Iskcon vrindavan

Uttar Pradesh

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ISKCON Vrindavan, Krishna Balaram Mandir Bhaktivedanta Swami Marg, Raman Reti, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh-281121, India Mathura Uttar Pradesh, India

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Description

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.The temple is dedicated to the Hindu gods Krishna and Balarama. The other deities of temple are Radha Krishna and Gauranga Nityananda.

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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.

History

The ISKCON Temple made by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada attracts a lot of Krishna devotees to itself every day. The expansive and beautifully made temple complex has a main shrine, an ashram for the inmates and priests, a museum, a bakery and a restaurant to buy food and refreshments. The main deities enshrines in the ISKCON Temple are Krishna and Balarama, at the central altar. On the other hand, the right altar has the idols of Radha-Krishna with the gopis Lalita and Vishakha. On the left altar is worshipped the idol of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu with Nityananda and the founder- saints of ISKCON. The resting place of haktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is also near the main gate of this shrine.

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Timings:

All week : 5:30 am–12 pm, 4:30–8:30 pm

Built:

1975

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