Srila Prabhupada, Dallas, March 4, 1975: […] Those who have gone to Vrindavana, 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 Vrindavana 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 Vrindavana, 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 Vrindavana is always crowded by many pilgrims, and anyone who goes there, immediately he feels spiritual consciousness, especially nowadays. Full Lecture
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