Aahaar is your doorway to Himalayan healing — a Wellness Centre, Spiritual Art Gallery, Satvik Vegan Café & Boutique Stay set in the tranquil town of Rakkar, Dharamshala, the sacred home of Tibetan Buddhism. Offering a sanctuary for healing, creativity, and conscious living. Blending soulful art, emotional wellness, satvic vegan food, and transformative retreats, Aahaar programs designed to harmonise body, mind, and soul. Whether you come to heal with plant based food, learn the soulful art, create a confident, happy & healthy life, or simply be, Aahaar invites you into a space where inner peace becomes a way of life. 🌿✨
L’ART Gallery is a unique spiritual art space showcasing The Soulful Art by Pankaj Sehjowalia—mystical artworks that inspire peace, clarity, and inner healing. Guests enjoy guided tours exploring the deeper meaning and energy of each art piece.
We also create exclusive commissioned artworks for art museums, art collectors, luxury hotels, premium offices, and bringing beauty, harmony, and sacred energy into their spaces.
Art & Design sessions, workshops, retreats are offered online and offline for individuals and groups of all ages.
Emotional Wellness by Nidhi Nikhanj offers a safe, transformational space for women to heal anxiety, self-doubt, and emotional suffering. Through structured online and offline programs, Nidhi guides women to rebuild confidence, clarity, and inner strength—awakening an independent, empowered version of themselves. Her sessions blend science, compassion, and deep self-discovery for lasting change. Maitri Retreat provides a transformational experience from 3 days to 7 days.
Our women-led team, guided by Nidhi Nikhanj, brings motherly love and nurturing energy to every meal. With the support of her parents and husband, Nidhi helped build the café at Aahaar – Art & Wellness Centre, Rakkar, Dharamshala. We cook with devotion using fresh, local ingredients—free from preservatives or artificial additives. Our kitchen is a sacred space where food is crafted with care, not mass-produced. We maintain a 100% dairy-free menu, using only mustard and olive oil, with minimal fats and wholesome nuts to support balanced, healing nutrition.
At Aahaar, we're proud to serve Satvik food that heals from lifestyle diseases, honors the natural world and the interconnectedness of all living beings.
Our Satvik dishes are Fresh, sun cooked, unprocessed, and unrefined, retaining the natural juices of every ingredient Cooked with minimal or no processing, preserving the natural water content of each food. Free from stimulants like onion and garlic, and pungent foods that can disrupt the body's balance Whole, wholesome, and lovingly prepared to nourish your body and soul.
Nidhi Nikhanj and Pankaj Sehjowalia are the passionate founders of Aahaar, a vegan and satvik restaurant that embodies their shared vision of promoting healthy co-existence of life and environment. Nidhi, a sensitive and curious individual, brings her personal experience of struggling with health issues and her desire to help others understand the importance of healthy eating and living. Pankaj, with his spiritual upbringing, views food as a part of spirituality and believes in the power of nourishing, plant-based options to uplift the body, mind, and soul.
I recently had the pleasure of dining at Aahaar, a truly divine experience. The ambiance was serene, the staff attentive, and the food, oh, the food! Every dish was a masterpiece, prepared with the utmost care and attention to detail. The flavors were exquisite, the presentation impeccable, and the overall experience left me feeling nourished and spiritually uplifted. If you're seeking a truly satisfying and wholesome meal, I highly recommend this gem of a restaurant.
Aahaar a Vegan Pure Vegetarian cafe in Dharamshala is run by NID graduated couple. Nice vibes, good service, different food…. This is not typical cafe for Pizza, Pasta & spicy food. It is pure veg Satvik food. They don’t use any animal product including Cow Milk, No Sugar is used, oil is not used for cooking. The food options are good fusion of organic ingredients, mix of natural items & cook’s own creativity & food sense to give you pure natural taste without using masala or readymade seasonings. It is not suitable for everyone’s taste - no standard menu of Pizza, Pasta or Rajma Chawal type Indian food. But what they offer is truly unique & natural. Must visit for foodies.
It was my first visit to vegan restaurant and I was really suprised how good the food was. I had pumpkin soup and It was delicious 😋. If you are in Dharamshala and you want to try something refreshing, pure and less spicy and this is the best place for that.
The best restaurant in Dharmshala, in India… in the world… food is fabulous… service is superb and spirit of the owners is out of this world!!
I recently dined at AAHAAR, Dharamshala, and I must say, it was a delightful experience. The satvic food they serve is not only delicious but also incredibly nourishing. The positive atmosphere enveloped me from the moment I walked in, and the owner's friendliness and support added an extra layer of warmth to the meal. Thank you for providing such a wonderful culinary and spiritual experience.
What a wonderful place. The food is delicious and beautifully prepared. My wife and I have been vegan for over a decade and the thoughts, flavours, presentation and love that went into all of the food and drinks we tried here were really uplifting and inspiring. The location is really lovely and the family and the staff that run the place are kind and welcoming. It’s so lovely to find such a gem of a place to dine in such a beautiful and remote area. I would certainly recommend this to all of my friends and family. I hope to visit again the next time I am in the area.