Shri Radha Gokulananda Temple, Vrindavan

Shri Radha Gokulananda Temple, Vrindavan

Radha Gokulanand Temple is an ancient shrine, located at Vrindavan, in Uttar Pradesh. It is in between the Kesi Ghat and the Radha-Raman Temple. Radha Gokulanand temple is built by Shri Loknath Swami. Radha Gokulanand temple is a bhajan kutir of Shri Loknath Swami who was a great devotee and associate of Sri Advaita Acharya, who is considered as the “Leela Manjari” in Braj Leela. When He was young, He went to Sri Navadwip Dham and took shelter of Lord Chaitanya. Lord Chaitanya instructed them: “Go to Vrindavan and wait for me till I arrive there”. But when He finally arrived in Vrindavan He got to know that, after 2 months of staying in Vrindavan, Shri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had left for Prayag. Hearing this Lokanath Goswami fainted and when he returned to consciousness he decided to go to Prayag the next morning. In the night, Lord Chaitanya appeared in his dream and told him, “Vrindavan is the abode of all My pastimes. I want you to stay in Vrindavan and never leave the boundary of Vrindavan Dham. Vrindavan is a non-different form of me. Very soon, Rupa Goswami, Sanatana Goswami, Raghunatha Bhatt Goswami, Raghunatha Das Goswami, Gopal Bhatt Goswami, Jiva Goswami, will all be coming to Vrindavan. I want you to live with them. You should remain in Vrindavan and you will always feel My presence.”
In this temple there is the small Radha-Vinoda Deities of Lokanatha Gosvami, the larger Deities of Vijaya Govinda of Baladeva Vidyabhusana, and the Radha Gokulananda Deities of Viswanath Cakravarti. The small Deity of Krishna in front of Gokulananda and the Deity of Caitanya Mahaprabhu were worshiped by Narottama Dasa Thakur. Viswanath Cakravarti arranged to have this temple built. Formerly, all the Deities in this temple were worshiped alone, in their own temples. Originally, Viswanath Cakravarti worshiped the Deity of Gokulananda at Radha Kunda. He then moved to Vrindavana and stayed with Lokanatha Gosvami. Where this temple is located is where Lokanatha Gosvami would do his bhajan. When the original temple of Radha-Vinoda fell apart, Viswanath Cakravarti had another temple built and called it the Gokulananda Temple. Both his Deity of Gokulananda and Radha-Vinoda were worshiped here.

Location: 
Radha Gokulanand temple is located near Shri Radharaman temple at the bank of Yamuna, Keshi Ghat, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh 281121
  1. Entrance of Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    Entrance of Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  2. Courtyard view of Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    Courtyard view of Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  3. Distant darshan of Shri Radha Gokulanand along with other deities in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    Distant darshan of Shri Radha Gokulanand along with other deities in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  4. Darshan of Samadhi of Shri Loknath Goswami in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    Darshan of Samadhi of Shri Loknath Goswami in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  5. View of Samaj Gayan place in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    View of Samaj Gayan place in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  6. Darshan of Samadhi of Shri Vishwanath Chakravarti Thakur in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    Darshan of Samadhi of Shri Vishwanath Chakravarti Thakur in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  7. Darshan of Shri Radha Gokulanand along with other deities in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    Darshan of Shri Radha Gokulanand along with other deities in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  8. Close darshan of Shri Radha Gokulanand along with other deities in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    Close darshan of Shri Radha Gokulanand along with other deities in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  9. Darshan of Shri Radha Vijay Govind Ji, the worshipful deity of Baldeva Vidyabhushan, in Shri Radha Goklanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    Darshan of Shri Radha Vijay Govind Ji, the worshipful deity of Baldeva Vidyabhushan, in Shri Radha Goklanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  10. Darshan of Lord Shaligram Ji, having thumbprint of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    Darshan of Lord Shaligram Ji, having thumbprint of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  11. Darshan of Shri Radha Gokulanand Ji, the worshipful deity of Vishwanath Chakravarti Thakur, in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    Darshan of Shri Radha Gokulanand Ji, the worshipful deity of Vishwanath Chakravarti Thakur, in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  12. Close darshan of Shri Radha Vinod Bihari Ji, the worshipful deity of Shri Loknath Goswami, in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    Close darshan of Shri Radha Vinod Bihari Ji, the worshipful deity of Shri Loknath Goswami, in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  13. Darshan of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the worshipful deity of Shri Loknath Goswami, in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    Darshan of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the worshipful deity of Shri Loknath Goswami, in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  14. The Vaishnavas from foreign countries are listening to the pastimes of the deities of the temple by a Dandi Sanyasi devotee, in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    The Vaishnavas from foreign countries are listening to the pastimes of the deities of the temple by a Dandi Sanyasi devotee, in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  15. Darshan of Samadhi place of Shri Loknath Goswami in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    Darshan of Samadhi place of Shri Loknath Goswami in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  16. A path leading to the deity darshan in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    A path leading to the deity darshan in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  17. Trees near Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    Trees near Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  18. View of trees in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    View of trees in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  19. View of temple courtyard in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    View of temple courtyard in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  20. Samadhi of Shri Narottam Das Thakur in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    Samadhi of Shri Narottam Das Thakur in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  21. Samadhi of Shri Vishwanath Chakravarti Thakur in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    Samadhi of Shri Vishwanath Chakravarti Thakur in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  22. Samadhi of a Vaishnava in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    Samadhi of a Vaishnava in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  23. View of Vaishnava's Samadhi in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    View of Vaishnava's Samadhi in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
  24. Darshan of a Samadhi of a Vaishnava in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.
    Darshan of a Samadhi of a Vaishnava in Shri Radha Gokulanand Temple, Vrindavan.