The Vaidya Sala is also planning to build a new wing because the management feels that once allopathy shrugs its shoulders, the warmth of ayurveda should not be denied because of lack of space. Many celebrities have tried to extend their lives by coming here. Former president B V Giri came here twice, Buta Singh too has been here. Recently Sirimavo Bandaranaike, mother of Sri Lankan premier Chandrika Kumaratunga, wanted to go to Kotackal but because of security reasons treatment was given to her in Trivandrum. Many foreign dignitaries descend every year on this small town.
Celebrities are good advertisements.
All wards in the nursing home have a bedroom, a kitchen and a treatment room. The massage and other modes of ayurvedic treatments are done in the treatment room. There are air - conditioned deluxe rooms available for a price, provided one is willing to book 18 months in advance. The top rung of the management consists of men who have retired from illustrious careers in business and bureaucracy. These are men who, in the twilight of their lives, have decided to contribute their expertise to a charitable organisation.