Photo Slideshow: Shantiniketan retirement community

Bindu Sheth, left, Urmila Gandhi, center, and Rani Rajagopal, walk around the grounds near the lake. ShantiNiketan, located in Tavares, Fl., is a gated retirement community catering to Indian immigrants. Residents dine on vegetarian meals, partake in daily yoga as well as Bhajans (prayer) everyday at noon. Some women dress in traditional sarees and their is a strong sense of community. RNS photo by Julie Fletcher.

Sally Morrow

February 5, 2013 at 5:47 p.m. ET

Shantiniketan, located in Tavares, Fl., is a gated retirement community catering to Indian immigrants. Residents dine on vegetarian meals, partake in daily yoga as well as Bhajans (prayer) everyday at noon. RNS photo by Julie Fletcher

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hindu retirement — Shantiniketan, located in Tavares, Fl., is a gated retirement community catering to Indian immigrants. Residents dine on vegetarian meals, partake in daily yoga as well as Bhajans (prayer) everyday at noon. Some women dress in traditional sarees and their is a strong sense of community. RNS photo by Julie Fletcher

(Left to right) Arvind Patel, Ranu Patel and Dr. Narayan Kumkarni praying in the prayer and meditation room. Shantiniketan, located in Tavares, Fl., is a gated retirement community catering to Indian immigrants. Residents dine on vegetarian meals, partake in daily yoga as well as Bhajans (prayer) everyday at noon. Some women dress in traditional sarees and their is a strong sense of community. RNS photo by Julie Fletcher.

(Left) Rani Rajagopal and Laxmi Jain walk around the grounds of Shantiniketan, located in Tavares, Fl. Shantiniketan is a gated retirement community catering to Indian immigrants. Residents dine on vegetarian meals, partake in daily yoga as well as Bhajans (prayer) everyday at noon. Some women dress in traditional sarees and their is a strong sense of community. Residents walk down to a gazebo near the lake. RNS photo by Julie Fletcher.

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