Bhaktivedanta Manor- Radha Gokulananda
Dhananjaya Dasa: All this time, the Deities that had been sent from India were in our temple sewing room. Generally, when there's a new temple project, first we get the land and house and then the Deities come. But in this situation, the Deities came one year before we acquired Bhaktivedanta Manor. When Prabhupada came in the summer of 1973, he asked me, "Where are the Deities that came to England in 1972?" I said, "They're stored in Bury Place." Prabhupada said, "We will install those Deities in this property." And that's what happened. On Janmastami Day of 1973, Srila Prabhupada installed the Deities and he named them Sri Sri Radha-Gokulananda. He had intended to call the community New Gokula and the bliss of Gokula is Radha-Gokulananda.
Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 3 by Siddhanta Dasa
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