ISKCON Temple, Vrindavan

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ISKCON Temple, Vrindavan
Sri Sri Krishna Balarama Temple
Vrindavan, India (21178969102).jpg
Religion
Affiliation Hinduism
District Mathura district
Deity
Festivals Janamashtami, Radhashtami, Gaura Purnima, Holi
Location
Location Vrindavan
State Uttar Pradesh
Country India
ISKCON Temple, Vrindavan
Architecture
Type Hindu architecture
Completed1977
Temple(s)3
Website
iskconvrindavan.com

ISKCON Vrindavan, also called Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir, is one of the major ISKCON temples in the world. It is a Gaudiya Vaishnava temple located in the city of Vrindavan, Mathura district, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. [1] The temple is dedicated to the Hindu gods Krishna and Balarama. The other deities of temple are Radha Krishna and Gauranga Nityananda. [2]

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History

Radha Shyamsundar at ISKCON Vrindavan Iskcon Vrindavan.jpg
Radha Shyamsundar at ISKCON Vrindavan

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder– acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, inaugurated the Krishna Balaram Mandir and installed deities ( murtis ) of Krishna–Balaram, Radha–Shyamasundar, the gopis Lalita Devi and Vishakha Devi, and Gaura–Nitai on Ram Navami (April 20) 1975. [3]

Deities

Radha Shyamasundar at the temple on Radhashtami Radha Syamasundar Vrindavan Radhastami 2004.jpg
Radha Shyamasundar at the temple on Radhashtami

The presiding deities of the temple are Krishna and Balarama at the central altar. On the right altar are Radha Krishna as Sri Sri Radha Shyamsundar with the gopis Lalita and Vishakha. On the left altar are Chaitanya Mahaprabhu with Nityananda, and ISKCON founder A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and his guru Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati. [4]

Near the temple, at the entrance to the complex, is the samadhi mandir of Prabhupada, built of white marble.

Festivals

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Janmashtami 2018: From Mathura to Mumbai, How Devotees Are Celebrating Lord Krishna's Birth at Temples Across India" . Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Anand, D. (1992). Krishna: The Living God of Braj. Abhinav Publications. p. 103. ISBN   978-81-7017-280-2.
  3. ↑ ISKCON®. "Founder". ISKCON VRINDAVAN. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Krishna Balarama Mandir- ISKCON". www.radha.name. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

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