Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine

Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine
Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine
	Main Temple of the Lake Shrine
Religion
Affiliation	Self-Realization Fellowship
Status	Temple and Retreat Center
Location
Location	17190 Sunset Blvd.; Pacific Palisades, California 90272 United States;
Geographic coordinates	34°02′34″N 118°33′08″W / 34.042738°N 118.55235°W
Architecture
Style	Combination of Eastern and Western
Founder	Paramahansa Yogananda
Completed	1996
Specifications
Capacity	400 (sanctuary seating)
Height (max)	58 feet (18 m)
Site area	4,000 square feet (370 m2)
Materials	concrete, stained glass, wood, and ceramic tile
Website
	lakeshrine.org

The Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine lies a few blocks from the Pacific Ocean, on Sunset Boulevard in Pacific Palisades, California. It was founded and dedicated by Paramahansa Yogananda, on August 20, 1950,^[3]^[4] and is owned by the Self-Realization Fellowship.^[5] The 10-acre (40,000 m²) site has lush gardens, a large spring-fed lake framed by natural hillsides, and a variety of flora and fauna, swans, ducks, koi, turtles, and lotus flowers. The property is a natural amphitheater.^[6] Thousands of visitors come each year.

^ "New Temple". Self-Realization Fellowship. December 2015. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
^ Lake Shrine Visitors' Guide, Pacific Palisades, California: Self-Realization Fellowship, 2015
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^ "History - Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine". Los Angeles, California: Self-Realization Fellowship.
^ Larsen, Leif (July 23, 2018). "Finding Yourself in Los Angeles". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
^ "Seeing Stars: Churches of the Stars".