Iskcon Temple Bangalore

The ISKCON Temple Bangalore is also known as Sri Radha Krishna Temple, which is built on a hillock called Hare Krishna Hill. It has been an essence of peace since its beginning in 1997. It is one of the biggest ISKCON temples in the world and is the best place for spiritual landmarks in the city.

Prestige Raintree Park, which is an upcoming township project in Bangalore, is just 28 km from the ISKCON temple. It will take 45 minutes to reach the temple through the HAL Old Airport Road and residents of Prestige Rain Tree Park can reach the ISKCON temple easily.

History of the Temple

The temple was inaugurated by the 9th president of India, Shankar Dayal Sharma, in May 1997. The society was registered in 1978, and the objectives of the society are from the Seven Purposes of ISKCON, which Srila Prabhupada stated. The temple is dedicated to Hindu deities and propagates monotheism, as stated in Chandogya Upanishad.

Shrines of the temple

The temple has six shrines

Main deities of Radha-Krishna
Srinivasa Govinda
Prahlada Narasimha
Krishna Balrama
Nitai Gauranga
Srila Prabhupada

Features of the temple

There is a gold-plated flag post, which is 17 m high.
There is a gold-plated kalash shikhara, which is 8.5 m high. There is free distribution of prasad to all guests during the Darshana hours.
The day begins at 4:30 with a ritual called mangala-arati and it is followed by worship for Sri Srinivasa Govinda.
In the main temple, an arati is performed by 3 priests.
It is followed again by kirtan, where disciples can be seen dancing greatly to the rhythm of Hare Krishna Hare Rama.