On June 7th, 2023, hundreds of devotees gathered in “Old Vrindaban” at the historic original farmhouse temple to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the installation of the Sri Sri Radha Vrindaban Nath Deities there in 1973. Five years earlier, in 1968, this wood-framed farmhouse was the only homestead on the 133 acres devotees leased. A year later, in 1969, Srila Prabhupada stayed in this farmhouse for over a month. This extended stay was the first of four visits he made to the fledgling farm community in rural West Virginia.
The original installation of Sri Sri Radha Vrindaban Nath happened on a very busy weekend in June 1973. That same weekend was also the groundbreaking ceremony for Prabhupada’s home, his Palace of Gold. The Sri Sri Radha Madhava Deities were also installed at the Madhuban temple just a few miles away. Madhuban was another farmhouse on an adjacent tract of land that became a temple in 1971.
The New Vrindaban Village Association working in collaboration with ISKCON New Vrindaban, organized this special day to celebrate these milestones. Over 200 devotees gathered at the farmhouse, freshly painted and decorated with flowers and banners. The land was cleared and mowed, and pandals were erected to give visiting devotees shelter and provide an intimate atmosphere for sharing memories.
Read more: https://iskconnews.org/hundreds-gather-in-old-vrindaban-to-celebrate-multiple-50th-anniversaries/
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