By Vijaya das
In July, the two main UK temples, Bhaktivedanta Manor and London-Soho, had a great month. They had a summer marathon (see att. image) as they celebrate fifty years of Hare Krishna culture in the UK this year. The Manor did 6,154 book points, a 234% increase, and London did 5,297 book points, a 116% increase. These results made them the two top temples in Europe. These two temples have a special place in Srila Prabhupada’s heart. Sri Sri Radha—London-Isvara were transcendentally kidnapped by Srila Prabhupada, and Bhaktivedanta Manor was the last temple in the West he visited. Many book distributors from Europe went to visit him at that time and were glad they did, because for most it was the last time they saw him.