ISKCON Detroit (Devasadan Mandir, Fisher Mansion)
Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Deities
- Radha Kunjabihari
- Traditions
- vaishnava
- Worship status
- active
- Address
- 383 Lenox St, Detroit, MI 48215, housed in the historic Fisher Mansion.
- Coordinates
- 42.3616, -82.9466
- Darshan hours
- Varies by season; the temple publishes an Aarti & Darshan schedule and Sunday feast program on its own website, which should be consulted before visiting.
- Best time to visit
- Sunday feast program, or major festivals such as Ratha Yatra and Radhashtami/Bhadra Purnima.
- How to reach
- At 383 Lenox Street on Detroit's east side, near the Detroit River; reachable by car.
- Festivals
- Ratha Yatra (varies), Radhashtami (Bhadra Purnima) (August/September)
- Associated saints
- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Location
Open in Google MapsHoused in the Fisher Mansion, a historic residence on Detroit’s east side near the Detroit River, ISKCON Detroit describes itself as the first Vedic temple to open in Michigan. In 1975, Alfred Brush Ford — great-grandson of Henry Ford — and Elisabeth Reuther Dickmeyer, daughter of longtime UAW president Walter Reuther, jointly purchased the Fisher Estate to establish the Bhaktivedanta Cultural Center on the site. The temple, also known as the Devasadan Mandir, worships the presiding Deities Sri Sri Radha Kunjabihari and hosts regular yoga classes, Sunday feasts, and educational programs, alongside major festivals such as Ratha Yatra. The complex today includes an art gallery, a grand ballroom with 25-foot ceilings, restored residential spaces, and 4 acres of formal gardens, and mansion tours are offered alongside the temple’s regular worship schedule. Author and ISKCON devotee Stephen Knapp has headed the temple in recent years.
Sources
- historical record: Checked against the temple's own official website, which identifies it as ISKCON Detroit / the Devasadan Mandir, describes it as 'the first Vedic temple to be opened in Michigan,' and confirms it is housed in the Fisher Mansion, a historic Detroit residence, with presiding Deities Sri Sri Radha Kunjabihari. Address confirmed via OpenStreetMap, which independently tags the Fisher Mansion building at this location. A dedicated Wikipedia article on the Fisher Mansion or ISKCON Detroit specifically could not be located in this pass; Wikipedia's article on author Stephen Knapp separately confirms he 'heads the ISKCON temple in Detroit, Michigan.'
- historical record: iskcondetroit.com 'History' page (fetched during Wave 2 re-verification): states that in 1975, Alfred Brush Ford (great-grandson of Henry Ford) and Elisabeth Reuther Dickmeyer (daughter of UAW president Walter Reuther) jointly purchased the Fisher Estate to establish the Bhaktivedanta Cultural Center; the site includes an art gallery, a grand ballroom with 25-foot ceilings, restored residential spaces, and 4 acres of formal gardens, and the temple's own materials describe it as one of Srila Prabhupada's six most cherished temples worldwide. This resolves the year of ISKCON's acquisition of the property, though the mansion's original pre-1975 construction date and architect remain unconfirmed by a third-party source.
For review
- The Fisher Mansion's own pre-1975 architectural/construction history (original owner, architect, and exact construction date) was not independently confirmed against a dedicated third-party source in this pass; the temple's own site confirms only that Alfred Brush Ford and Elisabeth Reuther Dickmeyer jointly purchased the Fisher Estate in 1975 to found the Bhaktivedanta Cultural Center.