The story of Their Lordships Sri Sri Dayal-Nitay Sacisuta’s appearance in Moscow started in 1989 when Bharadvaja prabhu, one of the first Soviet devotees of Krishna, went to Vrindavan – the holy town in India. There, at the famous Loi-bazaar, he purchased Gaura-Nitay Deities for home worshipping.
In that same 1989 in India Kirtiraja prabhu (Srila Prabhupada’s disciple responsible for preaching in Soviet Union) was ordering 52 pairs of Deities for the devotees and yatras of the Russian congregation. He approached Radhapada prabhu, a wealthy Indian vaishnava, who had previously sponsored the installation Of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava Deities in Mayapur, with a request to get a donation.
Future Sri Sri Dayal-Nitay Sacisuta were made by two brothers from the best local murtiwalla family – Doyal prabhu and Bhagavan das. They had previously made the Deities for Krishna-Balarama temple in Vrindavan.
In the end of 1990 Moscow vaishnavas received a building to house the temple in Khoroshovskoe Highway near «Begovaya» metro station, and started the renovation works. The renovation was over in the end of 1991 – the beginning of 1992 (the marble for the altar was brought from Siberia) and the Deities were finally brought there. They were worshipped for about half a year and the official installation ceremony took place in Moscow in June, 1992.
