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A murthi of Lord Vishnu at Skanda Vale
Lord Vishnu Bhajan Playlist
Small packets of vibhuti and kumkum
Temple prasadam by post
A beautiful shrine to Lord Ganesh with flowers and lamps
Does the Lord hear our prayers?
The Sri Ranganatha Temple at night
New Years Eve Playlist
A sacred white marble murthi of Lord Sri Krishna playing the flute, with flower garlands, taken on Krishna Jayanti at Skanda Vale
Om Namo Bhagavate
The Sri Ranganatha Temple at Skanda Vale Ashram
Worship in the natural elements
Nature Diary - October 2020
Black murthi of Lakshmi at Skanda Vale
Temple Bhajan – Amma Amma, Amma Amma
Sri Ranganatha or Lord Vishnu at night
Sri Ranganatha Temple Aarthi – Narayana Narayana Om
Sister Maria - a nun at Skanda Vale Monastery
Sister Maria
The first time I met Guru Sri Subramanium
A pair of otters sunbathing
Nature Diary – September 2020
Archival photos from 1993
Swami Ambananda offers aarthi at Somaskanda Ashram
Tera Mangal Hoye Re – Prayer for wellbeing
Lord Subramanya against an image of the sun
Subrahmanya Suprabhatam
Swami Karunananda of Skanda Vale
Breastplate prayer of St Patrick
Nature Diary – July 2020
Nuns and monks take Mother Kali in procession at Skanda Vale
Kali Procession – with Elephant
A Hummingbird Hawk-moth sipping nectar
Nature Diary – June 2020
Guru outside the Murugan Temple
Guru's teachings
A statue of Guru Sri Subramanium at his Samadhi site
Nature Diary – May 2020
Guru Sri Subramanium with Valli the elephant at Skanda Vale
Guru & Valli 1994
Guru Sri Subramanium leads a procession from the Maha Shakti Temple to the Lord Murugan Temple.
Kali Procession 1994
Swami offers aarthi to Ganesha at Skanda Vale
Ganesha Saranam – Joy is the Refuge
Valli the elephant and Swami Karuna in the forest
Elephant forest walk
A yagam fire ceremony at Skanda Vale Ashram
Dattatreya Yagam – Part IX
New ponies & calves
Swamis and devotees perform a yagam fire ceremony at Skanda Vale
Dattatreya Yagam – Part VIII
Dattatreya Yagam – Part VII
Nature Diary: April
Monks and nuns at a sacred fire ceremony at Skanda Vale Ashram UK
Dattatreya Yagam – Part VI
Swami Karuna shares a picnic with Valli the elephant
Elephant picnic
Skanda Vale monks offering prayers at a yagam
Dattatreya Yagam – Part V
The three murthis of the Kriya Lahiri Mahasaya Lineage in Varanasi
Pilgrimage to Tiruvannamalai, Palani, Ganeshpuri & Varanasi
Brahmarishi Mohanji offers aarthi to Lord Dattatreya
Dattatreya Prana Pratistha Video
Skanda Vale Swamis performing a yagam fire ceremony
Dattatreya Yagam - Part IV
A statue of Guru Sri Subramanium with magnolias in the background
Nature Diary: March
A Christian shrine to Lord Jesus Christ
Easter songs & prayers
Skanda Vale monks and nuns performing a fire ceremony havan
Dattatreya Yagam - Part III
Swamis performing a homa fire ceremony at Skanda Vale Ashram
Dattatreya Yagam - Part II
Durga puja at Skanda Vale Ashram
Durga puja
Swami Govinda offers aarthi to Lord Dattatreya at Skanda Vale
Om Shivaya, Om Shivaya!
Skanda Vale Swamis performing a yagam fire ceremony
A simple puja you can do at home
Swami Karunananda at Skanda Vale
Tips to stay focussed at home
A murthi of Bhoomi Ganesh at Skanda Vale Ashram
Bhoomi Ganesh Puja
Swami Narayana at Skanda Vale
Swami Narayana – Badulla Temple Pilgrimage
Swami Suryananda talking about the effect of Coronavirus
Let's rethink what's really important
Corona Virus under a microscope
Skanda Vale is closed until further notice - 21.03.20
Devotees and priests outside the Sri Ranganatha Temple at Skanda Vale
Pavithra Mahashanthi Festival - Postponed
Elephant mud bath
Kali with flower garlands at Skanda Vale
Devi Darshan
A banner with Sri Krsna and Jagannath
Krsna Retreat
Swami Suryananda from Skanda Vale giving a discourse
What I learned from endless work & no sleep! A monk's story.
Swami Govinda and Indian man covered in paint, smiling
Pilgrimage to Brindavan
A black and white photo of Guru Sri Subramanium at a Swiss Seminar
Overcome self-doubt through Iccha Shakti & Satyam
Guru Sri Subramanium talking at a seminar in Switzerland
Wake up! You are fast asleep
Valli & Lakshmi grazing a field at Skanda Vale
Valli & Lakshmi holding tails
Dr Damitha Ratnasinghe in a video interview
Karma Yoga in healthcare
A wide angle view of the gopurum in the Maha Shakti Temple at Skanda Vale, showing the main muthi of Maha Kali and niches for the other temple deities
Namavali – 108 Names of Devi
The Lord Murugan Temple at Skanda Vale Ashram.
Namavali – 108 Names of Lord Muruga

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