New Raman Reti (ISKCON Alachua)
Alachua, Florida, USA
- Deities
- Radha Krishna
- Traditions
- vaishnava
- Worship status
- active
- Address
- 17306 NW 112th Blvd, Alachua, FL 32615.
- Coordinates
- 29.8139, -82.4676
- Darshan hours
- Varies by season; consult the temple/community directly for the current daily schedule before visiting.
- Best time to visit
- Major ISKCON festivals such as Janmashtami; the community is also known for its annual local events drawing the wider North Florida Hare Krishna population.
- How to reach
- In Alachua, Florida, about 16 miles (25 minutes by car) northwest of Gainesville.
- Festivals
- Janmashtami (August/September)
- Associated saints
- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Location
Open in Google MapsAlachua, Florida, a small town roughly 16 miles northwest of Gainesville, is home to New Raman Reti, an ISKCON farm community and temple that Wikipedia’s article on Alachua describes (citing a Gainesville-area tourism guide) as anchoring “the largest Hare Krishna community in the Western Hemisphere,” with satellite communities across North Florida. The main ISKCON Wikipedia article separately names New Raman Reti among its list of notable U.S. centers, alongside the Spanish Fork, Utah temple and the Radha Kalachandji Temple in Dallas. The temple itself sits at 17306 NW 112th Blvd in Alachua, a location independently confirmed via two separate geocoding services. This entry documents the community’s well-attested significance and now-verified address; a founding date could not be confirmed in this research pass and would be worth adding in a future update.
Sources
- historical record: Confirmed via Wikipedia's ISKCON article, which explicitly lists 'New Raman Reti in Alachua, FL' among the organization's notable centers alongside the Spanish Fork, Utah and Dallas, TX temples. Cross-checked against Wikipedia's article on Alachua, Florida, which states (citing guidetogreatergainesville.com) that 'The largest Hare Krishna community in the Western Hemisphere is located in Alachua, with satellite communities throughout North Florida,' and separately lists the 'Alachua Hare Krishna Temple' as a local point of interest.
- historical record: Wave 2 re-verification: geocoded via the Komoot Photon service, which identifies a 'Hare Krishna Temple' at 17306 NW 112th Blvd, Alachua, FL 32615 (29.8138848, -82.4675678); independently cross-checked against OpenStreetMap/Nominatim, which returns the identical address and coordinates for the same 'Hare Krishna Temple' feature. This resolves the prior flag's missing street address; coordinates have been updated from the town-level approximation previously used (29.7895, -82.4875, about 3 km southwest of the confirmed site) to this verified location. A founding year still could not be confirmed via an official temple website in this pass (attempted domains did not resolve).
For review
- A founding year for New Raman Reti / the Alachua Hare Krishna Temple could not be confirmed via an official website in this research pass (guessed domains did not resolve); only its well-documented significance as the largest Hare Krishna community in the Western Hemisphere, and its now-verified address, are recorded here.