Srila Prabhupada once said that Bombay is my office, Mayapur is my place of worship, but Vrindavan is my home. Over the years Daivisakti Mataji has been sincerely and heart warmingly taking care of Srila Prabhupada in his home, and is being assisted by Dharmatma prabhu since 2014 who heads up a team of 10 or 12 devotee helpers for cleaning, cooking, etc.
In the past few years many improvements have been going on, such as starting up a lunch time offering which is cooked in his kitchen usually by local devotees but is available to visiting senior devotees as well who want to serve Srila Prabhupada by cooking for him like in the early days. It’s a wonderful meditation.
For the 40th Anniversary of the Krishna Balaram Temple in 2015 there was a grand renovation, with painting the whole house, elegant new curtains throughout, and some beautiful new display cabinets. Recently a new display cabinet was offered for Srila Prabhupada’s original cane he used as he went on his walks. There are new cabinets in the waiting room as you enter the house, which display many precious items that were donated by Sriman Guru Kripa prabhu.
In the darshan room where Srila Prabhupada gave darshan to hundreds of visitors including heads of State, businessmen, Godbrothers, and devotees from around the world, there is a fire place mantel next to his asana. On the lower level is the original bell from 1975 which was rung at the entrance of the temple for the deities. Just above the bell is a display case showing the original flute of Krishna and His original ankle bells. It is impossible to mention all the numerous items on display throughout the house, but these are some of the newer displays.
Just as one enters the house, looking straight ahead there is a new TV screen projection, where Srila Prabhupada’s videos are shown. Also, cameras have been placed at strategic points throughout the house to capture live lectures and programs going on at different times.
In the room which was originally the Punjab National Bank, a library reading room has been established, officially called The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International Library, opened up for the devotees with a timing of 10 to 1:00 in the mornings. Many lectures are conducted in this library in the evenings, such as Bhagavad-gita classes, istaghosti by Gargamuni prabhu, and other lectures.
New upcoming projects are that a sound system is being installed in all rooms with speakers so that devotees can hear Srila Prabhupada’s lectures as well as special programs. Another display is being added in Srila Prabhupada’s back bedroom for all gold and silver items. This is exclusively for devotee darshan. Renovation of the fish pond in the garden is going on so that visitors may see the fish easily and the fish may be healthy there. You may also notice in the garden beautiful ceramic vases and pots which were gathered from places such as Kurja near Aligarh and Jaipur, for the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada. Whenever you visit the Krishna Balaram temple please be sure to visit Srila Prabhupada in his Vrindavan home.
http://www.iskconvrindavan.com/updates-on-prabhupadas-house/
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