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Sevalaya

Formation	1988
Type	Not for profit
Location	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Website	http://www.sevalaya.org

Sevalaya is a registered charitable organisation in Tamilnadu, India. Sevalaya means Temple of Service.^[1] It runs an orphanage, school, old age home and hospital all free of cost for the underprivileged people in the village of Kasuva near Thiruninravur about 40 km west of Chennai, Tamil Nadu in southern India. It is also engaged in activities for the welfare of the poor and the deprived.

Sevalaya runs a free school which is recognised by the State Government of Tamil Nadu for the children at the orphanage and the surrounding villages as well as a free medical centre, a free library, a goshala for cows, and an old age home for destitute senior men and women. All the services are rendered to those in need with the help of philanthropic donations, without any discrimination on the basis of caste, colour, religion, language, or gender. The organisation does not receive any grants from the government.

In 36 years, Sevalaya has served and implemented projects in 400+ villages. Kasuva and its surrounding villages have gone from 100% child labour to 100% literacy, through quality education given free to 2000+ rural children every year. In addition, Sevalaya’s activities cover, 14 tuition centres supplementing educational needs of 500 children every year, supporting higher education for 2,000 students, housing and shaping the lives of 200+ orphans every year, giving shelter and dignity to 150+ destitute elders every year, taking care of 100+ dry cows every year, imparting skills and facilitating employment through 12 Community Colleges to 1200+ rural youth every year, providing healthcare services to 4,50,000 poor and needy rural folks, delivering relief, essential items and food to over 3,00,000+ people affected by natural calamities and the COVID-19 pandemic with the support of donors.