Haridwar is the religious capital of the country, where lac of pilgrims come from all across the globedaily. Some of them belong to poor section of the society who can’t even arrange fooding and lodging on their own. Keeping this fact in view, a four story huge hospice of 86,000 sq. ft. covered area has been built in Patenjali Yogpeeth-2 by Patenjali Yogpeeth (Trust), where lodging facilities for about 1000 persons areavailable. On ground floor 53, on first floor 90, on second floor 87 and on third floor 84 spacious rooms withmodern facilities have been built. This hospice has been named after Mahrishi Balmiki, the author of the greatepic ‘Ramayana.