Located at Kasiraj nagar, Baluaghat, in Allahabad, Sri Sri Radha Veni Madhava Mandir is built at the banks of holy Yamuna River in 1995. In 2003, a beautiful idol of the divine couple Sri Sri Radha-Venimadhav was installed in this ISKCON temple.

location Uttar pradesh, Allahabad, Lucknow

Legend

Srila Prabhupada was born as Abhay Charan De on September 1, 1896 in Calcutta. As a youth growing up in British-controlled India, Abhay became involved with Mahatma Gandhi’s civil disobedience movement to secure independence for his nation. It was, however, a 1922 meeting with a prominent scholar and religious leader, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, which proved most influential on Abhay’s future calling. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta was a leader in the Gaudiya Vaishnava denomination, a monotheistic tradition within the broad Hindu culture, and asked Abhay to bring the teachings of Lord Krishna to the English-speaking world. Abhay became a disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta in 1933, and resolved to carry out his mentor’s request. Abhay, later known by the honorific A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, spent the next 32 years preparing for his journey west.

Architecture

Built in neo-classical style of architecture, this ISKCON temple bands together conventional architecture with ultra-modern services.The elaborate temple complex is divided into various sections and sub-sections. The temple complex also has an open amphitheatre, where various festivals and concerts are observed.

Culture

The culture of Allahabad is fascinating and captivating. It tells us about the people of the place, their lifestyle and their beliefs. Observing the culture of Allahabad gives you a fair idea about the traditions and practices that are still followed by the locals. The festivals, the events, the attractions, all reflect the culture of Allahabad in one way or the other. Tourism has picked up in the last decade or so and the local people are generally quite friendly towards the tourists.

Darsan Info

The temple is open on all the day from morning 4:30 AM to 8:00 PM

The best time to visit the place would be during the months of November to March.

Darsan Dresscode

Wear traditional dress code on special days and avoid shorts for men

Famous Festival

Janmashtami is the major festival celebrated in this temple. Lots of devotees visits this temple during kumba mela

Temple Rituals

The temple Darshan starts from Morning 4:30 AM onwards.

Darshan arathi takes place from 8:00 AM onwards;

Rajbhoga darshanam starts from 12:30 PM To 1:30 PM.

Evening arathi takes place at 6:30 PM.

Finally the last arathi takes place at 8:00 PM. The temple closes at 8:30 PM

Special Rituals

The temple has a small Guest House and a go-shala where they maintain a dozen cows and bulls and visitors can pay their respect to the Go-mata.

Additional Info

 

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