 It runs an orphanage in the village of Kasuva near Thiruninravur about 40 km west of Chennai, Tamil Nadu in southern India.It is also engaged in activities for the welfare of the poor and the deprived.Sevalaya runs a free school (recognised by the State Government of Tamil Nadu) for the children at the orphanage and the surrounding village as well as a free medical centre, a free library, a goshala for cows, and an old age home for destitute senior men and women.