The current temple was built in 1979 by the hands of the New Talavana devotees, with renovations made in 1987.
In 2021, we received a generous donation to begin building a new temple. Please visit our New Temple page for more details.
TEMPLE DEITIES:
New Talavana is presided over by our most merciful and beautiful Lordships, Sri Sri Radha-Radhakanta [Radhakanta is a name for Krishna meaning “lover of Radharani] and Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai [Gaura refers to the golden colored Lord Caitanya, and Nitai refers to his transcendental brother, Nityananda.]
Sri Sri Radha-Radhakanta (Radha on right, Krishna on left)
Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai (Lord Caitanya on right; Lord Nityananda on left)
The daily deity worship is performed according to the standards outlined in the Vedic scriptures. This worship of the Lord in His deity form (archa vigraha) is a science that must be experienced to be fully appreciated.
There is a common misconception that this worship of forms of the Lord is polytheistic. Actually, our teachings are more accurately labeled as polymorphic monotheism – there is one supreme Personality of Godhead who simultaneously has many different forms and names. Sri Sri Radha-Radhakanta (Radha-Krishna) is the topmost form of God as the Divine Couple.