Krishna Balaram Mandir

Krishna Balaram Mandir
Krishna Balaram Mandir
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Mathura district
Deity	Radha, Krishna, Balarama
Festivals	Janamashtami, Radhastami
Location
Location	Vrindavan
State	Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
Architecture
Type	Hindu architecture
Temple(s)	3

Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir, also called ISKCON Vrindavan, 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.

History[]

The temple was inaugurated in 1977.^{[citation needed]}

Deities[]

Radha Shyamasundar at the temple on Radhastami

Samadhi Mandir, Swami Prabhupada, ISKCON, Vrindavan

The murti of the temple are Krishna and Balarama at the central altar. On the right altar are Radha Krishna with Gopi,^{[clarification needed]} Lalita and Vishakha. On the left altar is a murti of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu with Nityananda, and of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and his guru Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati. Krishna-Balaram Mandir enforces one of the highest standards of cleanliness and of deity worship in all of Vrindavan.^[2]

Near the temple, at the entrance to the complex, is located the samadhi mandir shrine (mausoleum) of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, built of white marble.

Festivals[]

Janmashtami^[3]
Radhastami
Holi^[4]
Gaur Purnima^[5]
Chaturmaas
Srila Bhakti Charu Maharaj Disappearance
Vaishnava Pranam

References[]

^ "Janmashtami 2018: From Mathura to Mumbai, How Devotees Are Celebrating Lord Krishna's Birth at Temples Across India". Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "Krishna Balarama Mandir- ISKCON". www.radha.name. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
^ "Krishna Janmashtami 2019: Why we celebrate the festival, date and significance". India Today. 21 August 2019.
^ "Covid-19: Iskcon bans entry of foreigners in Vrindavan temple". 5 March 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^ "Covid-19: Iskcon bans entry of foreigners in Vrindavan temple". 5 March 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

External links[]

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[1] "Janmashtami 2018: From Mathura to Mumbai, How Devotees Are Celebrating Lord Krishna's Birth at Temples Across India". Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[2] "Krishna Balarama Mandir- ISKCON". www.radha.name. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

[3] "Krishna Janmashtami 2019: Why we celebrate the festival, date and significance". India Today. 21 August 2019.

[4] "Covid-19: Iskcon bans entry of foreigners in Vrindavan temple". 5 March 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

[5] "Covid-19: Iskcon bans entry of foreigners in Vrindavan temple". 5 March 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

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v t Krishna
Forms	Bala Krishna Gopala-Krishna Govinda Jagannath Radha Krishna Shrinathji Vāsudeva-Krishna Vithoba Other names
Consorts	Radha Ashtabharya Bhadra Jambavati Kalindi Lakshmana Mitravinda Nagnajiti Rukmini Satyabhama Other 16000 - 16100 Junior wives
Other relatives	Aniruddha Arjuna Balarama Devaki Kamsa Kunti Nanda Pradyumna Samba Subhadra Ugrasena Vasudeva Yashoda More
Worship	Sampradayas: Krishnaism Vaishnavism Festivals: Gita Mahotsav Holi and Lathmar Holi Krishna Janmashtami Pilgrimage circuits: 48 Kos Parikrama of Kurukshetra Vraja Parikrama
Holy sites	Key sites in Krishna's life: Mathura (birthplace) Gokul (childhood) Govardhan Hill (childhood) Vrindavan (childhood) Jyotisar (Bhagavad Gita revelation) Kurukshetra (Mahabharata war) Dvārakā (Krishna's capital) Bhalka (Krishna's place of death) Other important Krishna sites: Guruvayur Gupta Vrindavan Nathdwara Pandharpur Puri Udupi
Epigraphy	Hathibada Ghosundi Heliodorus pillar Mora Well Naneghat Vasu Doorjamb
Texts	Primary texts during his lifetime: Bhagavad Gita Mahabharata Secondary texts: Bhagavata Purana Brahma Samhita Gita Govinda Uddhava Gita
See also	Svayam Bhagavan Avatar Dashavatara Vishnu Guru–shishya tradition Indian-origin religions Hinduism Buddhism Jainism Sikhism

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