Srila Prabhupada's Samadhi Mandir

From 1965 to 1977, Srila Prabhupada toured the world 14 times, establishing 108 ISKCON centers in his lifetime. He continued to travel, preach, and translate Srimad Bhagavatam until he left this world on November 14, 1977, 7:25 pm at his home in Vrndavana, surrounded by loving disciples chanting the Hare Krishna Mahamantra he’d taken to every town and village on behalf of his spiritual master and Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Above the place where Srila Prabhupada was placed into and is actually sitting in samadhi, his disciples constructed a magnificent carved white marble Samadhi Memorial in his honor in front of his beloved Krishna Balarama Mandir. His handsome merciful Deity sits larger than life on the altar, and huge bronze bas-reliefs of His Divine Grace’s lifetime activities and mission stand behind the altar on the marble parikrama wall backside.
Upstairs, there are beautiful dioramas of him representing the Samsara Prayers we sing in every temple around the world. During the day, the devotees conduct a japa chanting program for visitors upstairs, and kirtan downstairs.



Facing the Samadhi Mandir, connected by an overhead marble bridge, is an equally gorgeous white carved Samadhi Museum, with diorama displays downstairs. The hall is meant for educational use and distribution of his transcendental literature. Upstairs there is a wonderful photo essay timeline of Srila Prabhupada’s life time activities and mission, parampara
Deities, and display of all of his books in all languages. During the day, videos are played on a small screen upstairs in the back, and in the evening, a cinema quality projector shows Srila Prabhupada’s larger than life activities on the large silver screen for all who exit the temple.
The large worshipable Deity of His Divine Grace on the Samadhi altar was made by his disciple Jagannath Krishna das from Texas, and the dioramas, parampara Deities, and brass-reliefs by his disciple Bhaktisiddanta das, who lives and serves in Vrndavana.

Srila Prabhupada is sitting in his divine Samadhi to reciprocate with you in your direct service to him. Our debt to Srila Prabhupada can never be repaid for uplifting the world to Krishna consciousness. In gratitude for his compassion, let us fully cooperate together to maintain and protect his eternal Samadhi in Vrndavan to assure it will survive the onslaught of time. Dedicated devotees in Vrndavan are engaged in daily maintenance and upkeep of the building, exhibits, gardens and altar.