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The thickness of the walls of the garbha-griha is 2.4 metres (8 ft) to bear the weight of huge shikhar, swarna kalash and the flag. 84 panels have also been set up on the exterior of the temple and display the loving pastimes of Shri Radha Krishna. Other than this, numerous portraits of Radha Krishna Leela, or the miracles of Lord Krishna, can ...
Srila Prabhupada in a lecture in front of Rupa Goswami Samadhi. In 1972, Srila Prabhupada, the founder and Acharya of ISKCON spoke about the principle of Yukta Vairāgya right in front of the Bhajan Kutir (a simple and austere dwelling of an ascetic primarily intended to perform his spiritual activities like chanting Krishna's names, writing and teaching) of Sri Rupa Goswami (see picture) to ...
Little Krishna spent His childhood years in the beautiful land of Vrindavan, filling the hearts of the inhabitants with pure love for Him. The villagers led a blissful and contented life. Krishna and His cowherd friends usually spent their days playing in the lush green pastures of Vrindavan and the cool waters of river Yamuna.
One of the highlights of Krishna Janmashtami is the midnight celebration, marking the exact moment of Krishna's birth. Devotees gather in temples and homes to sing devotional songs (bhajans) and perform traditional dances, such as the Raslila , which depicts Krishna's divine play and exploits with his beloved devotees, especially the Gopis ...
Krishna's childhood illustrates the Hindu concept of Lila, playing for fun and enjoyment and not for sport or gain. His interaction with the gopis at the rasa dance or Rasa-lila is an example. Krishna plays his flute and the gopis come immediately, from whatever they were doing, to the banks of the Yamuna River and join him in singing and ...
When he is together with Radha, he is regarded as supreme lord under the name of Radha-Krishna; with Rukmini he is known as Lakshmi-Narayana." [ 78 ] The first temple constructed in the sect, built in Ahmedabad in 1822, houses the images of Nara Narayana , forms of Arjuna and Krishna, in the central shrine.
Gate of the Shrinathji Temple. The Nathdwara temple was built in the 17th century. [12] The temple is popularly called Shrinathji ki Haveli (House of Shrinathji). Like a regular mansion, it has a chariot for movement (the original chariot in which Shrinathji was brought to Singhar), a store room for milk (Doodhghar), a store room for betel (Paanghar), a store room for sugar and sweets ...
[10] [12] [13] The temple was built in 1667 by King Siddhi Narsingh Malla. [13] It is said that one night the King saw Lord Krishna and his consort Srimati Radha standing in front of the royal palace. He ordered a temple to be built on the same spot. [14] There are 21 golden pinnacles in the temple. Below the pinnacles are three stories.