I had wanted to write this post for long, but somehow got postponed. Along with two other families, we went on a trip to Pittsburgh a month back. It was not the very best time to go on a long trip, taking into account that it was good 8 hrs drive and that it was raining cats and dogs, but we were bent on having a glimpse of Lord Venkateshwara!
The drive was uneventful with plenty of laughter and fun, dotted with intermittent stops at service areas for a hot drink to ward off the chill creeping into our bones. We reached the hotel early evening and after a quick freshening up session, our first stop was the temple.
Whatever the fact might be, the idol in Pittsburgh temple does have an aura and the positive vibes in the temple are pretty evident. It could be due to my belief or due to the magnetic forces.
The next day was a trip through downtown and to the New Vrindavan temple at Wheeling, West Virginia. The temple set in a serene setting calms the mind and provides one with a heightened awareness of the supreme being. But as luck would have it, the temple’s lights were out due to a storm the previous day and we had to satisfy ourselves with the daylight peeping in through the massive doors. The temple canteen provided us with warm food to fill our hungry stomachs and we were off to visit the Palace of Gold.
We were awestruck and touched by the monument which stands testimony to the devotion and dedication of Swami Prabhupada’s devotees, in a land far away from our own. The beautiful mansion adorned with intricately designed windows, each a masterpiece in its own right, pristine floors, gold leaf clad walls, carefully decorated interiors and a life size wax figurine of the Swami himself, which could easily be mistaken for a real person, highlights the fruitful labour of love and devotion.
Beautiful pics,specially of Swans:)
Temple looks beautiful.Nice info about the temple,will see if we can make a trip there too.
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Hi Chandrika,
Excellent photography, especialy the one with single swam. Coming to the post, thanks for sharing your experience, which indeed was informative.
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The ISKCON temple and it’s surroundings look really beautiful, Chandrika. Would love to go there sometime. Great pictures!
I’ve been to the Venkateshwara temple in Pittsburgh. It so happened that we were there for the Suprabhata and it was so beautiful, C!
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Very good pictures.
Good day!!
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nice photos chandrika…
surely i will also visit…
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The pictures are lovely …. I have been wanting to go to pittsburg since a long time myself … now i am motivated further.
Looks like you found some friends finally huh ?
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Aren’t the temple just great…the Pittsburgh temple directly transports you to India, the architecture the ppl everything there. The food is heavenly too !!
And the Palace of Gold is just out of the world, the crystal decked peacocks, the paintings on the roof inside the altar, the pic of Baby Krishna staring at you..Oh MY…I can just go on and put up a post here !! The food there was wonderful too, we were one of the last grps there and the volunteers made some aloo curry n hot puri’s just for us 🙂
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Hi Chandrika, thank you for sharing these beautiful photos! 🙂
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Hey Chandrika
Naan kooda rombave kelvi patiruken about this temple. Lets see when time comes for me to visit the temple !!
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Good photos and good writing. It gave us a true feeling of having visited along with you. Keep writing such posts now and then. I am not a favourite recipe reader. I had written a comment before and it has not appeared here and hence writing again.
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Chandrika,
I am a first time visitor to your blog and have to tell you have a very good site here. Man the photos of Pittsburg look great.
Thanks buddy
seema
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HiThese are nice pictures. Where it is located ? Is it the same ISKON temple in Wheeling West Virgina?Can you please post the address of this temple.Thanks
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for address this place please search in google with below word
palace of gold wheeling west virginia
You will get the directions
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