Chaitanya Gagangiri Ayurved Panchakarma Clinic

We’ve been here in Prabhadevi for a while now, tucked away right behind the Shri Siddhivinayak Mandir on Shankar Ghanekar Road. It is a quiet spot despite the temple being so close. Chaitanya Gagangiri Ayurved Panchakarma Clinic isn't a big fancy place with glass walls. It’s mostly just us working with traditional oils and herbs. When you walk in, the smell of sesame oil and medicated powders is pretty strong. That’s just how an Ayurvedic clinic is. We spend most of our mornings getting the massage tables ready and boiling some of the decoctions we use for treatments. It gets a bit messy sometimes with all the oil, but we try to keep things clean. Most people come to see us because they’re tired of taking pills and want something more natural for their joints or just to clear their head. We don’t have a big reception staff, so sometimes the phone just rings until one of us can wash our hands and pick it up. The neighbors know us, and we know them. It’s a bit of a local routine. We open up early, talk to whoever walks in, and do our best with the Panchakarma therapies. There’s no rush here, which I think people appreciate. Sometimes we sit on the steps during a break just to watch the people heading to the temple. It’s a simple life running a clinic in this part of Mumbai.