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Abstract : Headache or cephalalgia is the symptom of pain anywhere in the region of head, neck or scalp. There are different types like tension, cluster and migraine headache. Tension head ache is primary disorder which is most neglected and difficult to treat. The aim of treatment is restricted to minimize the symptoms as there is no permanent cure in contemporary medicine this case report documents a male patient, 24 years complaining of headache with symptoms of meningitis and tension type. Ayurvedic classics, in the context of siroroga (diseases of head) explain that vitiated doshas either solely or in combination can cause headache. Vata dosha causes headache without any obvious cause and the pain becomes more at night and reduces by Snehana karma (oleation therapy), swedana karma (sudation therapy), mardana (rubbing), abhyanga (massage), bandhana (bandage), ushnopachara (hot fermentation) and other vatahara line of treatment. He was diagnosed as a case of vataja shirashoola (headache) and was effectively treated with Ayurvedic treatment is discussed here