page_title: Kripalu Maharaj
section_title: Prem Mandir
hierarchical_section_title: Kripalu Maharaj / Ashrams and temples / Prem Mandir
caption_attribution_description: English: Prem Mandir
context_page_description: Kripalu was a Hindu spiritual leader from Allahabad, India.
  He was the founder of Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat, a worldwide Hindu non-profit organization with five main ashrams; four in India and one in the United States. JKP Radha Madhav Dham is one of the largest Hindu Temple complexes in the Western Hemisphere, and the largest in North America.
  He was awarded the title of Jagadguru at the age of 34 by Kashi Vidvat Parishat on Makar Sankranti day, 14 January 1957.
context_section_description: Prem Mandir is a religious and spiritual complex in Vrindavan. Construction of Prem Mandir began on January 2001 and the inauguration ceremony took place from 15 to 17 February 2012. The temple was opened to public on 17 February 2012. The cost was 150 crore rupees ($23 million). 30,000 tons of Italian marble, carved with specialized KUKA robotic machines, have been used in the construction. The presiding deity are Shri Radha Govind (Radha Krishna) and Shri Sita Ram. A 73,000 square feet, pillar-less, dome shaped satsang hall is being constructed next to Prem Mandir, which will accommodate 25,000 people at a time.
caption: Prem Mandir, Vrindavan
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