noun. A usually secluded residence of a religious community and its guru.

noun. A secluded religious hermitage inhabited by gurus, or the population of such a hermitage.

noun. a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram

noun. (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus

"The term ashram refers in Sanskrit to religious hermitage but nowadays often denotes a locus of Indian cultural activity, such as yoga, music study or religious instruction."