There is a brief class every evening following arati (arati 6:00 pm, class 6:15 pm) covering the understanding and pronunciation of a single verse of the Srila Prabhupada’s The Bhagavad-gita As It Is. Each day we take one verse in turn, slowly reading the entire volume. Caru Das and/or Vaibhavi Devi are on hand to […]
The thesis of this paper will address one major question: Why would a Hare Krishna consider locating a temple in low density, rural area of Mormon-dominated Utah? “Utah’s Krishna Pioneers” by Chad Young This piece was written for a history class at BYU in 1994 Hinduism is one of the great religions of the world. […]
The thesis of this paper will address one major question: Why would a Hare Krishna consider locating a temple in low density, rural area of Mormon-dominated Utah? “Utah’s Krishna Pioneers” by Chad Young This piece was written for a history class at BYU in 1994 Hinduism is one of the great religions of the world. […]
Situated on an elevated 15 acre plot in rural Utah, this 50′ high temple will be modeled after a famous devotional palace in India called Kusum Sarovar (temple on a lake of flowers). It will have a main dome 25′ in diameter surrounded by 12 other domes. There will be 108 arches and columns, sculptures, […]
After the attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001, the Temple donated over $6500 to police and firefighters, which represented 100% of the gate revenues from their annual Festival of India.
This was such a crazy but fun day! Jessie wanted to see the Hare Krishna temple down in Spanish Fork and visit, so when she saw there would be an India Fest held there, she had to go. I got pretty excited too, and brought Angela and Shauntelle along for the ride! Read more…
In response to the catastrophic tsunami that hit Sri Lanka and southern India, the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork Utah donated more than $7000 to first-responders for the relief efforts.
Publications International has just produced a 320-page coffee table hardback which includes a picture of the Sri Sri Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, and the following caption. “What could seem more out of place than a temple built in the middle of nowhere? A Hare Krishna temple built in this no-man’s land, which happens […]
Members of the Temple learn the skills that form the foundation of a devotional lifestyle – performing home puja (worship ceremony) preparing and offering prasadam (blessed food), applying tilaka (sacred markings of Lord Vishnu), chanting japa (mantra repetition on beads), singing kirtan (congregational chanting) and other skills. Based on the lifestyle practices of the ancient […]
The Rajastani-style center—the only one of its kind in the state—held the annual Festival of India celebration on Saturday, September 12th. Welcoming a crowd of over three thousand, Caru dasa and Vaibhavi Devi Dasi (both disciples of Srila Prabhupada) along with one hundred local volunteers manifested the spirit of India. Read more…