NOVINKY
ARCHIV ČLÁNKŮ
ON-LINE HOROSKOP
FOTKY
BOŽSTVA A CHRÁMY
INDIE-svatá místa
RECEPTY 
ČASTÉ OTÁZKY
INZERCE a SEZNAMKA
KE STAŽENÍ
KNIHY A PŘEKLADY
HUDBA A MANTRY
ODKAZY
KNIHA HOSTŮ
KONTAKTY A LIDI
 
Krisna Balaram Mandir
 


(by clicking on pictures a bigger ones will appear in new window)

bigger image in new window At the entrance to Vrindavan Bhaktivedanta Swami Gate welcomes you in...
bigger image in new window

...and the first temple to the left is Krisna Balaram Mandir.

bigger image in new window It was built in late 70ties by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada as the Vrindavan center of International Society for Krisna Consciousness.
bigger image in new window Temple is situated in Raman-reti area where Krisna and His brother Balaram performed Their pastimes.
bigger image in new window

If one faces the entrance than Srila Prabhupada's samadhi is to the left and his museum is on the right side.

bigger image in new window There are three altars in Krisna Balaram Mandir. Gaura-Nitai on the left, Krisna-Balaram in the middle and Radha-Syamasundar on the right.
bigger image in new window

Radha-Syamasundar

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

Krisna-Balaram

bigger image in new window

Gaura-Nitai

bigger image in new window

Srila Prabhupada's murti in the temple.

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

3 x věší obrázek v novém okně Temple Schedule:
4.30 am Temple Mangala Arati
5.00 am Altar Closed
7.15 am Greeting the Deities
7.50 am Srimad Bhagavatam Class
8.30 am Puspa Arati
12.00 pm Noon Arati
12.30 pm Temple Closes
4.30 pm Temple Reopens (Arati)
7.00 pm Sandhya Arati (6.30 winter)
8.30 pm Shayan Arati (8 pm winter)
8.45 pm Temple Closes for Night
bigger image in new window

The Deitie's doors are open from 7.15 am to 12.30 pm. They close for a half-hour to offer food to the Deities a half-hour before each aratik. The temple is closed between 12.30 and 4.30 pm (4 pm in the winter). The temple reopens at 4.30 pm (4 pm in the winter) and stays open until 8.45 pm (8.15 pm in the winter). Sandhya arati is at 6.30 pm in the winter.

bigger image in new window

Bhaktivedanta Swami Marg is the name of the road coming from Delhi-Agra crossing at Cattikara - one of the two main roads to Vrindavan. It is also referred to by its old name, Cattikara Road.

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

Garland's are sold at the temple entrance...

bigger image in new window

...as well as many other things. Especially in the evening this is a very busy place.

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

International Guesthouse is right next to the temple.

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window
bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

Tamal tree at the courtyard in 1992.

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

...and in 2003 (newly planted).

bigger image in new window

Beautiful paintings on the walls are very similar to those in Srila Prabhupada's books.

bigger image in new window

By the guesthouse entrance are the actual rooms that Srila Prabhupada lived in while in Vrindavan...

bigger image in new window

...The bed that you see is where Srila Prabhupada passed away in November 1977...

bigger image in new window

...In these rooms there are many of the personal items that he used while in Vrindavan and while traveling around the world.

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

On the backside of the Prabhupada's rooms there is a small garden with the place where he used to sit - Prabhupada-bhaitak.

3 x věší obrázek v novém okně
bigger image in new window

Srila Prabhupada spend last part of his life in Vrindavan and he decided to leave his body here.

bigger image in new window

After the last parikram around the Vrindavan temples...

bigger image in new window

...his transcendental body was...

bigger image in new window

...placed with the proper vaisnava rites...

bigger image in new window

...into the salt to the ground.

bigger image in new window

It is his actual samadhi "deha-samádhi", where his body was laid to rest after he left this world and returned to the spiritual world.

bigger image in new window

Samadhi Mandir of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

bigger image in new window

Its construction took many years to finish.

bigger image in new window

3 x věší obrázek v novém okně Murti of Srila Prabhupada in the samadhi.
bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

...outfit during the disappearance day of Srila Prabhupada in 2004.

bigger image in new window

Gurukula

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

On our way to mangala-arati at 4 o'clock in the morning...

bigger image in new window ... Be careful! The cows are across the road!
bigger image in new window

Morning program starts at Samadhi Mandir.

bigger image in new window

Arati for Srila Prabhupada...

bigger image in new window

...and guruv-astaka.

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

Prema-dhvani.

bigger image in new window

The morning program continues in the main temple with Vibhavari-Sesa.

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

And all Deities have simple and extremely beautiful night outfits.

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

Sunrise during japa time.

bigger image in new window

And Deity greeting...

bigger image in new window

...with new outfits.

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

Morning class
(Mahaniddhi Swami)

bigger image in new window

Vaisnava meeting during Prabhupada's disappearance day in 1992.

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

Puri Maharaja (one of the remaining disciples of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati) on the visit during Prabhupada's disappearance in 2004.

bigger image in new window

Darsan of the Deities.

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

Samadhi at the sunset...

bigger image in new window

...and later in the evening.

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

Those three pictures of the Deities with the pink outfits in their enlarged versions are big enough for printing (Just for those who would like to have Them on the altar or just on the table).

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

Aindra Prabhu during his 24 hours kirtan shift.

bigger image in new window

His half an hour before evening arati is one of the best experiences (Karttik 2004).

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

Evening arati...

bigger image in new window

...and the gheelamp circulating to all present.

bigger image in new window

During Damodarastaka everybody can offer a small gheelamp.

bigger image in new window

Namam-isvaram sad cit ananta rupam...

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window
bigger image in new window

VIHE Classes (Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education) are attended by devotees from all over the world.

bigger image in new window

Parikram of Vrindavan's main temples at Prabhupada's disappearance day in 1992.

bigger image in new window

Food for Life - free food distribution at Prabhupada's museum.

bigger image in new window

Mostly widows in white cloths are coming for a leafcup of kitchari.

bigger image in new window

On Ekadasi only bananas are distributed.

bigger image in new window

Ekadasi feast (fruit salad) at Janmastami 2004.

bigger image in new window

Indian TV had life entries from Krisna Balaram Mandir during Janmastami 2004. "Other temples did not let us in with the cameras," the reporter told me.

bigger image in new window

Initiation at Prabhupada's samadhi (Karttik 1992).

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

Initiation ceremony in the temple courtyard (Karttik 1992).

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

Govardhana-puja (1992)

bigger image in new window

Govardhan made from halva.

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

Go-puja (worshipping of cows) at gosala (1992).

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

Gosala (2004)

bigger image in new window

Tulasi field on the way.

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

bigger image in new window

Cows supplying milk to Krisna-Balaram.

bigger image in new window

Plenty of new ashrams grew recently in near proximity of Krisna Balaram Mandir.

bigger image in new window

One can choose to live very simply...

bigger image in new window

...for just a 30, 50 or 100 rupees.

bigger image in new window

...or more luxuriously.

bigger image in new window

MVT "Mayapur-Vrindavan Trust" is maybe the most luxurious one...

bigger image in new window

It is guarded 24 hours a day...

bigger image in new window

...with nice garden.

bigger image in new window

MVT restaurant is also a good one...

bigger image in new window

Srila Prabhupada used to say that devotees do not miss anything in Vrindavan - Yamuna is here, Krisna's monkeys are here, sand of Ramana-reti is here...

bigger image in new window

...but Vrindavan is becoming more urbanized in those days and sand of Ramana-reti is disappearing...

bigger image in new window

...but Krisna's monkeys remained.

English texts, selection of images, design:
Tattva-darsi das

Photographs from their travels:
Radha-raman das, Pavan-suta das,
Tattva-darsi das, Malati devi dasi, Priti-vardhana das
and bhakta Zbynek

 


Datum vzniku:
July 2005
 
Jak se vám článek líbil?
0(min) do 10(max)
Kolik čtenářů se vyjádřilo: 63




Haré Krišna inspirace
© 2001-2010