Prabhupada’s Vrndavana Krishna-Balarama Temple–How It All Began
August 30, 2009 by hh-gurudasa-swami
Filed under Temples
Srila Prabhupada wanted to feature Krishna and Balarama because the area of Raman Reti where the temple was to stand was where Krishna and Balarama played as cowherd boys with Their friends. Raman Reti means enjoyable sands. There’s a nice park near the temple dedicated to Their dancing. It has an overwhelming feeling and is a wonderful place to chant Hare Krishna. ...Read More
Spirit From Stone–The Story of the Krishna-Balarama Deities of Vrndavana
January 7, 2009 by baradraja-dasa
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About two A.M. I was awakened by a terrific uproar. All the peacocks in Vrndavana seemed to be trumpeting their piercing cries, producing waves of sound that swept across miles of holy land to the other side of town, echoing back and forth. I rose, dressed, and went outside to see what was going on. Lo and behold, the truck with Krishna and Balarama had pulled in! ...Read More
Krishna Temple Opens
June 29, 2001 by janis-neilson-spanish-fork-press
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June 23: The opening of the new Radha Krishna temple in Utah was covered by all five Salt Lake City television stations and the three major newspapers. On two TV stations it was the lead story, and in one nerwspaper threre was a color picture on the front page. The local paper ran this article. ...Read More
