December 1995
Barsana Dham Begins
Worship Commences at the First
Radha Rani Temple Outside India
Worldwide attention turned towards the International
Society of Divine Love (ISDL) on October 7 and 8, 1995, for the joyful deity
establishment ceremonies of Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani at Barsana Dham Ashram
in Austin, Texas, USA. The ISDL was founded by Ayodhya-born H.H. Shree Swami
Prakashanand Saraswati. During the two-day event, manifold marigolds showered
from the sky, thousands of devotees danced in the processions, fireworks
sparkled the sky, ten mahatmas offered inspiration, messages from the US
President and spiritual leaders of the world were presented, performers danced
and sang, Vedic verses reverberated and the darshan of the deities and the
beautiful temple were revealed for the first time. Radha Rani Temple Outside India
Barsana Dham, the largest Hindu temple complex in the United States, has become a landmark of the Texas hill country and a place of pilgrimage for millions in the Western world.
"I have witnessed 15 or 16 pran pratishtha celebrations, but today what we have witnessed was unique, marvelous, matchless--our rishis were dancing. You are making history!" said H.H. Swami Chidanand Saraswati (Muniji) of Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, India.
Many respected mahatmas graced the ceremony: Swami Buaji, founder, Indo-American Yoga-Vedanta Society, New York; Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, publisher of Hinduism Today, Hawaii; Swami Vishwa Hiteshi of Vishwa Seva Ashram, New York; Tyagi Kumaraswami of Kauai's Hindu Monastery, Hawaii; Sri Yogi Hari, founder of the Yoga Vedanta Science and Arts Center, Florida; Swami Chidananda, minister in charge Vivekananda Vedanta Society, Chicago; Chaitanya Goswami, Radha Raman Temple, Vrindaban; and Sri Pandit Ramesh Tiwari, Edinburgh Hindu Temple, Trinidad.
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