ISKCON Temple, Vrindavan
Iskcon Vrindavan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iskcon Vrindavan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
ISKCON Temple, Vrindavan | |
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Sri Sri Krishna Balarama Temple | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Mathura district |
Deity | |
Festivals | Janamashtami, Radhashtami, Gaura Purnima |
Location | |
Location | Vrindavan |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Country | India |
Architecture | |
Type | Hindu architecture |
Completed | 1977 |
Temple(s) | 3 |
Website | |
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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]
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.
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