1980: Gaura Purnima: Sri Sri Radha Madhava Installed In 1979, Radhapada das, a well-to-do Kolkata businessman and ISKCON supporter at the time, had a dream of Srila Prabhupada, who instructed him to help the devotees in Mayapur. He immediately went to the Kolkata temple and offered to purchase Deities for the Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir. The devotees had been planning to install large Radha Madhava murtis as instructed by Srila Prabhupada, so this came as a sign from the Lord, and the Deity production was immediately started. Sri Sri Radha Madhava were installed in 1980 during the Gaura Purnima festival. Six years later, in 1986, after the new temple extension was completed, four of the eight sakhis were installed, and another six years later in 1992, the remaining four sakhis were installed during a three- day ceremony. In the midst of the golden lotus of one hundred petals, there is a golden platform surrounded by eight petals. Situated upon those eight petals are the eight principal sakhis, headed by Lalita and Visakha. On that golden platform, the Divine Couple sit upon a jeweled throne. In the company of Lord Syama sits the beautiful Radhika.
(Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura’s Prarthana)
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