Vrindavan City Guide
The ISKCON temple in Vrindavan is the first temple built by ISKCON. The temple has a marvellous design, built in all white. The temple also houses the Samadhi seat of Srila Prabhupad, founder of ISKCON sect.
HARE RAMA HARE KRISHNA, are the first lines that comes to a person's mind when he thinks of ISKCON. The ISKCON sect (International Society for Shri Krishna Consciousness) was established by A.C. Bhaktvedanta Swami Srila Prabhupad in 1966. He was an avid follower of Krishna and Swami Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (a 15th century devotee of Krishna). Swami Prabhupad took the responsibily of spreading the Krishna knowledge globally. His movement became a grand success, as the Hippy culture was also on rise and he managed to convince Hippies about the almighty Krishna. The sect is based on a simple mission of spreading Krishna knowledge all over the world. They follow Vaishnava philosophy, which asks for simple living and devotion to Vishnu and his incarnations (Krishna being one of them).
The Hare Rama Hare Krishna Temple
The temple was amongst the first ISKCON temples in India. The foundation was laid by Swami Prabhupad himself and the temple was constructed under his supervision. Swami Prabhupad also took samadhi at this place later. The temple was constructed in 1975. The complete temple is built in white marble and decorated pieces of stones. The temple has three altars. On the first altar are Sri Gaura Nitai, the most merciful incarnations of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu who appeared about 500 years ago at West Bengal. The divine brothers, Sri Krishna and Balaram, are worshiped on the central altar and on the third altar are Sri Radha Shyamasundara along their confidential gopis, Lalita and Vishakha. Since 1975, the Sri Krishna Balaram Temple Complex has expanded considerably to fulfil Srila Prabhupada's vision for an international center in Vrindavan. In front of the temple is the Samadhi Mandir of Swami Prabhupada. This is where his body was laid to rest after he left this world and returned to the spiritual world.
The Temple Environment
The temple has a very unique environment. Devotees from all around the world can be seen in and outside the temple. The temple follows the typical ISKCON culture, which says "Krishna consciousness is meant to be a joyful process, and in our lives joy is expressed through culture. Spiritual life should include the perfection of beauty in musical, visual, and literary arts. Arts in the mode of goodness should be pleasing to the ear, the eye, the tongue, and the other senses". People from different nationalities, ethnicity, linguistic backgrounds, economic class and academic backgrounds can be seen here, praying and singing to please Krishna for his blessings. Everyone is so lost in love with Krishna, that he/she is totally unaware of anything happening around. Stalls of religious articles, books and idols are being organised by these devotees. People from farlands have come here and made it there real home, far from there original country.
How to Visit
The temple lies at the entry of Vrindavan town. Anyone visiting to Vrindavan would come across the temple first as the sheer beauty of temple can attract anyone.
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