Last Friday and Saturday we were able to celebrate the third anniversary of Somaskanda Ashram in sunny autumn weather. Many old and new friends made their way up the mountain to join in. We were [...]

On 22 July Sadguru Sri Shavavana Baba (Babaji) made a pilgrimage to Somaskanda Ashram. It was a day filled with excitement, joy, devotion and an overwhelming feeling of harmony amongst those present. We all went [...]

Traditionally, in Skanda Vale, during the first weekend of Shiva festival the Kali procession takes place where Mother Kali goes on a journey from the Shakti temple to visit the other temples of the ashram. [...]

Pilgrims from various parts of Switzerland and Europe gathered at Somaskanda Ashram to celebrate Mahashivaratri. Here are some impressions of an unforgettable night. [...]

On October 20th and 21st, we celebrated the second anniversary of Somaskanda Ashram. There were havans and every single aspect of the Divine residing in the temple received a Kumbum Abishekam. Take a look at the [...]

On Sunday, the temple of Somaskanda took another step forwards in its development when a large vel (or spear of Lord Subramanium) was inaugurated to take its place alongside the other amazing murthis in the [...]

July 27th, 2018 Guru Purnima is always the culmination of the Shiva festival and each year the intensity of devotion escalates at Somaskanda. This year saw the first dedicated Shiva shrine during the festival and [...]

A lovely group of people went for a retreat and spent some days experiencing the Divine out in the early spring nature, in shared Satsang and in deep devotion. Take a look at the images [...]

Before the puja could be performed on January 29th, Nandi had to be freed from an almost three meter thick duvet made of snow... In bright sunshine, the pilgrims made their way up to the [...]