== Summary ==
The Sri Sri Radha temple in Spanish Fork, Utah was built to meet the needs of the Hindu community in Utah County, Utah. The temple is located at 8628 South Main Street Spanish Fork UT 84660. The temple hosts seasonal festivals, weddings, receptions, and other weekly services for prayer and meditation.== History ==
The history behind the Sri Sri Radha [[Krishna]] temple is rooted in devoted members of the [[ISKON]] and their efforts to bring awareness of their religion and [[Indian]] culture to western Countries. The influence of this movement can be traced back thousands of years to the basic beliefs surrounding Krishna, and additionally to modern advocates for Krishna Consciousness like [[Swami Prabhupada]].
The Sri Sri Radha Krishna temple located in [[Spanish Fork]], [[Utah]] is in existence mainly due to the efforts of Charu Das (formerly Christopher Warden) and his activity within the ISKCON. Das, is American by birth and left the [[United States]] in order to protest and avoid the war in [[Vietnam]]. Then he traveled through many different [[European]] nations, India, and [[Singapore]]. While in Singapore he met his future wife, and the two of them began a lifetime of work to further Krishna Consciousness. The two went to Australia where they lived and worked for a time. After spending several years with a community of Krishna devotees, Charu left [[Australia]] and returned to the United States where he served in several different positions for the ISKCON.
Das was first encountered Utah in [[1975]] when he traveled to [[BYU]] to sell books for a trust under the ISKCON. His impressions were positive, and he appreciated the atmosphere of tolerance and interest. Years later after leaving his position at a temple near [[Berkley]] he returned to Utah. On November 10, [[1996]] ground breaking ceremonies were held at the temple's current location in Spanish Fork, and on February 16, [[1998]] the construction of the temple began.
The Sri Sri Radha Krishna temple continues to thrive each year as it attracts thousands of guests for both tours and seasonal festivals.
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10 comments:
You guys could try adding information other than the history, but still a good article.
Good article with good info. However, it seems to lean more towards a history of the founder of the temple, and not the history of the temple itself. i.e. events at the temple etc. But a good article.
was that it?...or are you adding more to the article later? it just seemed that it was all history...which was good and you had a lot of good information, but maybe add something else? I don't know but it was very interesting!
I agree with the other comments, more info is needed. The info you have is definitely good though. Maybe talk about the festival of colors more?
Two things:
1. I'd try to add more headings. Remember that we're supposed to have 4+ of them! So focus on other aspects of the temple.
2. Dont link every single word to your article: like UTAH, or EUROPEAN, or 1998. I just dont see the need to do so!
But this is a good start!!!
I like your topic, especially since the festival of colors just happened. Make sure you have 4 subject areas, and I don’t think the Summary counts as one of them (I’m pretty sure). You also need to have a “See Also” section. Just make sure you complete all of the directions and you should be set.
Awesome job selecting your topic. This is definetely wikepedia worthy. My only advice would be to re-word the last sentence in the history. Maybe the word thriing is a little to opiniated. How is it thriving? in what way. Great job though.
Very clever topic! you should talk about the festival of colors more though... That would be pretty fun.
Great job on this article! I like the in text citations. It lets me know that you guys are really making sure this looks like an encyclopedia article.
Good use of internal links, but you might reconsider linking all the years.
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