Alike or Aalike is village in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. Dakshina Kannada ( Kannada & Tulu:ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕನ್ನಡ (earlier known as South Kanara, or South Canara) is a coastal The village is famous for Satya Sai educational institute. There is public health entre ( PHC ) run by government of Karnataka. Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ pronounced) is a state in the southern part of India
The group of Satya Sai Institutions is situated in this village and the place is called "Satya Sai Vihar". The institutions include:
In "Satya Sai Vihar" campus itself, there is a hospital, where the treatment as well as medicines are free.
The trustee of this institution is Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Puttaparthi, and the institution is run by His devotees in the name of Sathya Sai Loka Seva Trust.
The whole institution is spread over a picturesque campus, which consists of all the schools and colleges mentioned, areca nut and vegetable farms, football playground, natural swimming pool etc.
There is a prayer hall in the campus where there are regular prayers to Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
Festivals like Ganesha Chaturthi, Sri Sathya Sai Baba's birthday, Guru Poornima, Krishna Janmashtami are celebrated by students and staff alike, with fervor.
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