Krishna Shyam Sunder and its meaning

Krishna Shyam Sunder means Lord Krishna is dark and beautiful. Krishna is manmohak, or the one who seems dear to oneself. When one loos at Krishna, the gaze turns into stare. The below high definition pictures depict Krishna in this form.

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Radhe Shyam

Krishna Shyam Sunder

Shyam Sunder

AksharBrahma - the Sacred Cow Symbol

Cow is considered as holy and sacred in India. Cow worship is also practiced in India. The image shown below is a symbolic representation of Cow as an Aksha Brahma.

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Symbolic View of Holy Cow

The great fondness of Lord Krishna with Cow

Since Krishna's father, Nanda, was a cow-herder, Krishna grew up in company of cows at Vrindavana. Hence Cow is a holy and sacred animal in India, which is also worshiped. Here are some of the high definition images of mother cow along with Lord Krishna

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Lord Krishna statue with Cow

Krishna loves Cow baby

Gopal Krishna and Cow

Radha Krishna with Cow

Mayapur ISKCON temple of Lord Krishna and the story of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

The holy place of Mayapur is the headquarters of ISKCON - International Society for Krishna Consciousness. This is also the birth place of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who was devout Krishna follower and practiced Bhakti Yoga based on the philosophy of Gita. He was the man behind popularizing chanting of the Hare Krishna maha mantra:

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

Mayapur is visited by over a million pilgrims annually, mostly by ISKCON members and international travelers. The main attraction place of Mayapur is the Prabhupada's Samadhi Mandir, a memorial to ISKCON's founder. Some of the images of Mayapur ISKCON temple is given here.

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Mayapur Krishna Idol

Mayapur ISKCON Radha Krishna Idol

Mayapur ISKCON Temple complex

Gauranga Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Chaitanya Mayapur

Panchatatva Chaitanya Mayapur

Relationship between Lord Krishna and Dwarka city

Dwarka - one of the most ancient cities of India was also the dwelling place of the Lord. This city hosts a grand 5-storied temple known as Dwarkadhish temple made of limestone and sand. Since the outlook of Kaliyuga, this city has been destroyed and submerged six times in the sea. The present Dwarka is therefore the seventh such city to be built. There are two gateways to the Dwarkashish temple. The entry gate is known as 'Swarga Dwar', or the heaven's gate. The exit gate is known as 'Moksha Dwar', or the salvation gate. The view the confluence (Sangam) of River Gomati flowing towards the sea is visible from Dwarkadhish temple. Dwarka derives its name from the Sanskrit word called Dwar, which means gate or door. Dwarka is the holiest cities of Hinduism and is one of the Char dhams for Hindu's. Find below some images from Dwarka and dwarkadhish temple.

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Krishna Dwarkadhish Temple idol zoom

Lord Dwarkadhish Shringar

Dwarka Krishna Temple

Dwarka Krishna dham

Dwarkadhish