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Bhaktivedanta Manor

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Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Phone:
+44 1923 851000

Hours:
Sunday4am - 9:30pm
Monday4am - 9:30pm
Tuesday4am - 9:30pm
Wednesday4am - 9:30pm
Thursday4am - 9:30pm
Friday4am - 9:30pm
Saturday4am - 9:30pm


Bhaktivedanta Manor is a Gaudiya Vaishnava temple set in the Hertfordshire countryside of England, in the village of Aldenham near Watford. The Manor is owned and run by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness , better known as the Hare Krishna movement. It is ISKCON's largest property in the United Kingdom, and one of the most frequently visited Radha Krishna temples in Europe. It stands in 70 acres of landscaped grounds, consisting of lawns, flower gardens, a children's playground, an artificial lake that attracts many water fowl, and a substantial car park.The house is listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England.Previously known as Piggott's Manor, the property was donated to the Hare Krishna movement in February 1973 by former Beatle George Harrison, after the Radha Krishna Temple in central London had become inadequate to house the growing number of devotees. The donation included 17 acres of land, following which the estate was extended through the acquisition of neighbouring properties. Harrison had a close relationship with ISKCON's founder-acharya, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, and visited him at the Manor on several occasions. Beginning in 1981, ISKCON was engaged in a campaign to save Bhaktivedanta Manor from closure as a public temple, as the popularity of the site led to increased traffic through Aldenham. After a series of court hearings and appeals, the Department of the Environment granted permission for the building of a road bypassing the village in 1996. With the improved access, the Manor hosts up to 60,000 visitors for annual religious festivals such as Janmashtami.
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