This is the official and authorized website of the Vishwa Dharma Mandalam which is a religious mission dedicated to the teaching and preaching of the Sanatana-dharma religion.
It is an orthodox Hindu church and a recognized nonprofit religious organization, founded by Swami Ramakrishnananda under the inspiration of His Divine Grace Bhagavan Mastarama Babaji Maharaja, and the blessings of His Divine Grace Baba Brahmananda Maharaja of Rishikesa and His Divine Grace Narahari dasa Babaji Maharaja of Vrindavana.
The purpose of the mission is to preserve and spread the message of the ancient Sanatana-dharma religion, or Hinduism according to the innovative vision of Swami Ramakrishnananda, the Vishwa Dharma, and his teachings about yoga, Hinduism, meditation, and enlightenment.
The institution has the respect, affection, recognition and broad support from the Hindu community in the United States. Under the direction and with the blessing of our spiritual master, the members of the mission are dedicated to establishing yoga centers, hindu temples, monasteries, yoga retreats, and ashrams around the world.
Swami Ramakrishnananda undertook the construction of the Radhe-Shyam Temple to be a center for the religious functions and a home for the community of devotees.
The Radhe-Shyam temple is a fully functioning Hindu temple in Manhattan, located in the East Village, in the heart of New York City.
The mandir holds the altars for Lord Shiva, Lord Ganesha, Lord Hanuman, Mother Durga, Mother Lakshmi, Mother Saraswati and Mother Kali, and a separate temple for Sri Sri Radhe-Shyam, the temple's main deities.
With an authoritative installation ceremony led by several brahmanas, the temple was officially inaugurated. Ever since, puja ceremonies have been conducted every day for all the devas, or aspects of the Divine. The ceremonies are conducted by personal disciples of Swami Ramakrishnananda, and other qualified brahmanas.
The temple hosts a program for each of the important Hindu holidays, such as Diwali, Shivaratri, Holi, Janmastami, and Radhastami, in which an abhisheka ceremony is performed, followed by kirtan, a lecture or a Vedic arts performance.
Upcoming Events
Tue. February 09, 2010 8:30 pm
Wed. February 10, 2010 8:30 pm
Thu. February 11, 2010 9:00 pm
Fri. February 12, 2010 8:30 pm
Sat. February 13, 2010 8:30 pm

Clip: Maha Satsang with Gurudev
Posted: February 2, 2010

 

Trying to capture the spirit of the moment, here is a short clip of the Maha Satsang that took place on January 29, 2010. Maha Satsang Lecture: Reality Happens Only in the Present
Posted: January 31, 2010

 

Filmed at the Maha-Satsang on January 29, 2010. Lecture: The Present Moment
Posted: January 30, 2010

 

In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna says "Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be." This verse is curious, because Krishna talks about the past and the future, but he does not mention the present moment...Video: Radha Krishna Puja - With a Short Talk by Gurudev
Posted: January 27, 2010

 

At the Vishwa Dharma Mandalam TempleVideo: Meditation with Gurudev
Posted: January 26, 2010

 

Filmed on January 26, 2010Video: Interpreting Reality - Lecture given in Satsang with Gurudev
Posted: January 18, 2010

 

Swami Ramakrishnananda speaks in this lecture about the limitation we have to see reality, such as the limitations of the physical senses, the social background we come from, and the personal limitations that alter what we see of reality. Gurudev refers to the idea that "the map is not the territory", a concept which is one of the assumptions that were involved in the development of Neuro Linguistic Programming, and expand this idea to explain the Vedic Philosophy. 

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