Editing Ma Jaya (section)

==Kashi Ashram==
Ma Jaya moved to [[Indian River County, Florida]], in 1976 where she founded Kashi Ashram.<ref name="pr news wire2">{{Cite press release|last=|first=|date=|title=Internationally Known Spiritual Leader Ma Jaya Dies at 71 at Kashi Ashram|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/internationally-known-spiritual-leader-ma-jaya-dies-at-71-at-kashi-ashram-148945305.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-13|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}}</ref> The {{Convert|80|acre|adj=on}} property, on the [[St. Sebastian River]] just west of the city of [[Sebastian, Florida|Sebastian]], was developed by students. The ashram has a communal living structure; residents help with maintenance, food preparation, and participation in [[yoga]] and meditation practices. At one time, the ashram had more than two hundred residents.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Clark|first=Josh|date=May 6, 2007|title=Inside the Ashram, One of Atlanta's hottest trends raises questions of cultish behavior—but does the label fit?|work=The Sunday Paper}}</ref>

A [[K–12]] primary and secondary education center called the River School (originally the Ranch School) was opened in the early 1980s and closed after graduating its final class in 2005.

The River Fund, an [[HIV/AIDS education]] and prevention program, was created in 1990 and is still in operation. 

In the early 1990s, Ma Jaya frequently visited the Comprehensive AIDS Program in Palm Beach County, Florida. She was known for wearing strong perfume because, according to her, she wanted her boys to know she was there, referring to a number of men who lost their eyesight due to complications of living with AIDS. During her visits, she brought baked goods that she distributed to the program's staff and clients. 

An affordable living community named By the River was opened in 2009 and included accommodations for forty low-income seniors. By the River was foreclosed on in 2013.

The Kashi Ashram community remains active, including a retreat center, yoga school, and sustainable farm. The retreat was visited by [[Julia Roberts]] after she discovered Ma Jaya's teachings while researching her role for the 2010 film ''[[Eat Pray Love]]''.

Satellite branches of Kashi Ashram were established in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Colorado, Santa Fe, and Atlanta. Jaya Devi Bhagavati founded Kashi Atlanta Ashram in 1999 in the [[Candler Park]] neighborhood.