Located in Raman Reti, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, ISKCON Temple also known as the Krishna Balaram Mandir is a famous temple dedicated to Lord Krishna. Built in 1975 by the divine grace of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the temple houses the idols of Radha-Syamasundara, Gaura-Nitai and Krishna Balarama. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was the founder acharya of the religious society, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness popularly known as ISKCON. The Samadhi Mandir of Swami Prabhupada is located in front of the temple, where his body was laid to rest after his demise in 1977.

location Uttar pradesh, Mathura, Lucknow

Legend

Srila Prabhupada was born Abhay Charan De on September 1, 1896 to a pious Hindu family 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

Krishna Balaram Mandir is made up of marble. The house Swami Prabhupada has been converted into a museum. A guest house, goshalla, restaurant and a gurukula are also located here. The Samadhi Mandir of Swami Prabhupada located in front of the temple is made of pure white marble.

Culture

The rich cultural practices that are unique only to Vrindavan encompass its rich traditions of musical compositions and dances besides several festival.The cultural and lifestyle of the people of Vrindavan mainly revolves around Krishna and his tales. The people of the region are also referred as Brajvasi and their culture is known as Braj culture. They are very simple living and traditional by nature and begin their day with the worship of Radha-Krishna.

Darsan Info

The temple is open on all the day from morning 04:30 AM to evening 08:00 PM

Darsan Dresscode

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

Famous Festival

Radhastami, Janmashtami, Diwali

Temple Rituals

The temple Darshan starts from Morning 04:30 AM onwards. Darshan arati takes place from 08:00 AM onwards; Rajbhoga darshanam starts from 12:30 PM To 1:30 PM; Evening arati takes place at 06:30 PM and finally the last arati takes place at 08:00 PM. The temple closes at 08:30 PM.

Additional Info

 

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