ISKCON ONE LOVE
MAHABHAVA DHAMA
Incredible Vrindavan
The altar of the spiritual world on Earth
Since 2020, in Yevpatoria, Crimea, on a 2-hectare site, followers of the Hare Krishna Movement have been manifesting sacred places described in the great Vedic scriptures, which are over 5,000 years old, as part of a private project.
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Over 40 locations of the spiritual world
Drawing from authoritative Vedic scriptures, the writings of great saints in the lineage of discipleship spanning many centuries, and studying maps of the ancient sacred cities of the Vraja-mandala, we have designed the altar of the primary places of the spiritual world of Vrindavan.
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Sacred Abode
Below, we briefly describe the main concepts embedded in the Mahabhava Dhama project — the altar of the spiritual world on Earth in Crimea — and explain how it is connected to the eternal transcendental planet of Krishna and Srimati Radharani (Hare).
Mahabhava
Mahabhava is the highest manifestation of spiritual love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna. The embodiment and source of this love is Srimati Radharani, Krishna's beloved and His closest energy, Love itself. Srimati Radharani embodies the highest love for Krishna and is the supreme object of His love. Mahabhava is the love of Srimati Radharani. "Dhama" signifies the sacred abode of Krishna and Srimati Radharani, Vrindavan. It is the heart of God, where Love reigns.
Vrindavan in the Spiritual World
In the spiritual world of Vrindavan, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, resides in a flourishing, eternally fresh realm, delighting in endless loving relationships with His friends, parents, girlfriends, cows, peacocks, parrots, and other residents of Vrindavan. According to the sacred scriptures, we, as souls, are all eternal residents of Vrindavan, particles of God. We are not "faceless clouds" but possess the most beautiful, spiritual, eternal bodies, woven from the soul's love for God.
Vrindavan in India
Over 5000 years ago, Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, descended from the spiritual world into this world, along with His entourage and place of residence, to the small town of Vrindavan, India. The glory of Vrindavan was spread by Srila Prabhupada, the founding acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Since then, Vrindavan has been a place of pilgrimage for millions of people from around the world, following the path of devotion to God.
Vrindavan in Crimea
Mahabhava Dhama is the altar, the Deity of sacred Vrindavan, which we can see in India and which is also eternally manifested on the highest spiritual planet of Goloka Vrindavan, extensively described in the sacred scriptures. By entering Mahabhava Dhama, we step onto the spiritual altar of God's abode. Therefore, we need to be sensitive, careful, and humble to feel the atmosphere that prevails in this place — the atmosphere of love.
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Authentically
For over 50 years, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founding acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), and his followers have been disseminating transcendental spiritual knowledge, establishing temples, and recreating sacred places, manifesting Vrindavan worldwide.
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Why are we doing this?
Mahabhava Dhama manifests for both truth seekers and mature followers of the Gaudiya Vaishnav tradition, as well as for those who aspire to do something valuable for God.
To experience the world as described in the scriptures
We strive to recreate the atmosphere of the spiritual world, enabling people to touch the sacred places and receive profound spiritual benefit for their souls. Even a simple walk along these amazing paths will bring tranquility and leave a spiritual imprint.
To serve the Supreme Personality of God
The inner motivation of the team serving in Mahabhava Dhama may be the desire, with love and devotion, to create something that is very dear to the Supreme Personality of God, Krishna, and His beloved Srimati Radharani.
To experience genuine spiritual emotions
Mahabhava Dhama is meant to deeply move a sincere Vaishnava to tears and inspire them to immerse themselves in the waters of the deep ocean of the confidential transcendental life of Srimati Radharani and Krishna in the spiritual world of Vrindavan.
A place of longing for the eternal home
For advanced Vaishnavas following spiritual teachers and acharyas, Mahabhava Dham is a place of the most intense separation one can experience, being amidst the eternal pastimes of Srimati Radharani and Krishna.
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The world around the Altar
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Govardhan
Sacred Hill. 108 meters in length. Scale 1:100 to Govardhan in India.
108 m in length, 24 m in width, 10.8 m in height
It took 1008 trucks of soil.
It took a month of work for the loader to create the form.
It took 4 months: spring-summer 2021.
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Oh Govardhan, your name is filled with deep meaning. You provide luxurious meadows with crystal-clear water and an abundance of grass, and your majestic trees give dense shade. In this way, you care for the cows, and this is how you have become famous in all three worlds. Please allow me to live near you.
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Of all the devotees, this Govardhana Hill is the best! O my friends, this hill supplies Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, along with Their calves, cows and cowherd friends, with all kinds of necessities — water for drinking, very soft grass, caves, fruits, flowers and vegetables. In this way the hill offers respects to the Lord. Being touched by the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, Govardhana Hill appears very jubilant.
Satellites recorded the beginning of Govardhana's manifestation in the summer of 2021, and later, the Yamuna River and sacred lakes. Browse the gallery of images to see the changes in the Mahabhava Dhama area.
The largest loader in the region, like a sculptor, begins assembling the first delivered portions of soil, layer by layer manifesting the sacred Govardhana Hill.
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O Govardhana, Sri Radhika has named you with the nectarean title of Krishna's incomparable servant. You are the king of mountains, and the Vedas praise you as the new tilaka, adorning the land of Vraja. Please allow me to live near you!
The eternal transcendental Govardhana is manifested in deity form in Mahabhava Dhama.
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Wouldn't a serious devotee desire to take shelter at Govardhana Hill, whose glory is extolled by the greatest of ancient sages? The hill is surrounded by magnificent lakes, such as Sri Dana-nirvartana-kunda, which bestow love for Sri Radha and Krishna, a taste for spiritual life, and other blessings. These lakes are more famous than the sacred Ganga. They are pathways for Lord Krishna, Balarama, Brahma, Shiva, and the celestial residents.
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Who would not take refuge in Govardhana, the wish-fulfilling king of mountains? To protect the inhabitants of Vrindavan, Krishna worshipped Govardhana as the greatest of mountains, surpassing in reverence other mountains, the daughter of the sun, the Yamuna River, the forests of Vrindavan, and even the abode of Nandagram.
Greening of Govardhana.
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The Twelve Forests of Vrindavan
Fruit and flower groves, each twelve meters long, on every side of Mahabhava Dham. On the spiritual planet of Goloka Vrindavan, there shine twelve transcendental forests, which are eternal and spiritual places of the pastimes of Lord Krishna and His intimate associates.
10,800 plants have been planted
500 kg of green manure sown
The manifestation began in 2021
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I pray that this beautiful Vrindavan forest, manifested in the midst of the boundless ocean of spiritual bliss and love, may one day appear before me. I pray that my mind may be able to hold all the nectar of beholding the Supreme radiant young couple, both bright and dark, as they delight in their spiritual pastimes in the forest groves.
It all started with an empty field [180m x 108m], where we began planting the Vrindavan forests.
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With their hands as delicate as flower petals, Sri Sri Radha-Krishna tenderly water the trees and vines that have just begun to sprout. They nurture them so that, at the right time, each vine can be united with a suitable tree. When They notice the first buds beginning to bloom, They are filled with joy and exchange playful banter with each other. Let me fall to the ground and offer my respectful obeisances to these trees and vines of the Vrindavan forest.
Without much support or experience, we invited plants to serve around the altar of the spiritual world.
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Again and again, I glorify the twelve beloved forests of Krishna, which abound with mountains, rivers, wide lakes, and wish-fulfilling vines and trees. They are adorned with flowers constantly attacked by armies of bees, intoxicated by their aromas.
Over time, the planting was organized with thousands of saplings.
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Sacred lakes and rivers
Throughout the area of Mahabhava Dhama, 16 reservoirs have already been excavated. The lakes and rivers in the spiritual world of Vrindavan are the sites of the divine pastimes of Lord Krishna and Shrimati Radharani.
Yamuna
40m х 2,5m
Radha Kunda
10,8m х 6,4m
Syama Kunda
10,8m х 6,4m
Kusum Sarovar
3,5m х 3,5m
Manasi Ganga
2,5m х 2,5m
Dana-nivartana Kunda
2,5m х 2,5m
Govinda Kunda
2,5m х 2,5m
Apsara Kunda
2,5m х 2,5m
Navala Kunda
2,5m х 2,5m
Radha-kup
2,5m х 2,5m
Pili-pokhar
2,5m х 2,5m
Prema Sarovar
2,5m х 2,5m
Mukta Kunda
2,5m х 2,5m
Pavana Sarovar
2,5m х 2,5m
Pivana Kunda
2,5m х 2,5m
Kishori Kunda
2,5m х 2,5m
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Yamuna
The sacred river Yamuna plays a central role in the divine pastimes of Krishna and Shrimati Radharani (Hare), providing a setting for their numerous adventures.
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May my happiness increase Yamuna, the daughter of the sun. She blissfully smiles at Radha and Krishna, splashing them gently with her wave-like hands. When Radha and Krishna delight in her waters filled with loving pastimes, her waters acquire the color and fragrance of musk and vermilion washed from Their bodies!
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"To whom shall I speak, and who will believe me, that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, lies in wait for the gopis in the groves on the banks of the Yamuna?"
Filled the Yamuna a little with water from the well.
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Radha-Kunda
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Of all the gopis, Krishna loves Shrimati Radharani the most, and Her kunda (lake) is as dear to Him as Radharani Herself. Who would refuse to settle at Radha-kunda and, in a spiritual body filled with ecstatic emotions, lovingly serve the Divine Couple, Shri Shri Radha-Govinda, who daily perform Their asta-kaliya-lila? Those who engage in devotional service on the banks of Radha-kunda are truly the most fortunate people in the universe.
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Mandir
We dream of one day building a temple for Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha-Shyamasundara, Deities personally invited to Vrindavan by Srila Prabhupada at the Krishna-Balaram Mandir, ISKCON. In Mahabhava Dhama, an altar is currently installed in a temporary temple — a 54 sq. m. pandal, where meetings, programs, and festivals take place.
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Watering Vrindavan
In spring 2022, our own water sources appeared, and an automatic plant watering system was installed according to a schedule.
2 000 M
of the main 32nd diameter pipe with 8 branches
10 000 M
of drip irrigation in 120+ branches
5 000 L
reservoir with automatic sensors
1 pump station
in a pit 7m x 3m x 2.5m
3 wells
each 37 meters deep
3 pumps
2 submersible and 1 external.
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Communications
Temporary power supply has been installed in Mahabhava Dhama, and a contract has been signed for official connection to the electrical grid.
1000 meters
of trenches dug for utilities: water and electrical cables
500 hours of heavy
machinery work for the development of Govardhan, water bodies, trenches, etc.
350 meters
of electrical cable for temporary and permanent electricity connection
2,000 meters
of pipes for irrigation and filling water bodies
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Green fence
The entire Mahabhava Dhama is surrounded by a fence, along which vines begin to twine.
1,050 meters
of metal mesh fence
3,500 meters
of barbed wire
1.8 meters
fence height
1,200 vines
blackberry / ivy / wild grape
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