TRANSPORT BY MINIBUS
with no more than 17 seats
Organised
groups larger than 10 pilgrims require written permission to
travel to the Temple.
Click here
for a application form for Group Pilgrimage
Permission to come to Skanda Vale will only be granted to
those groups coming specifically on pilgrimage. Skanda Vale
Ashram and its Temples are not a tourist attraction. Groups
travelling as part of an organised sight seeing tour will not be
permitted to use the temple facilities.
The Community accepts in good faith the
information given on the Group Application Form. You will be
issued with a detailed itinerary based on your proposed arrival
and departure times. Prasad is cooked to cater for the numbers
of pilgrims in your group. Unfortunately some organisers have
given misleading information on their Application Forms and,
contrary to the ethos of the Temple, are profiting from bringing
people on pilgrimage. Changes in departure times may also result in substantial
waste of sacred Prasad. It is a sin to throw away food that has
been blessed in the Temple and which could be used to feed the
many starving people throughout the world.
Minibuses: Click here for Directions for Cars and
Minibuses with no more than 17 seats
MAHA SHAKTI FULL MOON POOJAS
Click here for the
calendar
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Passes for this pooja are given out free of charge after
the 1.30 pm pooja.
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Passes cannot be reserved in advance
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If you don’t get a pass you can still see the pooja on
the screen on the temple terrace. At the end of the pooja
you may then go inside for aarthi and darshan, provided you have been
vegetarian for the last three days.
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If you are elderly and/or have a medical condition DO
NOT ATTEMPT to walk up the hill to the Maha Shakti Temple. Our own
transport will drive you up in the afternoon.
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This transport is only available for the pooja. There may
be several trips with the last one leaving at 5.40 pm.
DIGNIFIED CONDUCT
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Please remember you are visiting sanctified grounds.
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Your behaviour and conduct must be appropriate for that
of a Temple.
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Do not drop any rubbish at Skanda Vale or in the
surrounding countryside and farms or at the point of the
coach/minibus transfer.
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No talking inside the three Temples.
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No photography inside the Murugan Temple or Maha Shakti
Temple.
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Please do not pull out any plants or ferns, or pick any
flowers. They are there for everyone to enjoy.
We believe that God should be available to anyone.
Everything at Skanda Vale is free of charge. This includes:
accommodation, meals, poojas, and transport to Maha Shakti
Temple
If a group leader has charged you more than necessary for the
cost of travel, please inform us and we shall ban that person
from visiting Skanda Vale.
DONATIONS
Any donations from pilgrims must be on a voluntary basis and
are not to be organized or collected by group leaders.
It must be left to the free will of each individual pilgrim to
make any donations if they so desire.
LUGGAGE
Bring only small luggage bags. We have no storage space for
luggage and the rooms are very small.
