In the garden city of Bangalore with it salubrious climate, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, situated in the calm and serene atmosphere of the Carmelaram Complex, the AVP provides an ideal place for prayer experience and spiritual reflections. The Institute can accommodate 75 participants in well furnished individual rooms. Other common facilities are made up-to-date in the new set-up. The Institute has also a rich supply of staff both permanent and visiting, selected from different religious congregations and other walks of life. Since 1976 the Institute is having participants from all over India as well fromThailand, Spain, Korea Australia and Sri -Lanka.