Hare Krishna Ashram Vrajabhumi
Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
- Deities
- Radha Krishna
- Traditions
- vaishnava
- Worship status
- active
- Darshan hours
- Varies by season and event; consult the ashram directly for the current schedule before visiting.
- Best time to visit
- Year-round; Teresópolis's mountain setting is markedly cooler than the Rio de Janeiro coast, making most seasons comfortable for a visit.
- How to reach
- In the Albuquerque neighborhood of Teresópolis, in the Serra dos Órgãos mountains of Rio de Janeiro state, roughly 90 km from Rio de Janeiro city by road.
- Associated saints
- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Location
Search for "Hare Krishna Ashram Vrajabhumi" on Google MapsThis temple's exact coordinates aren't confirmed yet, so the link above searches by name and city rather than pointing to a verified spot.
In the Albuquerque neighborhood of Teresópolis — a mountain town in Rio de Janeiro state known for a cooler climate than the coast — stands Hare Krishna Ashram Vrajabhumi, a Gaudiya Vaishnava temple and ashram whose name recalls Vrajabhumi, the Braj region of North India associated with Krishna’s childhood. It is a separate institution from Brazil’s better-documented Nova Gokula farm community, elsewhere in São Paulo state, also covered in this directory.
The ashram’s existence and location are corroborated independently by both the English and Portuguese Wikipedia articles on Teresópolis, each illustrating the city’s religious landscape with a photograph of the temple. Beyond that, institutional details — founding date, founders, and whether it operates formally under ISKCON or as an independent Hare Krishna-affiliated group — could not be confirmed this pass.
Sources
- historical record: Named in Wikipedia's 'Hinduism in Brazil' article as 'Hare Krishna Ashram Vrajabhumi' in Teresópolis; independently cross-checked against both the English and Portuguese Wikipedia articles on 'Teresópolis,' which each caption a photograph of a temple identified as 'Templo Hare Krishna Ashram Vrajabhumi' / a 'Hare Krishna movement temple,' located in the city's Albuquerque neighborhood. None of the three sources gives a founding year, founder, or confirms formal ISKCON affiliation (as opposed to an independent Gaudiya Vaishnava/Hare Krishna group) beyond the generic 'Hare Krishna movement' link.
For review
- Founding year, founder(s), and formal ISKCON affiliation (versus an independent Gaudiya Vaishnava group also using the 'Hare Krishna' name) are unconfirmed; existence and its Albuquerque-neighborhood location in Teresópolis are independently corroborated across two separate Wikipedia articles.