In a Guru leadership seminar organized in Ujjain by VTE and hosted by Guru Maharaja, a number of ISKCON gurus, sannyasis and senior disciples were present. Many of them including His Holiness Kavichandra Maharaja, His Holiness Bir Krishna Maharaja, His Holiness Bhakti Marga Maharaja and others greatly appreciated the quality of the preparations.

The Govinda’s has a huge dining hall, about 3,500 square feet area. There are tables of different sizes and shapes – all spotlessly clean. The firm wooden chairs have a soft cushion and are comfortable, but there are ultra soft sofas too. There are huge windows decorated by beautiful deep blue curtains. The ceiling has 6 semi-spherical domes with paintings of the night sky with the stars and the clouds. The color combination of the ceiling, the pillars and the walls is lovely, consisting of light blue, pink and coffee color tinged with the color of gold. There is a seating capacity of a 114 with about 25 employees including 4 cooks. There is good response from the local people and the number of visitors is good especially in the weekends.

Much of the credit goes to His Grace Radha Vallabh Prabhu, the Govinda’s manager and a world-class cook. He is assisted by Her Grace Malini Mataji who oversees the cooking and who is also a renowned cook and by His Grace Vivasvan Prabhu, who takes care of the purchase. The Govinda’s hosted a number of visitors from around the world and stands out as the ideal example of a Krishna conscious restaurant.