Aerial top view of the KarmYog Vatika biophilic exhibition stall standing out dramatically among standard plywood booths at AyurYog Expo 2023, Varanasi

The stall they refused to dismantle.

AyurYog Expo, Varanasi, 2023. India’s largest Ayurvedic Expo. Every other exhibitor built a plywood box. KarmYog Vatika built a garden. Seven days. One team from Kolkata. The highlight of the event.

The Vision

What if an exhibition stall could breathe?

Every exhibition in India looks the same — aluminum frames, plywood panels, fluorescent lights. The AyurYog Expo 2023 in Varanasi, organised under the Ministry of Ayush, was India’s largest gathering of Ayurvedic practitioners, researchers, and brands. KarmYog Vatika arrived with a different proposition: a biophilic exhibition space built entirely from bamboo, woven panels, and living plants. Not a booth. A garden you could walk into.

AyurYog Expo 2023, Trade Centre, Varanasi. February 24–27, 2023.
National Arogya, International Ayurveda Conference, Yoga Fest, Buyer Seller Meet.

Official AyurYog Expo 2023 poster with Ministry of Ayush and UP Government logos

The Stall

Seven days. One team from Kolkata.

Wide angle of the biophilic stall inside the orange expo hall, contrasting sharply with standard booths around it

The biophilic stall against the standard expo hall.

Front view of the stall showing the woven bamboo roof, red trim, and tiered flower planters

Woven bamboo roof, red trim, flower planters.

The entrance with a curved bamboo arch, red fabric, and marigold planters welcoming visitors

The entrance — curved bamboo arch and marigolds.

Alternate front angle showing woven roof, display panels, and planters

Display panels and planters, alternate angle.

The team travelled from Kolkata to Varanasi and built the entire biophilic exhibition space in seven days. A woven bamboo roof, a curved entrance arch, tiered planter boxes with marigolds and ornamentals, a Plant Library display wall, and artificial grass — all assembled on site. When the expo ended, the organisers asked: why dismantle it? Keep it.

The Experience

Not a booth. A conversation.

MahAcharyaJi Sourabh J Sarkar in his yellow turban engaging visitors and generating leads at the stall

MahAcharyaJi engaging visitors, generating leads.

Interior view with visitors sitting informally inside the stall, bamboo framework visible overhead

Visitors sitting inside, bamboo framework above.

The Plant Library display wall with MahAcharyaJi sitting in conversation with a visitor

The Plant Library wall — MahAcharyaJi in conversation.

While every other stall stood behind a counter, the KarmYog space invited people to sit down, take off their shoes, and stay. Mahacharya Sourabh J Sarkar was personally present throughout the expo, engaging visitors about biophilic living and generating leads for residential and institutional Vatika projects.

Begin

A biophilic space of your own

If you have a lawn, a terrace, a courtyard, a campus, a school — we can build you a KarmYog Vatika. Each one is shaped to its site, built by artisans, and rooted in the biophilic philosophy of Mahacharya Sourabh J Sarkar. Write to us, and we’ll come look at your ground.

Begin your Vatika

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