Ghee, jewelry and vegetarian jerkey factories produce products sold in the expansive gift shop.ĭine at Govinda’s, a vegetarian restaurant with karma-free cooking, or picnic on the expansive grounds featuring a rose garden with more than 100 varieties. We get a broad range of people here that want to nourish their faith,” Haribol said.Īdditionally, Khrishnas abstain from alcohol, gambling and sex outside of marriage. “This is a spiritual Disneyland of sorts for some (seriously religious), and immigrants from India visit, too. and even stay a few days at our Palace Lodge,” said Thomas Haribol, ISKCON-New Vrindaban director of communications.Īll religious faiths are welcome to the secluded and serene attraction and religious organization. Visitors can experience a Hindu temple, which is rare in the U.S. Most visitors want to see the palace, but there’s a broader experience here. “Tourism is a huge source of income for us. It’s an hour and a half drive from downtown Pittsburgh and about an hour and 45 minute drive from Greensburg.

Listed on the National Register of Historical Places, the public are invited to visit, tour and learn more about the 2,200-acre nonprofit that welcomed more than 35,000 visitors last year.

Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold is a tourist attraction and part of the New Vrindaban Temple community, which houses more than 250 members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). There’s gold in the rural hills of West Virginia.

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