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ISKCON Chandradoya Mandir

This is the international headquarters of ISKCON. Plans are underway for construction of the largest temple built India in the last 200 years, at a cost over 100 million dollars. Surrounded by a Vedic city, the temple will include a Vedic planetarium. At the present time there is a temple, various guesthouse facilities, Srila Prabhupada's Puspa Samadhi, the rooms where Srila Prabhupada lived, a hut where Srila Prabhupada stayed, a gurukula school, a goshala (dairy), and beautiful garden.

The main Deities are Sri Sri Radha-Madhava. The Deities are larger than life size. There are also eight gopis, four on each side of Radha-Madhav.They are, from left to right, Srimati Tungavidya Devi, Srimati Chitra Devi, Srimati Champaklata Devi, Srimati Lalita Devi, Sri Sri Radha-Madhava, Srimati Visakha Devi, Srimati Indulekha Devi, Srimati Rangadevi, Srimati Sudevi. Also on the main altar is a small set of Radha-Krishna Deities.

On the left altar are Deities of the Panca-tattva-Advaita Acarya, Lord Nityananda, Lord Chaitanya, Gadadhara, and Srivasa Thakur. To the left of this altar is another altar with an impressive Deity of Lord Narasimha.