This website contains pictures from my second visit to India in October 2006.
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A devotee guesthouse is where I stayed for some time.
Streets of New Delhi.
Food Relief program is one of ISKCON’s important activities.
Outside view from the inside of the temple.
A view of the altar (New Delhi temple).
Sita Ram Laksman Deities (New Delhi).
A view from the terrace of New Delhi temple.
Tulasi Devi garden around the temple.
One of the courtyards in New Delhi temple.
Part of Govinda’s restaurant is a confectionery store.
Buddha temple (courtyard) in New Delhi.
Smaller streets of New Delhi.
Public school sign in New Delhi.
Public school building in New Delhi.
Srila Prabhupada’s murti in Krishna-Balarama Mandir.
The courtyard of Krishna-Balarama Mandir.
Inside of Srila Prabhupada samadhi mandir.
Shops of Vrndavana in the evening.
Elaborate carvings on Srila Prabhupada’s samadhi.
Mangala arati (Krishna-Balarama Mandir).
Bhajans at Krishna Balarama Mandir.
Their Lordships Gaur Nitai wearing morning dresses.
Srila Prabhupada’s private quarters. Lokanatha Swami is paying his respectful obeisances to his guru.
Bed on which Srila Prabhupada left his body.
A guesthouse in Vrndavana.
Streets of Vrndavana.
Radha Madan Mohan temple. One of the seven most important temples of Vrndavana.
It is hard to believe that even cars can fit in here.
Shrines in Vrndavana.
Houses in Vrndavana (a view from a guesthouse).
A view from a guesthouse.
Streets of Vrndavana.
Traffic in the streets of Vrndavana.
Dina Bandhu Prabhu, conductor of one of the parikramas in kartik month, is feeding a cow chapati.
Kaliya tree.
Radha Madan Mohan temple.
Pilgrims listening to a lecture.
Top of Radha Madan Mohan temple.
Transcendental monkey is a very common sight in Vrndavana.
A sadhu (holy man) at Radha Madan Mohan temple.
Top of Radha Madan Mohan temple.
Grantha Samadhis or entombed sacred books of the six goswamis of Vrndavana.
Sleeping sadhu in the morning hours at Vrndavana.
On our way to Madhuvan.
Temple at Madhuvan where Krishna killed the Vyoma demon.
Inside the cave of Vyoma demon.
A sadhu at Madhuvan temple.
A holy ghat (bathing place) at Madhuvan.
Children in Talavan.
Children in Talavan.
Talavan woman at work. In the background cows rest in the shadow of an ancient banyan tree.
Dried cow dung is the main source of fuel in many parts of rural India.
Sometimes miniature Deities are taken in a kirtan procession.
Local temple with different demigods on the rooftop.
Students on lunch break are happy to pose for a photo.
Sacred Sankarsana Lake was on our way to Javat Ter.
Devotees taking bath in Sankarsana Lake.
A sadhu in Talavan.
And that’s me with some students.
Worshipable Deities of Srimati Radharani’s family.
Some of the most beautiful Deities of Radha Krishna are found in Javat Ter.
A view of Javat Ter.
Honoring prasadam at Javat Ter, take 1.
Honoring prasadam at Javat Ter, take 2.
Pilgrims on their way to Kadamba village, 1.
We got stopped by a group of water buffalos.
Pilgrims on their way to Kadamba village, 2.
A scenery shot taken from our 3 km journey to Kadamba.
A scenery shot taken from our 2 miles long journey to Kadamba.
Villagers at work.
Greenery at Kadamba.
A cottage and bhajan kutir of Srila Rupa Goswami at Kadamba where Srimati Radharani once came with sweet rice for the Goswami.
Pilgrims assemble to hear lecture at Kadamba.
A sadhu at Kadamba.
Dina Bandhu Prabhu and a friendly sadhu took turns speaking about Krishna.
Terra kund.
Small Gaur Nitai Deities at Kadamba.
At the entrance to Kadamba one could see some Eucalyptus trees (the larger ones in the back).
We are walking to Asesar van (Forest of Hope).
Temple at Asesar van.
The lake at Asesar van is where lord Siva came to meditate and wait with hope for the darsan (vision) of the little Krishna.
Camels in Vrndavana employed to work.
Narotama Das Thakur’s puspa (flower) samadhi.
One devotee carried a miniature altar on his head.
Yamuna Devi.
The holiest place in the universe, Radha Kund, is considered by Krishna to be nondifferent from Srimati Radharani.
Holy clay and rock from Radha Kund.
Kusum Sarovar (Lake of Flowers) is a place where gopis would come to pick flowers for Radharani.
Pilgrims listening to lecture at Kusum Sarovar.
A Russian devotee Vidya Das is honoring prasadam at Kusum Sarovar.
Kusum Sarovar, 1.
Kusum Sarovar - a sadhu is taking a bath in the holy waters.
Kusum Sarovar, 2.
A local sadhu.
A sadhu taking bath in Kusum Sarovar lake.
Mana Sarovar (Lake created from Krishna’s mind) is a place where Krishna brought Ganges to Govardhana.
Manosarovar is a place where Krishna brought Ganges to Govardhana.
Manosarovar.
The Hari-Dev temple is another important point on a pilgrim’s parikrama (circumambulation) of Govardhana Hill.
A huge kadamba tree at Govinda Kund.
Sadhus at Govinda Kund worshipping Krishna aloud.
Nanda sarovar is a place where all holy rivers came to reside eternally.
Radharani and the gopis would draw water from this well to cook for Krishna.
Temple on the top of Nandagram.
A view on Nandagram from its top.
Vrinda Kund garden.
Pilgrims at Vrnda Kund.
On our way to Vrinda Kund.
The Deity of Vrinda Devi.
Pilgrims listening to a lecture at Vrinda Kund.
After a transcendental lecture and blissful bhajans the local residents treated us for a feast.
Enjoying prasadam in the cool breeze at Vrnda Kund.
I am chanting at Vrinda Kund.
These turtles living in the sacred pond are actually sadhus.
These ancient Deities of Radha Krishna have a special potency.
Vrinda Devi’s garden.
On our way to Varsana - the place where Radharani lived most of the time.
Local shrines found on our way to Varsana.
We begin to come higher climbing the hill of Varsana..
And higher to behold a magnificient temple.
Dina Bandhu Prabhu retelling another pastime.
Pilgrims chanting aloud the name "Radhe!”.
Forestry on the hill.
Some journeys were long and our little pilgrims gladly rode in palanquins.
The forest on Varsana hill.
Now we’re coming to the famous narrow passage at which Krishna taxed the gopis for wandering about the forest.
The passage was crowded with pilgrims.
On the rock there is still visible a stain from yogurt that Krishna spilled when He got angry at the gopis and broke the pot.
We’re almost there.
Now you can see the slope of the passage leading down.
One of the four peaks of Brahma.
Krishna Kund is a sacred pond where Krishna stuck His flute and created a pond so the cowherd boys could quench their thirst.
Monkeys were eager to finish off any prasadam left.
Local residents prepare more rice for the next group of pilgrims.
We’re climbing another peak of Brahma.
A stairway to Brahma’s peak.
The magical Yadarvan forest where two rocks struck against one another make a sound of gopis’ ankle bracelets.
Pilgrims picking up magical rocks and building simple houses from them.
Whoever builds a house from these rocks expresses his/her desire to come back and live here eternally.
A view from the temple on Brahma’s peak.
Our friend got her hands and feet painted like a gopi.
A magnificent Jaipur Mandir in Rajastani architectural style, take 1.
A magnificent Jaipur Mandir in Rajastani architectural style, take 2.
A magnificent Jaipur Mandir - the courtyard.
Myself posing for a photo.
A view of the Varsana Hill from the Sri Ji temple.
A view of the town from Sri Ji temple (Varsana).
A huge cactus in Varsana gardens.
A magnificent Sri Ji temple.
View of another temple close by.
Pilgrims taking bath in Prema Sarovar.
Siva linga at the corner of Prema Sarovar.
Dina Bandhu Prabhu puts on his tilak after bath.
Another parikrama that started later was with Indradyumna Swami, the traveling preacher.
Indradyumna Swami talking to his associates.
Indradyumna Swami chanting at Kaliya ghat (bathing place).
Even an elderly Russian devotee wanted to climb the Radha Madan Mohan temple.
Krishna once asked mother Yasoda, ‘Mayi, what are these trees with have a beard?’ Yasoda replied, ‘My dear lala, these are banyan trees.’
As we were waiting for Indradyumna Swami to officially start the parikrama animals would come around and expect treats.
Walking to the next point - Shyam Van (black forest).
This is Krishna’s footprint (on the right), His calf’s hoofprint (in the middle), and His stick’s impression (on the left).
Pilgrims even put their heads on this most sacred spot.
The Shyam forest is where Krishna chased and killed the Sankacuta demon who wanted to kidnap the gopis.
Greenery at Shyam Van.
In that forest is found Ratna Kunda (pond of jewels). Radharani would sit here on a throne bedecked with all kinds of jewels..
Lecture was given under an ancient tree.
Lecture continues.
Ratna Kunda.
Ratna Kunda secenery
Jura from Russia was another friend I met on the pilgrimage.
A sadhu (saint) reading scripture at Ratna Kunda.
Dhana Nivartana Kunda is a pond where Krsna’s tax on the gopis was nullified. Here the gopis actually tied up cowherd boys’ sikhas (pony tails) and beat them with bamboo sticks.
Dhananivartana Kund.
Scenery of Govardhana Hill.
A very unique tree.
And yet another tree with a hole in it. Some sadhus live in such tree holes.
Pilgrims walking to Govinda Kunda.
Govinda Kunda has formed from the bath (abhiseka) of the surabhi cow (spiritual cow) by the king of heaven Indra who wanted to repent for offending Krishna.
A temple in Govardhana.
A sadhu chanting mantras and playing his instrument.
On the occasion of Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance day we took his Deity in the very same palanquin to visit the 7 temples of Vrndavana.
A magnificent temple of Hanuman, the perfect servant of Lord Rama.
Preparation for Govardhana Puja in Krishna Balarama Mandir.
Krishna Balarama Deities on the auspicious day of Govardhana Puja.
On our way to Goshala.
Krishna’s cows at ISKCON’s Goshala.
A theatrical performance by children depicted the "boating pastime"’ with Krishna and the gopis.
Govardhana Hill was filled with all kinds of foodstuffs.
While Aindra Prabhu was singing melodiously the crowds circumambulated the hill.
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