Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir Celebrated Rama Navami; Devotees, Including Shri Manish Sisodia, Celebrate Lord Rama’s Humility and Pledge for Ram Rajya in Delhi

Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir, Lord Krishna’s world’s tallest temple in making, celebrated the appearance of Lord Rama on 15th April 2016 Friday at The Constitution Club in Delhi. The celebration was attended by many dignitaries and devotees including Shri Manish Sisodia, Honb’le Deputy CM of NCT of Delhi.  Jhulan Seva for festival deities of Lord Rama was performed with Sankirtana, Pravachana and Prasadam.

During the celebration, thousands of devotees got enlightened about the humility, grace and obedience of the Lord and learnt about essence of relationships. They were educated about ideals of Lord Rama and were equipped with tools which can help them discharge their duties to the family and society keeping the Lord as the center. Shri Manish Sisodia congratulated Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir and its Chairman Shri Madhu Pandit Dasa on being conferred with prestigious ‘Padma Shri’ award by Honb’le President Shri Pranab Mukherjee.   

On this occasion, Sriman Chanchalapati Dasa, President, Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir said, “We are very glad to be celebrating Sri Ramanavami in Delhi this year. It was our Founder- Acharya His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who desired to bring more and more people into the fold of devotion for Lord Rama and Lord Krishna, so that they could lead a peaceful, pure and happy life. We want to fulfill his wishes by holding such festivals. We are overwhelmed with the enthusiasm and devotion of people here in Delhi."

Shri Ravee Shanker, CMO, Infinity Group, which is developing ‘KrishnaBhumi’, a housing complex for devotees adjacent to Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir, said, “We are excited to be associated with various initiatives and festivals of Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir. I feel that Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir will play a major role in educating present and future generations about the divine heritage, culture and philosophy of India. We feel proud to be contributing in making of such a divine monument which will surely have a global value."

Ramanavami is a very important festival for devotees of Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir. Lord Rama heralded an era of an ideal state in which everyone was happy by living on the highest standard of God consciousness.  Lord Rama exuded the pure character of an ideal monarch. Even though He ruled in the Treta Yuga nearly 100,000 years ago, to this day His ruling is celebrated as Rama Rajya and sets the standards for governments to follow. His utter humility, detachment and obedience to His father are powerful statements of the standard of consciousness expected from those who are meant to lead the society.

Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir is an upcoming skyscraper temple in Vrindavan. The temple is slated to rise to a height of 700 feet with a foot print of around 5.5 acres. The temple and cultural complex will also house around it recreated forests of Braja in about 20 acres. It aspires to put the sublime city of Lord Krishna’s pastimes Mathura and its town Vrindavan on the world map through its iconic and fusion architecture and vibrant festivals.

‘Krishnabhumi’ is a grand township in Vrindavan that offers world class living spaces, right at the feet of Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir, the world's tallest Lord Krishna’s temple. The housing complex located adjacent to Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir gives its residents an opportunity to become a part of this unique and spiritual abode, immersed in love and devotion to Krishna. KrishnaBhumi is constructing different kinds of housing and related facilities for people to reside and peacefully relish the sublime Vrindavan atmosphere.