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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...

Swami Govinda cutting fodder beet for the cows

Swami Govinda cutting fodder beet for the cows

Swami Suryananda with the cows

Swami Suryananda with the cows

Valli in her barn

Valli in her barn

Brother James and Brother Anthony in the Shakti Temple yard

Brother James and Brother Anthony in the Shakti Temple yard

Shakti Temple Gopurum and aviary

Shakti Temple Gopurum and aviary

Swami Ishwarananda and goats

Swami Ishwarananda and goats

Swami Ishwarananda outside the Shakti Temple

Swami Ishwarananda outside the Shakti Temple

Swami Suryananda preparing coconut and ghee aarthis

Swami Suryananda preparing coconut and ghee aarthis

Sister Maria

Sister Maria

Devotees in front of the Lord Murugan Temple

Devotees in front of the Lord Murugan Temple

Devotees in the family dining room

Children outside the Lord Murugan Temple

Children outside the Lord Murugan Temple

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

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

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

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

Manjula, Lata and devotees in the family dining room

Manjula, Lata and devotees in the family dining room

Swami Karunananda and Valli

Swami Karunananda and Valli

Swami Karunananda and Valli

All photos copyright Tom Learmonth 1993.

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