New Year
31 December 11:45 pm 12 pm (noon): Nandi puja Come along and welcome the new year up in the mountains at Somaskanda Ashram 🎉
Christmas
Midnight mass: 24 December 11:45 pm Christmas: 25 December, 7 pm Celebrate Christmas amidst the quiet and snowed-in mountains and experience the presence of Christ in our lives.
Full moon puja
4 December, 12 pm (noon) You are warmly invited to join the next special full moon puja. The full moon pujas take place on the Sundays before the full moon. In every weather, the pujas start with an outdoor havan and a Kumbum puja to Lord Ganesh residing in front of the temple. The [...]
New moon puja
Thursday, 24 November, 12 pm (noon) On new moon days there is always a special puja to Somaskanda Murti and to Meru, a geometrical structure - a yantra - representing the Divine Mother. In addition, there will be a special puja to our outdoors Lord Ganesh. The rituals start with a havan outside then [...]
Ganapati Deva
Enjoy this music video praising Lord Ganesh. Music, lyrics and images were all produced by devotees of Skanda Vale and Somaskanda Ashram. Jai Jai Jai Gaṇapati Deva Gajānana Gaṇapati Deva Oṃkāraṃ Svarūpaṃ Deva Nāda Brahman Deha Deva Saccidānandaṃ Ekatāṃ Brahman Saccidānandaṃ Ekadantam Guṃ Guṃ Guṃ Gaṇapati Jaya [...]
The uniqueness of murthis
This video was recorded in response to the question "How does the experience of chanting to various unique murthis of the same aspect differ?" The answer was given by members of the community during an online satsang held at Skanda Vale and Somaskanda Ashram.
Lord Ganesh
Listen to Guruji's description of Lord Ganesh. Om Gam Ganapataye Namah! The twisted trunk. The single tusk. The fawn-coloured eyes. The potbellied one. The smoke coloured one. The remover of hindrances, the Lord of hordes. The one with the elephant's face... here ends the Holy Purana. When you chant 'Om Gam Ganapataye Namah' [...]
How to remain near your Guru
This video was recorded in response to the question "What made the community members stay through some of Guruji's tough challenging treatment of them in the earlier days?" The answer was given by members of the community during an online satsang held at Skanda Vale and Somaskanda Ashram. [...]
Bhakti yoga & Karma yoga
This video was recorded in response to a question about Bhakti yoga and Karma yoga. The answer was given by members of the community during an online satsang held at Skanda Vale and Somaskanda Ashram.
Transformation in relationships during spiritual evolution
This video was recorded in response to the question "How can we balance spiritual evolution and dharma with the pressures and expectations of society and significant people in our lives?" The answer was given by members of the community during an online satsang held at Skanda Vale and Somaskanda Ashram. [...]