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Srila Prabhupada’s followers built several shrines in his honor. These include his samadhis (tombs) and memorials at places where he stayed.

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Vrindavan Samadhi

Vrindavan Samadhi

Srila Prabhupada’s body is buried here, in Vrindaban, India, adjacent to ISKCON’s Krishna-Balarama temple. At this temple Srila Prabhupada spent his final days with devotees, absorbed in thought of Krishna. The samadhi is a beautifully designed, marble-clad building.

Mayapur Pushpa Samadhi

Mayapur Puspa Samadhi On the ISKCON campus at Mayapur, West Bengal, is a pushpa (“flower”) samadhi. Traditionally, a garland worn by a spiritual master is placed in the ground to dedicate a site in his honor. Srila Prabhupada’s followers built a magnificent domed shrine here over garlands that he was wearing when he left his body. The complex includes a temple, a museum, gardens, fountains, and an auditorium.

Prabhupada’s Palace

Prabhupada’s Palace The New Vrindaban community, near Moundsville, West Virginia, USA, is home to Srila Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold, an ornate hilltop structure decorated with stained-glass windows, gold-leafing, intricate carving, and marble work. For seven years, through bitter winters, spending tedious months on scaffolds and long hours in craft shops, devotees pitched in whatever talents and energy they had. Today the Palace, a gift of love from the devotees to Srila Prabhupada, is a popular tourist destination, listed on the website of the West Virgina Board of Tourism as one of the state’s main attractions.

The Matchless Gifts Storefront

The Matchless Gifts Storefront At 26 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, New York, you’ll find the first temple Srila Prabhupada established in America and the Western world. This small store, which the previous tenant had named Matchless Gifts, became the home of the Hare Krishna movement. There was no price to pay. The mantra was free, and all you needed was the sincerity to chant. The now-renovated temple is active again. Try to visit this special place. And a few blocks away, at Tompkins Square Park, the city of New York erected a commemorative plaque under a tree where Srila Prabhupada held his first public chanting sessions, in 1966.

Other Memorials

Bhaktivedanta Manor At the following temples, devotees have carefully preserved the rooms where Srila Prabhupada resided.
ISKCON Radha-Rasabihari Mandir, Mumbai, India
ISKCON Mayapur, West Bengal, India
ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor, Letchmore Heath, Watford, UK
ISKCON New Dwarka Dham, Los Angeles
ISKCON Radha Govinda Mandir, New York

Commemorative Stamp

To commemorate the centennial of Srila Prabhupada’s appearance, in 1996, the Government of India issued a postage stamp to honor him as the emmisary who had spread the glory of India, the message of Lord Krishna, around the world. And at the opening of the ISKCON Glory of India cultural center in New Delhi, Prime Minister Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee spoke highly of Srila Prabhupada and ISKCON’s mission.