Stories

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...

Swami Govinda cutting fodder beet for the cows

Swami Suryananda with the cows

Valli in her barn

Brother James and Brother Anthony in the Shakti Temple yard

Shakti Temple Gopurum and aviary

Swami Ishwarananda and goats

Swami Ishwarananda outside the Shakti Temple

Swami Suryananda preparing coconut and ghee aarthis

Sister Maria

Devotees in front of the Lord Murugan Temple

Children outside the Lord Murugan Temple

Richard Fairall, Swami Govinda, Sister Lily and devotees in the dining room

Manjula, Lata and devotees in the family dining room

Swami Karunananda and Valli

Share this story:

FEATURED POSTS

Teachings

How to pray

A collection of helpful talks on how to find guidance, strength and peace of mind through prayer.

Stories

The Lord Shanmukha story

A miraculous story of how Guru Sri Subramanium took Justin Sparrow and Sister Topsy on a spontaneous and inspired mission, through the Sri Lankan hills, in search of a sacred murthi of Lord Shanmukha.

Stories

Dattatreya Prana Pratistha

Photos from the recent installation of Lord Dattatreya at Skanda Vale, with a discourse from Mohanji.

Stories

Sri Ranganatha Temple Story

Guru Sri Subramanium, the founder of Skanda Vale, talks about how the Lord gave him the inspiration to build the Sri Ranganatha Temple. He explains how land, materials, murtis and manpower all arrived at exactly the right time.

Archival photos from 1993

Share this story:

FEATURED POSTS

How to pray

The Lord Shanmukha story

Dattatreya Prana Pratistha

Sri Ranganatha Temple Story

Email Newsletter

How to find us

Temples

Visit

Connect

Read More

Search Skanda Vale