ISKCON* Welcome to the Krsna-Balarama Temple! We hope you have an inspiring visit to Sri Braja-dhama, the sacred land where Lord Sri Krsna manifested His pastimes 5,000 years ago. The Krsna-Balarama Temple was established in 1975 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). It stands at the gateway to the town of Vendavana, which was established in the early 16% century by Sri Rapa Gosvam! and Sri Sanatana Gosvami under the direction of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Vrndavana is now home to more than 5,000 temples of Sri Krsna. The worshipable Deities of the Krsna-Balarama Temple are Sri Sri i Sri Sri Krsna-Balarama, and Sri Sri Radha-Syamasundara accompanied by Srr$r1 Lalita-Visakha. The temple campus also comprises the vamadbi of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, with an adja@@Bpgallery museum of photographs and displays; Srila Prabhupada’s House, the personal quarters and bhajana-kutira of His Divine Grace; a rama; a 43 room Krena Balarama International Guesthouse; the Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula, an international school from grades K tol; and, a short walk away, the Bhaktivedanta Swami Gosala. Gaura- brabmacari dally invited to take part in our temple kirtans, dratia and classes. Please read on for the schedule of temple programs and festivals. Srila Prabhupada has said that anyone who comes to Vendavana will “at once contact an atmosphere of spiritual life and automatically chant the names of Radha and Krsna.” Vrndavana is a transcendental abode. We feel greatly fortunate to be here, and we hope to be able to serve you. Hare Krsna! ;. g Your servant, > ¥ Cte Pafica Gatida dasa President, ISKCON Vindavana esiTey 11 oy ‘sna- Balarama a atta Cy Ya Be ACis Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta. Hess resided in Vrndavana from) the late 1950s through the early 60s. In 1966) ‘on’ the orders of his spiritual master, Orn Visnupada\ Srilx Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Prabhupada, Srila Prabhupada left India for New York to teach the message of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-manira. In the next few years, Hare Krsna became a houschold word as the Hare Krsna movement spread rapidly in the U.S.A. and the Western world. In 1971, Stila Prabhupada returned to Vrndavana on a tour with fifty-one of his Western disciples. This amazed and delighted all the residents of Vrndavana, most of whom had never seen a Westerner before, what to speak of a Vaisnava from another country and culture. It was Srila Prabhupada’s desire to establish an international Krsna temple in Vrndavana. At that time, he was offered land by Sri Kashi Prasad Saraf and his wife, Srimati Gita Devi Even though the property was in the Raman Reti area, quite some distance from town, Srila Prabhupada accepted the donation and began construction of the Krsna-Balarama Temple. The grand opening of the temple was on the auspicious occasion of Rama Navami, 20th April, 1975. It was attended by dignitaries, the entire town of Vrndavana,