Help Preserve the History of the Deities of Śrī Māyāpur-dhāma

Srila Prabhupada, “Mayapur is for worship of the Supreme Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.”

My name is Nandan dāsa, and I serve in the ISKCON Mayapur Master Plan Office. I am currently documenting the history of the Deities of Śrī Māyāpur-dhāma as part of the CONNECT with Śrī Māyāpur-dhāma project. The aim is to preserve the authentic history of the Deities for future generations.

We are currently researching: 

• Arrival of the Deities in Māyāpur
• Sculptors and places of manifestation
• Historical photographs and videos
• Early worship and travels of the Deities
• Installation dates of Śrīla Prabhupāda mūrtis in Māyāpur
• Senior devotees who witnessed these events 

We would be deeply grateful for any information you may have, including old photographs, video recordings, newspaper or magazine articles, personal recollections, the names of devotees who participated in these events, or references to senior devotees with firsthand knowledge.

Even a small detail can be valuable. If you know someone who may have this information, we would greatly appreciate it if you could kindly share this request with them. Every lead helps us verify and preserve the authentic history of Śrī Māyāpur-dhāma. All information received will be carefully reviewed and verified before publication.

Email: masterplan [at] mayapur.ngo

WhatsApp: +91 80168 86555 

Śrī Gaurāṅga Deity in Śrīla Prabhupāda’s room (Lotus Building)

• When did this Deity arrive in Māyāpur, and from where?
• Do you know who sculpted the Deity?
• Did Śrīla Prabhupāda personally give the Deity the name “Śrī Gaurāṅga” or “Māyāpur Candra”? If so, do you know when, where, or who witnessed it?

Śrī Māyāpur Chandra (Gaurāṅga)

Śrīla Prabhupāda’s childhood Deities, Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Govinda

• When did These Deities come to Māyāpur?
• Did They remain here continuously, or did They travel with Piśimā Mataji before eventually residing here?
• Did Śrīla Prabhupāda ever travel with These Deities before establishing ISKCON?

Sri Radha Govinda – ISKCON Mayapur Temple

Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava (1972)

• When did Śrīla Prabhupāda give the name “Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava” to the Deities installed in Māyāpur in 1972? Was the name given when he first sang Jaya Rādhā Mādhava before the Deities in Gorakhpur, or when the three sets of Deities were received?
• Approximately how long were These Deities worshipped in Kolkata before coming to Māyāpur?

Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava

Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava (1980)

• Do you have any photographs, videos, or publications relating to the 1980 installation of Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava?

Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava & Aṣṭa-sakhīs – History

Śrī Śrī Pañca-tattva

• Do you have any photographs of the installation of the small Śrī Śrī Pañca-tattva Deities in 1996?

History of Small Śrī Śrī Pañca-tattva – 1996

History of the Advent of Śrī Śrī Pañca-tattva (2004)

Nitāi-pada-kamala (1975)

• Do you know who sculpted the Nitāi-pada-kamala Deities worshipped in Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Bhajana Kuṭīra?

Nitāi-pada-kamala

Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya and Prabhu Nityānanda

• Do you know who sculpted the Deities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya and Prabhu Nityānanda worshipped in Śrīla Prabhupāda Bhajan Kuṭīra? Do you have any photographs from Their arrival?

Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya and Prabhu Nityānanda

Janārdana Śālagrāma-śilā

• Do you know when the Janārdana Śālagrāma-śilā, worshipped on the Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava altar, arrived in Māyāpur? Do you know where it came from or who brought it to Māyāpur?

Janārdana Śālagrāma-śilā

Śrīla Prabhupāda Murtis

• Do you know when the following Śrīla Prabhupāda mūrtis were installed?
  • Śrīla Prabhupāda’s room in the Lotus Building?
  • Śrīla Prabhupāda Bhajan Kuṭīr?
  • The Main Temple?
  • The Śrī Śrī Rādhā Mādhava altar in the Main Temple?

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this document.

If you can help with any of the questions above—or can share even a single photograph, document, recording, date, name, personal recollection, or historical reference—we would be deeply grateful. If you know of senior devotees or long-term Māyāpur residents who may have this information, we kindly request that you forward this document to them or introduce us to them.

We also welcome corrections or additional historical information that will help improve the accuracy of our published research. Together, we can preserve the authentic history of the Deities of Śrī Māyāpur-dhāma for the benefit of future generations.

Thank you very much for your valuable time and for helping preserve the history of Śrī Māyāpur-dhāma. 🙏🙏🙏

Email: masterplan [at] mayapur.ngo

WhatsApp: +91 80168 86555 

Your servant,
Nandan dāsa
ISKCON Mayapur Master Plan Office