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The first time I met Guru Sri Subramanium
A beautiful collection of short stories of first meetings with Guru Sri Subramanium.
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Archival photos from 1993
1993… the year of Jurassic Park, Bill Clinton and the dawn of the internet. Meanwhile, at Skanda Vale, monks & nuns were hard at work…
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Pilgrimage to Tiruvannamalai, Palani, Ganeshpuri & Varanasi
Brother Andy visits the sacred sites of India on a pilgrimage journey.
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Devi Darshan
Guru Sri Subramanium shares his experiences of the personal manifestation of the Divine Mother.
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What is it like to be a monk?
Endless physical work and hardly any sleep, plus Guru piling on the pressure… In this authentic story of graft and grace, Swami Suryananda shares what it is like to be a monk.
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Pilgrimage to Vrindavan
Swami Govinda shares his story of visiting the temples, ghats and sacred places of worship in Vrindavan, the city of Sri Krishna.
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Nagaraja Inauguration
Mohanji explains about the role of the Nagas. With HD photos from the consecration of our new Nagaraja murthi.
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Dattatreya Prana Pratistha
Photos from the recent installation of Lord Dattatreya at Skanda Vale, with a discourse from Mohanji.
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