Jaipur

The Vrajavasi Doctor

This morning a doctor came from a long distance and at great inconvenience to see me. After the examination he prescribed some medicine. When I looked for some rupees to pay him, to my great embarrassment I could not find any. Suddenly, at the same moment, we both noticed two sweet balls of maha prasadam [...]

City of the Rajput Kings

My first stop in India was the colorful town of Jaipur which is rich in the history of kings, palaces, war, art and culture. But for devotees of the Lord the city’s most endearing feature is the citizens worship of the Supreme Lord in His beautiful form of the deity.

Jaipur Temples Darshan

Today in Jaipur we took darsan of Radha Govinda, Radha Gopinath and Radha Damodar, asking Their blessings to proceed to Sri Vrindavan Dhama.

The Temple of Radha Madhava in Jaipur

Today we visited the temple of Radha Madhava in Jaipur. On the alter is also the original Krsna deity worshiped by Srila Jayadeva Goswami, the author Gita Govinda. The temple is less known than others in Jaipur and often missed by ISKCON devotees visiting the Pink City. The gardens around the temple are some of [...]

Madhu Pandits’s ancient coat

I am going to check on the memorial we are having constructed at the Radha Gopinatha temple in Jaipur for Madhu Pandit, an eternal associate of Lord Caitanya. He discovered the Gopinatha deity at Vamsivat, in Vrindavan. We plan to display Madhu Pandits’s ancient coat, made of tulasi beads, in a protective box in the [...]