Radha-Madana-Mohana Temple in Vrndavana

"Those who have gone to Vrndavana, they have seen the temple of Radha-Madana-mohana.
That was established by Sanatana Gosvami, the first disciple of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Sanatana Gosvami established this Madana-mohana temple, and Rupa Gosvami established that
Govindaji's temple, and the Jiva Gosvami established Radha-Damodara temple. Gopal Bhatta
Gosvami established Radha-Ramana temple. In this way, in Vrndavana there are seven temples
authorizedly established by the Gaudiya-sampradaya, Caitanya Mahaprabhu's sampradaya.
Later on, many big, big kings and zamindars, landlords, they also established many temples,
big, big temples. And altogether, there are five thousand temples in a small city like Vrndavana,
and thousands of men go to see the Deities in every temple almost every day, and especially
during the four months Sravana, Bhadra, Asvina, Karttika: July, in July, August, September,
October. So Vrndavana is always crowded by many pilgrims, and anyone who goes there,
immediately he feels spiritual consciousness, especially nowadays."
Srila Prabhupada Lecture on Caitanya-caritamrta, 03-04-75, Dallas
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada.
Radha Madana-Mohana Temple
Advaita Acharya discovered the original Deity of Madana Mohan (Krishna) at the base of an old
vat tree, when he visited Vrindavan. He entrusted the worship of Madana Mohan to his disciple,
Purusottama Chaube, who then gave the Deity to Sanatana Goswami. The Radha Madana-
Mohana Temple was the first temple to be built in Vrindavan, and the temple site was a forest at
the time it was established by Sri Sanatana Gosvami. Madana Mohana is worshiped along with
Srimati Radharani and Lalita.

The Radha Madana-Mohana temple was built in 1580 A.D..

The temple is 60 ft. high, and sits on a 50 ft. high hill next
to the Yamuna. One day, a ship loaded with cargo went
aground in the Yamuna. Sanatana Gosvami advised the
ship's owner to pray to Madana Mohan for help. The ship
came free, and the owner, Ram Das Kapoor, dedicated his
profits to build the temple.
On one side of the temple is the bhajan kutir (meditation
place) of Sanatana Goswami. There is also a sweet water
well that Sanatana Goswami used. Nearby is the samadhi of
Sanatana Goswami, on one side of which are the puspa-
samadhis of Candrasekhara Acharya and Tapana Misra, two
of Lord Caitanya’s associates. Behind Sanatana Goswami’s
samadhi is a grantha samadhi, which contains some of the
original manuscripts of the Goswamis.
The original Madana Mohan Deity was moved from
Vrindavan to Jaipur in 1670 A.D., when soldiers of the
Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb attacked Vrindavan. That Deity
is now in Karoli, which is southeast of Jaipur, in Rajasthan. In Vrindaban, there is a new Madana
Mohan temple at the bottom of the hill, where the replacement Madana Mohan Deity is now
being worshiped.

Radha Damodara Temple

The Radha Damodara Temple is one of the most
important in Vrindavan. Founded by Jiva Gosvami, the
Deities worshipped here are Radha-Damodara, along with
the Radha-Vrindavan Candra Deities worshipped by Krsna
dasa Kaviraja, the Radha-Madhava Deities of Jayadev
Gosvami, and the Radha-Chalacikana Deities of
Bhugarbha Gosvami.

The original Deity was hand carved by Rupa Gosvami and

given as a gift to his beloved disciple, Jiva Gosvami, who
later built the temple. The original Deities were all moved
to Jaipur when Vrindavan came under attack, and the
Deity now being worshipped here is the pratibhu-murti
(replica), which is considered non-different from the
original Deity.
The temple was built by Maharaja Man Singh of Amber
(Jaipur), on a site that was in the middle of Seva-kunja
and was the bhajana place of Rupa Gosvami. There is a
Govardhan Shila in this temple that was worshiped by
Sanatana Goswami. The Shila was given to Sanatana Goswami by Lord Krsna Himself. It has
Lord Krsna's footprint on it, along with imprints of His walking stick, flute, and the hoof-print of a
calf.
Nearby are the samadhis of Jiva Goswami, Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami, Rupa Goswami and
the puspa-samadhi of Bhaktisiddhanta Goswami. The bhajan kutirs of Rupa Goswami is also
here. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada lived here for six years from 1959
to 1965. He translated and wrote commentaries on the first three volumes of the Bhagavatam
here.

Radha Ramana Temple

The Radha-Ramana Temple was established by Gopal Bhatta Goswami. The seva puja of Radha-
Ramana was established after the Deity self-manifested from one of Gopal Bhatta Goswami’s
shalagram-shilas on the full moon day of Vaisakha (April/May) in 1542 A.D. This event is
celebrated every year in May, when an abisheka (bathing) ceremony is performed for the Deity.
Radha-ramana means "one who gives pleasure to Radha". There is no Deity of Radharani in this
temple, but a crown is kept next to Krsna signifying Her
presence

Gopal Bhatta Goswami’s other shalagram-shilas are also

worshiped on the altar. The appearance place of the Sri
Radha-Raman Deity is next to the temple. Radha-Raman is
one of the few original Deities of the Goswamis still residing in
Vrindavan.
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s kaupina (cloth) and asana (seat),
which Gopal Bhatta Goswami brought from Jagannath Puri,
are also in this temple. They are brought out to be seen by
the public three or four times a year. Gopala Bhatta
Goswami’s samadhi is nearby. The temple's cooking fires
have been burning continuously in the kitchen for over 435
years, since the Deity was installed.

Govindaji Temple
The original Govindaji Deity was found about 450 years ago
by Sri Rupa Goswami. In 1590 A.D., the Govindaji temple was
built by Maharaja Man Singh from Jaipur, taking several thousand men five years to build.
The Govindaji Deity was removed from this temple when the Muslim emperor Aurangzeb had his
army attack Vrindavan, destroying part of the temple. The original Deity is now residing in
Jaipur, in a temple right outside the King of Jaipur’s palace. Since the Govindaji temple was
partially destroyed by Muslims, it is considered that worship cannot be done in the temple.
Consequently, another temple was established behind the original temple, where worship is
performed to the Deities that were installed after the original Govindaji was removed to Jaipur.
Under one of the niches at the west end of the nave of Govindaji temple is a tablet with a
Sanskrit inscription recording the fact the temple was built in Samvat 1647 (1590 A.D.), under
the direction of Rupa and Sanatana Gosvamis.
There are two small temples on two sides of the Jagmohan, the main audience hall. Inside the
small temple on the south side, down 12 steps is a cave in which the Deity of Govinda was
found. Rupa Goswami used to meditate here. An eight-armed Deity of Yogamaya sitting on a
lion is also there, along with a stone slab with Krsna's footprint. Vrinda Devi, who is now in the
town of Kamavan, used to be in the northern part of the temple.
 Sri Sanatana and Rupa Gosvami were instructed by
Caitanya Mahaprabhu to re-discover the holy places of
Krsna's pastimes in Braja, and to establish worship there
of His Sri vigraha (Deity form). It was known that Lord
Krsna's grandson, Vajranabha, had installed a number of
Deities in Braja, among them Hari Deva, Madana Mohana
Deva, Gopinath Deva and Sri Govinda Deva. Sri Rupa had
tried unsuccessfully to locate these Deities, and was
absorbed in thinking of of them. One day, while he was
meditation upon this task, a beautiful cowherd boy came
along and asked why he looked so sad. When he
described that he was sad because he had been unable to
property carry out Mahaprabhu's instructions, the
cowherd boy said, "Swamin! Please come with me. I know
where what you are looking for is." The boy led him to
Gomatila and explained that, "Everyday a cow comes on
top of this hill and pours down her milk here. There is a
good chance you will find what you are looking for inside."
The boy then disappeared, and Sri Rupa was left feel
ecstatic symptoms as he gazed at the Mahayoga Pith (Gomatila).
The next morning he returned to wait, and an exquisitely beautiful Surabhi cow came and
poured her milk down on top of the hill. Sri Rupa took this as proof that Sri Govinda Deva must
be within the earth there, and he quickly organized a digging party. After removing a small
amount of earth, the all enchanting form of Sri Govinda appeared. Amid jubilant shouts, tears
flowed from Sri Rupa's eyes, and he offered his obeisances, prayers and hymns. The other
Gosvamis, along with an ocean of joyful people, began to arrive. Even Lord Brahma and the
other demigods assumed mortal appearances, and mixed in with the people to gaze upon the
body of Sri Govinda. Sri Rupa Gosvami immediately sent word to Caitanya Mahaprabhu in Puri of
this auspicious event. Mahaprabhu sent Kasisvar Pandit from Puri to assist in worshiping the
Deity. The villagers and local brahmanas, meanwhile, performed abhiseka of the Deity and
began to prepare offerings of bhoga from the milk, yogurt, rice, flour and vegetables which the
villagers were bringing.