- Installed electrical and ethernet wiring ready for automated gate at the entrance
Sept 2023 – May 2024
- Remodeled Krishna Dham
- Gutters for all building
- Bookstore in the lobby entrance of Shruti lecture hall
- Build a cemented ramp entrance to Ram Dham
- Added a new larger washer/dryer for the laundry room
Sept 2022 – May 2023
- Fenced and installed gates to the property
- Changed all non-working faucets and shower heads in rooms
- Efficient toilets replaced inefficient ones in rooms
- Replaced all beds with new twin beds, mattresses and pillows and bedding
- Modernized the Audio/Video system in the Shruti lecture hall
- new controller room with window
- new wiring
- 2 – 85” TV monitors
- Extra mics, speakers, etc.
- Remodeled the office
- Created a reception area
- Installed new AC/Heat Pump units in all bedrooms without units
Should you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact us through this email: krishnalaya@chinmayamission.