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This is the original temple, which was the center of the community in the 1970's. It was a divisional farmhouse with two extensions. When it was in use, there was an average attendance of 40 to 50 people per service. It is named Bahulaban after one of the 12 sacred forests of Vrindaban, India. |
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The deities were placed on the center altar. Women worshiped on the right side and the men on the left of the temple room. The floor is made of marble. Near the altar was the dais asan, which is a seat for the guru or spiritual master to use while giving class. This is significant because A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada came in 1972, 1974, and 1976 and sat in the dais asan at this temple. |
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This is the entryway into the temple additions. |
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On one of the walls of the extension there used to be a stained glass window, but it was destroyed when a motorcycle gang smashed the window in a search for a missing girl. |
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This is the entryway to the old temple, originally a farmhouse owned by the Caufield family. Descendents of the Caufield family that lived in this house still live in homes nearby. The house was built in the early 1900s and was purchased by the Krishna community in 1970. |
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The once brightly painted and beautifully decorated room inside the original temple is no longer used. Currently there are no plans to restore the building due to lack of funding. |
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Originally, when the Caufields owned the property, this building was a milk processing center. The Krishna community used the building as a temporary kitchen. |
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This large, pink building originally housed the first residences for married people. As the community grew, up to four families would live together in one room with a common bathroom and kitchen. |
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This building, the original headquarters for the community, is now without heat and electricity. It was built in 1971 and town meetings were held here. The building is now home to a single man and approximately thirty kittens. |
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A bumper sticker on a door at Bahulaban is a faded reminder of the community's heyday. |
