ISKCON Temple

ISKCON Temple

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Built 11 years back in 1998, the ISKCON temple in New Delhi is one of the biggest temple complexes in India. The temple can be found in the east of Kailash at the Hari Krishna Hill. International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) was started in 1966 by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada to spread the Hare Krishna movement. As a part of the movement, various temples were constructed throughout the world to encourage people to follow the “bhakti yoga” and devote their life to Lord Krishna. This massive temple at Delhi, built by the Hare Krishna cult followers, has shrines erected at a height of 90 feet above the ground. There is a centrally air-conditioned hall in the temple that can accommodate about 1500 devotees at one go. Inside the complex, a museum is also there, which runs multimedia shows daily to explain the teachings of Ramayana and Mahabharata to the guests. One of the special attractions of this place is the “Gita” chanting robot, which preaches and enacts verses from the holy book. The timings of the temple are 4.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.