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Tradition Meets Compassion as ISKCON Kharghar Unveils Mechanical Elephant

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on November 20, 2025 at 8:04pm

By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi,

In a ceremony that blended tradition with compassion, ISKCON Kharghar inaugurated Gajendra, a life-sized mechanical elephant, on November 9, 2025. The occasion marked a milestone for Sri Sri Radha Madan Mohanji Mandir as it became the first ISKCON temple and the pioneering religious institution in Maharashtra to embrace this innovative approach to temple rituals.

The grand opening ceremony, held at Hare Krishna Land in Sector 23, Kharghar, featured several emi

Laxmipriya and Bishnupriya- Our Elephants!

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on December 22, 2020 at 4:38pm

Laxmipriya and Bishnupriya never fails to catch the attention of any visitor to Mayapur. They majestically take their evening walk around the campus & you can see the children and adults, calling out ,’Hati, Hati’. In the winter, for 4 months, every saturdays, Sri Sri Radha- Madhava procession is also popularly known to devotees as Hati Procession.

As huge as an animal the elephant is, to give care for them and maintain them is also a herculean task. Thanks to special love and affection of HG

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