Shree Vara Lakshmi Narshingadev Temple
Warsaw, Poland
Also known as: Śri Wara Lakszmi Narszingadew
- Deities
- Narasimha (Narshingadev, Vishnu avatar), Lakshmi
- Traditions
- vaishnava
- Worship status
- active
- Address
- ul. Winorośli 3 lok. 1, 05-500 Józefosław, gmina Piaseczno (registered administrative address of Fundacja Bhakti Marga; not confirmed as the physical temple/shrine location itself - see review_flags)
- Coordinates
- 52.101214, 21.0487594
- Darshan hours
- Varies; consult the temple/foundation directly for the current schedule before visiting.
- Best time to visit
- Narasimha Jayanti and other major Vaishnava festivals; confirm the current calendar with the temple.
- How to reach
- In Józefosław, a village adjoining Warsaw's southern border in gmina Piaseczno, at the Bhakti Marga Foundation's registered address; consult the Foundation for the current exact worship location.
Location
Open in Google MapsEstablished in 2009 under the Bhakti Marga Foundation, the Shree Vara Lakshmi Narshingadev temple in Warsaw is dedicated to Narasimha (Narshingadev) — the man-lion avatar of Vishnu who, per the Puranas, tore apart the demon-king Hiranyakashipu to protect his devotee Prahlada — worshipped here alongside Lakshmi. It is a rare instance of a dedicated Narasimha shrine among this directory’s European entries, most of which center on Krishna, Rama, Shiva, or Devi forms rather than this particular Vishnu avatar.
The temple is one of several Hindu temples that have been established in Warsaw alongside Poland’s older, ISKCON-founded rural communities such as New Shantipur (Czarnów, 1980) and New Ramana Reti (Mysiadło, near Warsaw, 1989), both already documented elsewhere in this directory, reflecting a more recent diversification of organized Hindu devotional life in the Polish capital beyond ISKCON’s Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. Beyond its 2009 founding date, city, and sponsoring foundation, further detail on the temple’s address, building, and congregation could not be confirmed in the source available for this entry.
Sources
- historical record: Cross-checked against Wikipedia's 'List of Hindu temples in Poland' article, which lists the Shree Vara Lakshmi Narshingadev temple (Śri Wara Lakszmi Narszingadew) in Warsaw as established in 2009 under the Bhakti Marga Foundation.
- historical record: Wave 2 follow-up: an address was located via the Fundacja Bhakti Marga's own site (bhaktimarga.pl), which gives ul. Winorosli 3 lok. 1, 05-500 Jozefoslaw as the foundation's registered address (KRS no. 0000314400, NIP 1080008902, REGON 142277929), confirmed described as 'the first Hindu temple in Poland not associated with the Hare Krishna movement' per Polish Wikipedia's Hinduism-in-Poland article. IMPORTANT CAVEAT: the foundation's own contact page states that its daily livestreamed satsangs originate from the 'Bhutabhrteshwarnath Mandir' inside the 'Asram Shree Peetha Nilaya (SPN)' - but SPN is Bhakti Marga's main international ashram, located in Heidenrod, Hesse, Germany, not in Poland. This means the Jozefoslaw address found is very likely the Polish foundation's registered administrative office rather than confirmation of a standalone physical temple building in Warsaw; it is not confirmed whether a dedicated 'Shree Vara Lakshmi Narshingadev' temple building currently exists there, existed only historically at a different 2009-era location, or operates as a small shrine within the foundation's office. This distinction is flagged for future resolution rather than asserted as settled.
For review
- The address found (Jozefoslaw, near Warsaw) is the Bhakti Marga Foundation's registered administrative office; it is NOT confirmed whether this is also the physical temple/shrine location, given that the foundation's own daily satsangs are broadcast from its main ashram in Germany rather than Poland. No architectural description or deeper history is available. Bhakti Marga is a modern Hindu-inspired devotional movement founded by Paramahamsa Vishwananda; its classification here as vaishnava reflects the temple's Narasimha/Lakshmi dedication, though Bhakti Marga's own teachings draw on multiple traditions.