Mahavishnu Swami Nepal India Patna Vrindavan ISKCON Mayapur Kathmandu Hare Krishna Hare Rama

For a period of 25 years HH Mahavishnu Swami traveled and preached mainly in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Following in the footsteps of his spiritual master, A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, he traveled to almost "every town and village", preaching, distributing books and assisting in the establishment and running of ISKCON Temples.

Although his preaching has expanded to other areas too, he still spends a part of the year in these regions. He is the ISKCON regional secretary for Nepal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Here are some of the ISKCON temples he visits every year:

Nepal - Kathmandu

This beautiful temple in the mountainous area of Kathmandu was established by HH Mahavishnu Swami in 1976. This centre includes a temple, guest house, goshala, restaurant and gurukula.


HH Mahavishnu Swami leading kirtana at the Kathmandu Temple		A view of the ISCKON Temple at Kathmandu
ISKCON (Hare Krishna) Temple Hare Krishna Dham Vishnu Gaun Panchayat Ward No. 2, Budhanilkantha Kathmandu		(For Postal Mail:) P. O. Box 3520 Kathmandu Tel. +977 (1) 373790, 373786, Fax: +977 (1) 372976 (Attn: ISKCON)

India - Patna, Bihar

HH Mahavishnu Swami has spent many years establishing this project. In May 2007, the foundation stone was laid for the new, larger Radha Banke Bihari temple and Spiritual Center. The temple is expected to be completed in three years at the cost of Rs. 21 crore. HH Mahavishnu Swami attends the Patna Ratha Yatra every year. This festival in honour of Lord Jagannatha attracts thousands of devotees and onlookers every year.

HH Mahavishnu Swami at ISKCON Patna Ratha Yatra

India - Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh

The Krishna Balaram Mandir was personally established by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on Rama Navami in 1975.

The temple is situated in Raman Reti, Vrindavan, U.P., where the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna displayed His transcendental pastimes 5,000 years ago. Sri Krishna and Balaram would herd Their cows at Raman Reti near the Yamuna River.

HH Mahavishnu Swami often usually visits here around March, as part of the Mayapur-Vrindavan Festival.

View of Krishna Balaram Mandi

SriSri Krishna-Balarama, the beautiful temple Deities

India - Mayapur, West Bengal

This is the official headquarters of ISKCON, the place where Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is Krishna Himself, appeared about 500 years ago. The temple was established by Srila Prabhupada in 1972. "There will be the main temple that will extend upwards the full 30 stories, as well as different levels depicted in doll tableaus, first the material world, devi dhama; then mahesa dhama, then vaikuntha dhama, and finally goloka vrindaban. Already a competent engineering firm in Calcutta, which is the only firm in India to use an IBM computer in its calculations, has been contacted for making the foundation. "It will not be difficult", assured Srila Prabhupada. He further revealed, "I have named this temple Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir, the Rising Moon of Mayapur. Now make it rise, bigger and bigger until it becomes the full moon. And this moonshine will be spread all over the world." - Srila Prabhupada The present building will soon make way for the new larger "Temple of Vedic Planetarium" as envisioned by Srila Prabhupada.
		Srila Prabhupada's Samadhi, Mayapur

HH Mahavishnu Swami visits Mayapur once a year, during the Gaura-Purnima Festival. He takes part in the annual "Navadvipa Mandal Parikrama", during which devotees visit all the sacred places in the nine islands of Navadvipa, as Lord Nityananda Himself had done, on Holy Pilgrimage. Walking through the holy land of Gauradesa creates an indescribable spiritual bliss for seven days, as the pilgrim becomes totally immersed in Gaura-katha. Navadvipa-dhama is the home of the yuga-dharma, hari-nama-sankirtana. It is also as merciful as the most munificent incarnation, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who appeared in order to distribute love of Godhead to all without consideration of caste and creed, indeed, even to the sinners. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura instructed Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura: "Develop Sri Navadvipa-dhama parikrama, for by its performance all people of the world can be liberated." HH Mahavishnu Swami on Navadvipa Mandal Parikrama

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Please note that the information for this article was compiled by one of his disciples and is awaiting correction/revision from Maharaja.