ISKCON Baroda

ISKCON Baroda, Sri Radha Shyamsundar Mandir, is situated on a six-section of land plot, three kilometers from Baroda Railway Station. Baroda is the third biggest city in Gujarat State, where Lord Krishna dwelled 5,000 years back at Dwaraka. The sanctuary complex incorporates the Mandir sanctuary, Goshalla with 45 cows, bulls and calves, Govinda's Restaurant, Govinda's desserts and bites, blessing shop, twenty-five room Guesthouse and two Community corridors for religious capacities.

Their Lordships are seated on exquisitely carved wooden “Sinhasan”, which were carved by a team of artists from Jaipur. These wooden sinhasan sit upon carved marble platforms. The entire ceiling in the Mandir Temple is decorated with hand carved and “highlighted” hand painted with “vegetable colors” Rajasthani designs, as are found in many thousands of palaces in Rajasthan. The design is borrowed from the famous “Govindadeviji Mandir”, inside the Maharaja’s Palace at Jaipur.

The exterior and interior of the Mandir are also decorated by hand carved pillars. The 2,500 sq. ft. flooring is all high class marble for Abu Road in Rajasthan. Hundreds of pious “bhaktas” devotees gather daily during the seven “aartis” worship ceremonies that take place are regular timings throughout the day. Additionally devotees are continuously entering the Mandir for darshan of Their Lordships whenever the Mandir remains open.