These deities are very special. Please come to visit this temple in Durban, South Africa one day. Not only are the deities exquisite, but the temple is voted as the most beautiful in the whole Southern hemisphere…
Sri Sri Radha Radhannatha ki Jai!!
These photos are courtesy of my good friend, Tesham:)
Here are the small deities. I love the way Krsna’s hair has been arranged here.
This is our very merciful Govardhana Sila who really is non-different from Giriraj Himself. It is often told by visitors of Vrndavana that their smallest desires are fulfilled immediately (within seconds) by Giriraj. Our sila has not been present in this temple for very long – less than a year. Soon after He arrived, I saw my friend enthusiastically sweeping the temple. When I saw her, I also desired to have the same service, but didn’t want to take it away from her. The next moment she called out to me to “grab a broom!” Later I desired vey much to have a kirtan, because I was to leave that day for a few months. But I had come late to the Sunday programme and normally the kirtan comes before the lecture, so the chances were very slim indeed. But lo and behold, after the lecture we had a fantastic roaring kirtan! It proved to me that Giriraj was present there Himself. He was very merciful to me. But please don’t be a fool like me. Giriraj should be served by us, He shouldn’t be requested to fulfill our demands. Giriraj Maharaj ki Jai!!
These are our beautiful big deities. They are so wonderful… just see! Our Srimati Radhika has very expressive, deep blue eyes. This is the actual colour of Her eyes. Do you know why Her eyes are blue? It’s because Krsna resides in them. Her love for Him doesn’t let Her see anything else.
This is a very unique picture of our Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. At the angle this photo was taken, it appears as though His right shoulder is raised, with His head lying almost against it in an attitude of sweet raptness.
Krsna means “All-Attractive Person.” Once I told this to a friend, and she thoughtfully said, “Well, your idea of beautiful is not necessarily my idea of beautiful.”
Hmm…I had to think about that one. Then I realised that Krsna is the source of everything, even all forms of beauty. So whatever you consider beautiful…that you will find in Krsna. Krsna is all-attractive to everyone. It’s not a subjective statement. He’s God, He owns everything…even all beauty!
