# Temples and Altars **See also:** [[media/artwork/themes/kirtan|Kirtan and Sankirtana]] | [[media/artwork/themes/meditation|Meditation and Yoga]] | [[media/artwork/themes/fire|Fire and Sacrifice]] **69 images** --- <h3>Lord Caitanya Chants with the Crowds</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0030_Adi-2-6.jpg]] *Whenever the crowds became too great, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would stand up, raise His hands and chant, “Hari! Hari!” All the people would then respond, filling the land and sky with the vibration.* <h3>Panca-tattva In Their Temple</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0069_BG-67.jpg]] *Śrī Pañca-tattva: Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the ideal preacher of Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā, accompanied by His principal associates.* <h3>Harinama Sankirtana</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0071_BG-82.jpg]] <h3>Srila Prabhupada, folded hands</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0110_SP-40.jpg]] <h3>The Kidnapping of Princess Rukmini</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0141_KB1-38.jpg]] <h3>Sri Caitanya in Ecstasy</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0141_NCL-6.jpg]] <h3>Jagannatha Temple Kirtana</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0154_King-who..jpg]] <h3>Radha Offers Krsna a Garland</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0164_SB-10_3_2.jpg]] *Śrī Śrī Rādhā és Kṛṣṇa, az Istenség Legfelsőbb Személyisége és örök társa. „A számtalan kedvelt élvezet és Vrajabhūmi minden szeretetre méltó leánya közül kétségkívül Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī Kṛṣṇa szeretetének legdrágább kincse."* <h3>The Passing of Haridasa Thakura</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0196_UP--295.jpg]] <h3>Sankirtana at the Bindu Madhava Temple</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0204_Mad-9-6.jpg]] *EN CC Madhya 5: Upon reaching the temple of Lord Bindu Mādhava, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, seeing the beauty of the Deity, became overwhelmed with ecstatic love. He then began to dance in the courtyard of the temple. There were four people accompanying Him, and these were Candraśekhara, Paramānanda Purī, Tapana Miśra, and Sanātana Gosvāmī. They were all chanting, “Haraye namaḥ kṛṣṇa yādavāya namaḥ, gopāla govinda rāma śrī-madhusūdhana.” In all directions, hundreds of thousands of people began to chant, “Hari! Hari!” Thus there arose a tumultuous and auspicious sound that filled the entire universe.* <h3>Cleansing the Gundica Temple</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0206_NCL11.jpg]] <h3>Jarasandha Challenges Bhima</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0236_KB2-UP_.jpg]] <h3>Arati for Govindaji</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Adi-2-7.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 2: In the temple of Govindajī, thousands of servitors always render service to the Lord, who is seated on a golden throne bedecked with jewels.* <h3>Lord Caitanya Feeds Sivananda Sena's Dog</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Antya-1-3.jpg]] *“When all the devotees came to the place of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, they saw that the same dog was sitting a little apart from the Lord. Furthermore, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was throwing remnants of green coconut pulp to the dog. Smiling in His own way, He was saying to the dog, ‘Chant the holy names Rāma, Kṛṣṇa and Hari.’ Seeing the dog eating the green coconut pulp and chanting ‘ Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa’ again and again, all the devotees present were very much surprised. When he saw the dog sitting in that way and chanting the name of Kṛṣṇa, Śivānanda, because of his natural humility, immediately offered his obeisances to the dog just to counteract his offenses to it. The next day, no one saw that dog, for it had obtained its spiritual body and departed for Vaikuṇṭha, the spiritual kingdom.”* <h3>Radha-Madana-mohana Temple, Vrndavana, India</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Antya-2-Pr-3.jpg]] *The temple of Madana-mohana, established by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī, by whose endeavors all the lost places of pilgrimage in the Vṛndāvana area were excavated. By his personal example, he taught people how to stay in Vṛndāvana to execute devotional service.* <h3>An Invisible Caitanya Mahaprabhu Watches Lord Nityananda Dancing</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Antya-2-6.jpg]] *Invisible to all but Lord Nityānanda, Lord Caitanya observed His ecstatic dancing.* <h3>Lord Caitanya Begs Rotten Rice from Raghunatha</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Antya-2-8.jpg]] *When Lord Caitanya heard that Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was regularly eating rotten rice that he would wash, the Lord visited him and said, “What nice things are you eating? Why don’t you give anything to Me?”* <h3>A Vaisnavi Climbs the Garuda Stambha</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Antya-4-5.jpg]] *Suddenly an Orissan woman, unable to see Lord Jagannātha because of the crowd, climbed the column of Garuḍa, placing her foot on Lord Caitanya’s shoulder.* <h3>Art 0004/Antya 2-6.</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Antya-2-6_0.jpg]] <h3>Art 0030/0030/SB 2-1 (f.c.)</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0030_SB-2-1-(f.c.).jpg]] <h3>Art 0082/0082/SB 2-1-6</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0082_SB-2-1-6.jpg]] <h3>Art 0085/0085/Laguna BTG cover</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0085_Laguna-BTG-cover.jpg]] <h3>Art 0102/0102/BTG 16.9-2</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0102_BTG-16.9-2.jpg]] <h3>Art 0153/0153/MP 5</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0153_MP-5.jpg]] <h3>Art 0155/0155/King swept rd 2</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0155_King-swept-rd-2.jpg]] <h3>Art 0168/0168/King swept rd 3</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0168_King-swept-rd-3.jpg]] <h3>Art 0191/0191/UP 214</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0191_UP--214.jpg]] <h3>Lord Caitanya in Benares</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Art-0208_KIR-24.jpg]] <h3>Lord Caitanya Preaches in Bengal</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Art-0214_CC1-43.jpg]] <h3>Art 0226/0226/TS 02</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0226_TS-02.jpg]] <h3>Art 0237/Art 0237/KB2 UP 303</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Art-0237_KB2-UP-303.jpg]] <h3>Paramatma</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Art-0237_Vis7-NE.jpg]] *The Bhagavad-gītā tells us that while the individual is the master of his or her own body, Kṛṣṇa, as the Supersoul, is the supreme master of every body. The indwelling Supersoul sits in everyone’s heart, ready to give us the wisdom to find our way back to the spiritual world.* <h3>Lord Caitanya Reads Rupa Gosvami's Verse</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Mad-1-4.jpg]] *While Lord Caitanya was in an ecstatic state after reading the verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī came and immediately fell down on the floor like a rod.* <h3>Gundica-marjana</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Mad-5-2.jpg]] *EN CC Madhya 3: Amid ecstatic chanting of the holy name of the Lord, Caitanya Mahāprabhu led His devotees in cleansing the Guṇḍicā temple.* <h3>Lord Caitanya Moves the Ratha Cart With His Head</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Mad-5-7.jpg]] *EN CC Madhya 3: Even elephants had been unable to move the cart, yet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu easily pushed it with His head.* <h3>Caitanya Mahaprabhu Serves at Nandagram</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Mad-7-5.jpg]] *EN CC Madhya 4: In the cave, Śri Caitanya Mahāprabhu offered His respects to the forms of Nanda and Yaśodā, and then with great ecstatic love He touched the body of Lord Kṛṣṇa.* <h3>SB 9/1/1</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/SB-9_1_1.jpg]] <h3>Rukmini-Dvarakadhisa</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0060_SB-3-4-2--NE.jpg]] <h3>Rukmini-Dvarakadhisa in Los Angeles</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0061_SB-2-1-8.jpg]] *Our material senses cannot perceive the transcendental, all-spiritual body of the Supreme Lord. Nevertheless, out of His causeless mercy, the Lord, by expanding His spiritual potencies, can manifest Himself as the Deity, or arcā-vigraha, thus allowing us to see Him. Although seemingly made of material elements like stone, wood, or earth, the Deity, the arcā incarnation, is directly Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself. The omnipotent Supreme Personality of Godhead can appear anywhere without being contaminated by matter.* <h3>Bhadra Kali Kills the Dacoits</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0068_SB-5-1-7.jpg]] <h3>Devotee Practicing Arcana</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0070_BG--77.jpg]] *If with love and devotion one offers the Supreme Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, a leaf, flower, fruit, or water, He will accept it.* <h3>Lord Govinda's Boat Pastimes with Lord Caitanya</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0204_Antya-3-3.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 3 1975: “Boarding a boat in the waters of Narendra-sarovara, Lord Govinda performed His water pastimes with all the devotees. Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arrived with His personal associates to see the jubilant pastimes of Lord Jagannātha in the Narendra-sarovara. At the same time, all the devotees from Bengal arrived at the lake and had a great meeting with the Lord. Because of the pastimes in the water, there was great jubilation on the shore, with music, singing, chanting, dancing and tumultuous crying. The chanting and crying of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas mixed and created a tumultuous sound vibration that filled the entire universe. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered the water with His devotees and began His pastimes with them in great jubilation.”* <h3>Sacimata Sees the Empty Offering Plate</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Adi-2-12.jpg]] *Śacīmātā saw that the food had actually been eaten by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, although He was far away in Jagannātha Purī.* <h3>Sikhi Mahiti's Dream</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Adi-2-14.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1: Śikhi Māhiti dreamed that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had embraced him after entering the body of Lord Jagannātha and again coming out.* <h3>Nrsimhananda Brahmacari Sees Caitanya Mahaprabhu Eat the Offerings</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Antya-1-6.jpg]] *In meditation, Nṛsiṁhānanda Brahmacārī saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu quickly come, sit down, and eat all three offerings, leaving behind no remnants.* <h3>Art 0032/0032/SB 2/1 6</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0032_SB-2_1-6.jpg]] <h3>Art 0033/0033/SB 2-2 (f.c.)</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0033_SB-2-2-(f.c.).jpg]] <h3>Art 0058/0058/SB 10-6-8</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0058_SB-10-6-8.jpg]] <h3>Art 0070/0070/BG -32 (1st ed ha)</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0070_BG--32-(1st-ed-ha).jpg]] <h3>Art 0072/0072/SB 2-2 fc</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0072_SB-2-2-fc.jpg]] <h3>Art 0082/0082/SB 2-1-4</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0082_SB-2-1-4.jpg]] <h3>Art 0096/0096/KB2 f.c.</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0096_KB2--f.c.jpg]] <h3>Art 0139/0139/KB3 and 2 f.c.</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0139_KB3-and-2--f.c.jpg]] <h3>Art 0182/0182/UP 150</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0182_UP--150.jpg]] <h3>Ksira-cora Gopinatha Steals Sweet Rice</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Mad-2-3.jpg]] *Following the instructions given him in a dream, the priest looked behind a cloth curtain and found the pot of sweet rice the Deity had stolen for Mādhavendra Purī.* <h3>Sri Caitanya and His Associates Dance Before Lord Jagannatha</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Mad-3-1.jpg]] <h3>Brahma, Visnu, and Siva</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0030_SB-1_1_9.jpg]] *The transcendental Personality of Godhead accepts the three qualitative forms of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara.* <h3>Guru Instructing the Disciple</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0033_SB-4_4_5.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1 1974: Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself teaches us as the instructing spiritual master from within and without.* <h3>Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda Dance at Ratha-yatra</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0156_King-swept-rd-5.jpg]] <h3>Sri Sri Rukmini-Dvarakadhisa</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0161_NOD--508.jpg]] *“One must see the Deity with great devotion.” This instruction is one of the basic principles of Deity worship, which is an essential part of the science of God realization.* <h3>Krsnadasa Kaviraja Receives the Blessings of Sri Madana-mohana</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Adi-2-8.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 2 1996: When Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja prayed to the Deity of Madana-mohana for permission to write Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, a garland from His neck slipped down, signifying assent, and the priest respectfully placed it on Kṛṣṇadāsa's neck.* <h3>Caitanya Mahaprabhu Speaks to the Temple Gatekeeper</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Antya-5-2.jpg]] *“One day when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to visit the temple of Lord Jagannātha, the gatekeeper at Siṁha-dvāra approached Him and offered respectful obeisances. The Lord asked him, ‘Where is Kṛṣṇa, My life and soul? Please show Me Kṛṣṇa.” Saying this, He caught the doorkeeper’s hand. The doorkeeper replied, ‘The son of Mahārāja Nanda is here; please come along with me, and I shall show You.’ Lord Caitanya said to the doorman, ‘You are My friend. Please show Me where the Lord of My heart is.’ After the Lord said this, they both went to the place known as Jagamohana, where everyone views Lord Jagannātha. ‘just see!’ the doorkeeper said. ‘Here is the best of the Personalities of Godhead. From here You may see the Lord to the full satisfaction of Your eyes.’ Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed behind the huge column called the Garuḍa stambha and looked upon Lord Jagannātha, but as He looked He saw that Lord ]agannātha had become Lord Kṛṣṇa, with His flute to His mouth.”* <h3>Art 0002/Mad 7-4</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Mad-7-4.jpg]] <h3>Gopala Deity and Madhavendra Puri</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Mad-2-2.jpg]] <h3>The Brahmana Brings Saksi-gopala</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Mad-2-6.jpg]] *All the townspeople offered their respectful obeisances when they saw the witness Gopāla standing near the young brāhmaṇa.* <h3>Pratraparudra Sweeps the Street Before Jagannātha</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Mad-5-3.jpg]] *King Pratāparudra personally engaged in Lord Jagannātha’s service by cleaning the road with a broom that had a golden handle.* <h3>Jagannatha and Balarama Slap Pundarika’s Cheeks</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/Mad-6-6.jpg]] *EN CC Madhya 3: The brothers Lord Jagannātha and Balarāma came to Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi and, smiling, began to slap him.* <h3>Yudhisthira Sees Omens Related to Krsna's Disappearance</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0061_SB-1-3-3.jpg]] *As Yudhiṣṭhira and Bhīma waited for Arjuna to return from Dvārakā, they witnessed many evil omens, which indicated the disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa and the advent of the Age of Kali.* <h3>Transmigration According to Consciousness</h3> ![[images/all-catalogs/0077_BG-37.jpg]] *15.8–9: “The living entity in the material world carries his different conceptions of life from one body to another, as the air carries aromas. Thus he takes one kind of body and again quits it to take another. The living entity, thus taking another gross body, obtains a certain type of ear, eye, tongue, nose and sense of touch, which are grouped about the mind. He thus enjoys a particular set of sense objects.” Divine consciousness carries one upward into a body in the mode of goodness or ultimately into leaving the material world behind altogether. Ignorant or animalistic consciousness leads one toward a body that facilitates animal consciousness.* --- ## Copyright Information ![[BBT Copyright Notice]]