ISKCON Temple, Delhi

Address

Iskcon Temple Rd, Sant Nagar,

Hare Krishna Hills, East of Kailash

New Delhi, Delhi 110065

Moolavar

Krishna

Amman

Radha

Introduction

Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir, generally known as the ISKCON Delhi temple, is a well-known Vaishnav temple of Lord Krishna and goddess Radha in the form of Radha Parthasarathi. It is located at Hare Krishna Hills (near Nehru Place), in the East of Kailash area of New Delhi, India

Puranic Significance

The Temple was inaugurated on 5 April, 1998 by the then Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee. ISKCON Temple designed and built by Achyut Kanvinde who in 1993 agreed to accept a pro-bono commission to build this temple complex for the followers of Srila Prabhupada, is one of the largest temple complexes in India. It comprises numerous rooms for priests and for service renders. The temple also has a 375-seater auditorium which is used for cultural and religious functions. It has many halls that are used for its administration purposes and various seminars. It is divided into four broad sections.

Glory of India Vedic Cultural Centre

The temple complex houses the Glory of India Vedic Cultural Centre, a popular destination for visitors and tourists to learn about major texts which are presented using various multimedia technologies, these include:

Bhagavad Gita Animatronics – Using a blend of dramatic narration, lasers and projects, this show allows the visitors to learn the five major concepts of Bhagavad Gita, the three modes of nature and the Yoga systems presented therein.

Mahabharat Experience – A light and sound show which presents the story line of Mahabharat which span over thousands of verses in a concise manner.

Ramayana Art Gallery – A collection of over 30 original oil paintings painted by ISKCON’s members from USA, Russia, India, UK.

Bhagavat Puran Exhibit – This exhibit presents one of the most important texts in the Vaishnava tradition in a visual format.

Special Features

World’s Largest Sacred Book

The Glory of India Vedic Cultural Centre holds the ‘Astounding Bhagavad Gita’, which is the largest printed book of the major text of any world religion. The Italian printed ‘Astounding Bhagavad Gita’, weighs 800 kg and measures over 2.8 metres, was unveiled by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 26 February, 2019.