Iskcon Bangalore, a pearl of Iskcon (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) a palace of Sri Sri RadhaKrishna in this world. It is a palace of highest worship to RadhaKrishna, Krishna Balaram, Nitai Gauranga, Srinivasa Govinda and Prahlada Narsimha. The temple is constantly filled with transcendental kirtans going on regularly in the day. Its a pleasure to be at this place where one forgets his anxieties of day-to-day life, a place for seeking questions and receving the most authoritative answers of Indian Vedic Knowledge for the questions of the self and spirit. This temple stands to its name for being the crest jewel of Iskcon Worldwide founded by its respectable founder and spiritual master " His Divine Grace A C BhaktiVedanta Swami Srila Prabhuapada", India's foremost modern teacher of Vedic Knowledge.
The temple has a main temple hall of deities of Sri RadhaKrishnachandra, Krishna Balaram and Nitai Gauranga. One passes through the temples of Srinivasa Govinda and Prahlad Narsimha on their way to the main hall. The main hall has four large pictersque of Lord Krishna's pastimes like his lifting of Govardhana hill, playing with this cowherd friends etc..,. The temple also has a Dwaja Sthamba which is the largest pillar in India. It also has a Hari-nama-mantapa ( a lovely place where the congregational chanting of the names of Lord Krishna happens for the purification of the mind and soul and also for World peace).
The temple also has a Multi-Vision-Theatre(MVT) and an Open Air Theatre(OAT). At MVT, a 3-screen theatre, a short movie of Indian wisdom and Heriage runs and also the latest animation movie 'Hey Krishna' which has won International Awards before the release is run. The temple also has a pond called Kalyani used during various festivals.
One can see many dedicated members of this spiritual society always immersed in the melodious chanting of Hare Krishna mantra. These dedicated devotees have a cleanly shaven head with a mast on head reflecting India's Vedic lifestyle. The devotees here refrain from smoking, meat-eating, alcohol,illicit relationships gambling etc...,
The temple is always filled with Young Turks of colleges and corporate circles for their enquiry of the soul and heart by attending the programs like "Yoga for Happiness", "Yoga Retreat", "Focus", "Rasa" and "Folk". More than 30,000 shool children attend programs like "Culture Camp", "Krishna camp", "India Heritage" etc..,
One can witness thousands of devotees thronging to the temple on all the days of the year especially on Weekends and Festivals. Sunday Mornings is a fest and feast in this temple. There is a huge kirtan and dance in the temple at 7:00 am, followed by Grand Worship to all the deities and Bhagavad-Gita, Bhagavatam classes in five languages.
The daily programs of this temple are:
4:15 am Mangala Aarti & Guru Puja
4:45 am Tulasi Aarti
5:00 am Aarti at Srinivasa Govinda and Narsimha temples
5:15 am to 7:00 am Chanting of Hare Krishna Mahamantra
7:15 am Darsha Aarti in all the temples in sequence
8:00 am Guru Puja
8:15 am Srimad-Bhagavatam Class
12:00am Bhoga -Aarti
1:00 pm Temple Closes for afternoon break
4:30 pm Evening Aarti
6:00 pm Tulasi Puja
6:15 pm Sandhya Aarti
8:00 pm Shayana Arati
8:15 pm Pallaki Utsava
8:30 pm Temple Closes
The most striking feature of this temple is its charitable attitudeThis temple alone feeds more than 8,15,000 poor and hungry children everyday with mid-day meals in Government shools in various parts of the country as on September 2007. This program is called "Akshaya Patra" and is very popular in Karnataka, Puri, Jaipur, Ahmedabad,Vrindavan etc.,. Many Corporates from the IT and related sectors are a part of this program too.
The main festivals of this temple is Krishna Janmashtami, Radhashtami, Vaikunata Ekadashi, Brahmotsava, Rath Yatra.
Contact Address:
ISKCON Sri Radha Krishna-Chandra Temple,
Hare Krishna Hill,
Chord Road,
Bangalore 560010,
Karnataka,
India.
How to go: Ask anyone autowala or city bus, they'll guide you. It's around 5-6 km from central bus station & around 10km from M G Road.
Bolo Sri Krishna ki Jai, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
