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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Radha Krishna Temple in Vrindavan, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = ISKCON Temple, Vrindavan <br />
| image = Vrindavan, India (21178969102).jpg<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| district = [[Mathura district]]<br />
| location = [[Vrindavan]]<br />
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| deity = {{bulleted list|[[Radha Krishna]]|[[Krishna]] [[Balarama]]|[[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu|Gaura]] [[Nityananda|Nitai]]}}<br />
| festivals= [[Janamashtami]], [[Radhashtami]], [[Gaura Purnima]], [[Holi]]<br />
| architecture = [[Hindu architecture]]<br />
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| year_completed = 1977<br />
| website = {{url|https://iskconvrindavan.com/}} <br />
|native_name=Sri Sri Krishna Balarama Temple|tradition=[[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]]}}<br />
'''ISKCON Vrindavan''', also called '''Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir''', is one of the major [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness|ISKCON]] temples in the world. It is a [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism|Gaudiya Vaishnava]] temple located in the city of [[Vrindavan]], [[Mathura district]], in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/janmashtami-2018-from-mathura-to-mumbai-how-devotees-celebrate-lord-krishnas-birth-at-11-temples-across-india-1862795.html|title=Janmashtami 2018: From Mathura to Mumbai, How Devotees Are Celebrating Lord Krishna's Birth at Temples Across India|access-date=17 July 2020}}</ref> The temple is dedicated to the Hindu gods [[Krishna]] and [[Balarama]]. The other deities of temple are [[Radha Krishna]] and [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu|Gauranga]] [[Nityananda]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Anand |first=D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EsvSwdUgQYcC&q=radha+purana |title=Krishna: The Living God of Braj |date=1992 |publisher=Abhinav Publications |isbn=978-81-7017-280-2 |pages=103 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Iskcon Vrindavan.jpg|thumb|Radha Shyamsundar at ISKCON Vrindavan]]<br />
[[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]], founder–''[[acharya]]'' of the [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness]], inaugurated the Krishna Balaram Mandir and installed deities (''[[murti]]s'') of [[Krishna]]–[[Balaram]], [[Radha]]–[[Krishna|Shyamasundar]], the ''[[gopi]]s'' [[Lalita (gopi)|Lalita Devi]] and Vishakha Devi, and [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu|Gaura]]–[[Nityananda|Nitai]] on [[Ram Navami]] (April 20) 1975.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ISKCON® |title=Founder |url=https://iskconvrindavan.com/home/founder |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=ISKCON VRINDAVAN |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Deities==<br />
[[File:Radha Syamasundar Vrindavan Radhastami 2004.jpg|thumb|''[[Radha Krishna|Radha Shyamasundar]]'' at the temple on [[Radhashtami]]]]<br />
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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 (gopi)|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]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.radha.name/images-gallery/india-holy-places/vraja/krishna-balarama-mandir-iskcon |title= Krishna Balarama Mandir- ISKCON |access-date= 23 December 2014 |publisher= www.radha.name}}</ref><br />
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Near the temple, at the entrance to the complex, is the ''[[samadhi (shrine)|samadhi mandir]]'' of Prabhupada, built of white [[marble]].<br />
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== Festivals ==<br />
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* [[Krishna Janmashtami]] - Birth anniversary of [[Krishna]]<br />
* [[Radhashtami]] - Birth anniversary of [[Radha]]<br />
* Balarama Purnima - Birth anniversary of [[Balarama]]<br />
* [[Gaura-purnima]] - Birth anniversary of [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]]<br />
* Nityananda trayodashi - Birthday anniversary of [[Nityananda]] <br />
* [[Gopashtami]] - Festival dedicated to pastimes of Krishna with Cows<br />
* [[Holi]] - Festival of love and colours, Major festival associated with pastimes of Radha Krishna<br />
* [[Sharad Purnima]] - Festival associated with the [[raslila|maharaas]] of [[Radha Krishna]] and [[gopis]].<br />
* [[Kartik Purnima]] - Festival associated with raslia of Radha-Krishna and gopis.<br />
* Chaturmaas<br />
* Kartik Damodar Maas - Kartik month celebration which is believed to be the most auspicious month for the worship of Radha Krishna<br />
* [[Diwali]] - Major Hindu festival dedicated to [[Sita]] [[Rama]] (another form of Radha Krishna) <br />
* Appearance and disappearance days (birth and death days) of Vaishnava ''acharyas'' and saints.<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Vrindavan-India0005.JPG|ISKCON Temple, Vrindavan <br />
File:Sri Krishna Balaram Temple, Vrindavan.JPG|Outer appearance of temple<br />
File:Krishna Balaram Mandir (2010).jpg|Entrance of ISKCON Temple, Vrindavan<br />
File:Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir Vrindavan 11.jpg|Alley inside temple<br />
File:Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir Vrindavan 38.jpg|Inside area of temple<br />
File:At Krishna Balaram Mandir, Vrindavan, India, 2015-03-15.jpg|24 hours kirtan is performed inside the temple<br />
File:Banke bihari (481).JPG|Deities of temple - Gaura Nitai<br />
File:Banke bihari (489).JPG|Deities of temple - Radha Shyamsundar <br />
File:Krishna Balarama12.jpg|Deities of temple- Krishna Balram<br />
File:Vrindavan 27 (cropped).JPG|Wall art of Radha Krishna inside temple<br />
File:Vrindavan 28.JPG|Wall art of Radha Krishna on swing inside the temple<br />
File:Samadhi Mandir, Srila Prabhupad, ISKCON, Vrindavan.jpg|Samadhi temple of Srila Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON temple, Vrindavan<br />
File:Radha Krishna at Iskcon Vrindavan.jpg|Idols of Radha Krishna inside temple museum <br />
File:Vrinda Devi.jpg|Idol of goddess Vrinda inside temple museum<br />
File:Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir Vrindavan 09.jpg|Statues of Krishna Balram outside temple museum<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Prem Mandir Vrindavan]]<br />
*[[Banke Bihari Temple]]<br />
*[[Radha Rani Temple]], [[Barsana]]<br />
*[[Radha Raman Temple]]<br />
*[[Nandmahar Dham]]<br />
*[[Radha Damodar Temple, Vrindavan]] <br />
*[[Radha Madan Mohan Temple, Vrindavan]]<br />
*[[Radha Krishna Vivah Sthali, Bhandirvan]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://www.24hourkirtan.com/ Krishna-Balaram Mandir 24-hour Kirtan official web site]<br />
* [http://vrindavan.tv Live video Darshan From ISKCON Vrindavan Temples] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126111004/https://vrindavan.tv/ |date=26 January 2020 }}<br />
* [http://www.iskconvrindavan.com/ ISKCON Vrindavan official website]<br />
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