ISKCON Temples Jitu

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ISKCON Temples

Take a tour to ISKCON Temples. Contact us.

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is the founder acharya of the hare krishna movement.Completed in 1998, this is a complex of temples. The International Society for Krishna

Consciousness (ISKCON) was initially raised as a spiritual society in New York to Propagate the

message of the Bhagwad Gita. It was founded by Swami Prabhupada. In India there are about

40 ISKCON temples. Contemplating the traditions of the ancient Vaishnava tradition, its

philosophy and practice, these spiritual temples have left a mark on all mankind. Visiting these

temples proves to be a pleasant and revealing experience.

ISKCON temples are dedicated to Lord Krishna and were built by the Hare-Rama Hare-Krishna

cult followers. These complexes are elegantly built and are few of the largest temple

complexes in India. There are beautiful paintings of Russian artists on the different past times

of Radha Krishna, Sita, Ram, Laxman, Hanuman and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Special

programmes like Kirtan, Aarti, Pravachan and Prasadam are held every Sunday.

Famous ISKCON Temples In India :

ISKCON Temple, Delhi

For many this is just a temple, for finding solace, peace and quiet. Sitting amongst Lord

Krishna and his devotees with Hare Krishna chants going around is indeed an

experience. But for those who are seeking more, there is so much to learn and see,

than what meets the eye.

ISKCON Temple, Bangalore, Karnataka

The ISKCON Temple was built recently by the International Society for Krishna

Consciousness. As you climb the granite steps you will encounter three small shrines

before the main temple. The three idols of Lord Krishna in the main shrine are made of

brass.

ISKCON Temple, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh

It is located within the premises of the Krishna-Baldev Temple in Vrindavan. Beautiful

paintings depicting the life of Lord Krishna adorn the galleries leading to the main

temple. ISKCON devotees from various parts of the world can be spotted manning the

library or ISKCON book stalls and partaking in temple rituals.

ISKCON Chandradoya Mandir, Mayapur, West Bengal

This is the international headquarters of ISKCON. Surrounded by: a Vedic city, the mainDeities are Sri Radha Madhava. The Deities are larger than life-size. There are also

eight Gopis, four on each side of Radha-Madhava. Also on the main altar is a small set

of Radha-Krishna Deities. On the left altar are Deities of the "Pancha-Tattva-Advaita

Acarya", Lord Nityananda, Lord Chaitanya, Gadadhara, and Srivasa Thakur. To the left

of this altar is another altar with an impressive Deity of Lord Narasimha.

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Mumbai Part of Global Chant-Fest

The Mumbai chapter of the International Society for KrishnaConsciousness (ISKCON) will observe World Holy Name Week, acelebration of the spiritual practice of chanting Gods names beginningfrom 6 20 September 2009.

The event also marks the 50th Anniversary of ISKCONs founder-acarya,Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada s accepting vows ofrenunciation, or sanyasa, thus launching his mission to spread thechanting of Gods names around the world.>>read more

Radharani Adorns Outfits by Indias Youngest Fashion Designer

Srimati Radharani expressed her inconceivable benevolence to Indiasyoungest fashion designer Nishka Lulla when she benignly adorned theoutfit designed by Nishka on Her auspicious appearance day Radhastami which fell on 27 August 2009 this year.Nishka won the Creative Excellence Award for the Barbie all Dolldupshow at the Lakme India Fashion Week 2009 where many of Indiasleading designers participated to design an outfit for Barbie for her 50thanniversary.>>read more

Upcoming Radhastami Celebrations 2009

Radhastami is the appearance day of Srimati Radharani. She appearedin Raval (near Vrindavan) a fortnight after the appearance of LordKrishna (celebrated as Janmashtami).

Srimati Radharani is the eternal consort of Lord Krishna. Radharanisspecial qualification is that She is the best devotee of Lord Krishna.Krishna therefore loves Her the most.>>read more

Watch Janmashtami Festival LIVE

Watch Janmashtami festivities, including Kalash abhishek, RadhaKrishna Utsav, Maha Abhishek, Maha Arati and more LIVE on:

- www.iskconmumbai.com- Active Darshan channel by Tata Sky Date: 14 August 2009Time: 6pm - 2 am

Janmashtami Celebrations 2009

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04:30 am Mangala arati05:00 am Tulsi arati07:30 am Guru Puja08:00 am Sringar darshan>>read more
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Sri Krishna Bhagavad Katha at ISKCON juhu

Relish several pastime of Lord Krishna and his glories over the week-long festival of spiritual discourse.

Date: 6 - 12 August 2009Time: 5 - 7:30 pmSpeaker: Devakinandan Das Venue: Mandapam HallKatha shall conclude with scumptous prasad for all.

Radhakrishna Utsav 2009 At ISKCON Auditorium

Since its inception, ISKCON's Bhakti Kala Kshetra is a showcases thetalents of India' venerable artists. Several artist including Hema Malini,Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Anup Jalota and many others shall perform atISKCON Auditorium on the occasion of Janmashtami 2009 for the

pleasure of Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari. The RadhaKrishna Utsav begins on8 August 2009 with a dance ballet by Hema Malini. Enclosed areprogram and booking details for the upcoming RadhaKrishna Utsav2009.>>read more

Upcoming Jhulan yatra

ISKCON Juhu shall celebrate the Jhulan-yatra festival from 1-5 August2009 . The festival will be conducted in the temple courtyard where aflower-bedecked ornate silver swing shall hold the utsav-murti of Sri SriRadha Rasabihari. Life members, donors, devotees and hundreds of

citizens of Mumbai are expected to participate in the festivities andpersonally swing the Lord.>>read more

Chaturmasya period begins

Guru Purnima, which fell on 7 July this year, also marks the beginningof the four months of Chaturmasya period . Srila Prabhupada explainsthe meaning and the purpose of Chaturmasya in the Sri CaitanyaCaritamrita Madhya - lila 4.169 purport:

"The Chaturmasya period begins in the month of Asadha (June-July)from the day of Ekadasi called Sayana-ekadasi, in the fortnight of the waxing moon. The period ends in the month of Kartika (October-November) on the Ekadasi day known as Utthana-ekadasi, in thefortnight of the waxing moon.>>read more

Devotees participation in Gundica Cleaning
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Resident and congregation devotees, temple management and a few visitors came together to enthusiastically participate in the GundicaMarjana festival which was observed on 23 June 2009.

While the pujaris cleaned the main altar, several other devoteesscrubbed clean Prabhupadas Vyasasana, the marble pillars, courtyard,stairways, floor and the parikrama path. Many department members

also cleaned their respective offices.>>read more

Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi Celebrations at ISKCON Juhu

This year Nirjala Ekadasi was on 3 June 2009. Nirjala Ekadasi is anextraordinary Ekadasi where devotees fast not only from grains but alsofrom water.

Vedic scriptures mention that if during the hottest season (northernhemisphere) on Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi if one performs fasting withoutwater one is performing a great feat.>>read more

Historical Chandan Yatra Celebrations at ISKCON Juhu

After a week of intense sandalwood grinding by devotees andcongregation members at Srila Prabhupada Quarters, the paste wasready for Sri Sri Gaur Nitai, Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari and Sri Sri SitaRama Laxman Hanuman. For the first time in its history, ISKCON Juhucelebrated chandan yatra on 17 May 2009 . After mangala arati, Bhimaprabhu (Zonal Secretary) along with several other brahmana initiateddevotees, applied chandan to all the Deities. All devotees eagerlybeholded the Divine darshan of the Lord during Sringar-darshan anddanced joyously to the melodious kirtan.>>read more

Narsimha Caturdasi Celebrations

Narsimha Caturdasi : 8 May Sri Narsimhadev is Lord Krishnas half-man and half-lion incarnation.Lord Krishna appeared in This form to protect His devotee PrahladaMaharaj from the atrocities of his father Hiranyakashipu and reestablishreligious principles. After the death of his brother Hiranyaksha at the hands of LordVarahadev, Hiranyakashipu wanted to avenge his brothers death andthus performed severe austerities to rule over the universe.>>readmore

Sitanavmi Celebrations & Photo Gallery

SITANAVAMI : 3 MAYDevotees at Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari temple celebrated Sitanavami onSunday, 3 May 2009. Sitanavami is auspicious day of the appearance ofSrimati Sitadevi, the eternal consort of Lord Rama.

The festivities began early in the morning with a shobha yatra at Juhu
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beach. The utsav murti of Sri Sri Sita Rama toured the Juhu beach in a silver flower bedecked palanquin andblessed several citizens of Mumbai en route.>>read more

Amrita Vani Seva

IPP has come up with a special project which will help Mass Book

Distribution This Project is named "Amrita Vani Seva" THE NECTOROF BOOK DISTRIBUTION".Whole purpose of the project is to increasethe book distribution and special engagement for the congregationdevotee.>>read more

ISKCON LEADS initiates training in India

Under the direction and inspiration of the GBC Succession Committee,Indian Regional Governing Body Members and Zonal Secretaries metwith top ISKCON educators in India on numerous occasions sinceNovember 2008. This resulted in the birth of the ISKCON LEADStraining program. ISKCON LEADS is an acronym for ISKCONLeadership Education and Development System.>>read more

Japa Marathon

JAPA MARATHON : 1 MAYISKCON Juhu hosted Japa Marathon on 1st May, 2009 which was PublicHoliday.It was a very special effort to uplift the spiritual Consciousness of thedevotees and citizens of Mumbai. Around 180 people came together to

participate in Japa Marathon and they chanted Mahamantra whole day.

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International Society for Krishna Consciousness, also popularly known as the Hare Krishna movement is aspiritual society founded by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in July 1966 in NewYork. ISKCON belongs to the Gaudiya-Vaishnava sampradaya, a monotheistic tradition within Vedic culture.Today ISKCON comprises of more than 400 temples, 40 rural communities and over 100 vegetarianrestaurants. It also conducts special projects throughout the world, such as Food for Life, the only free vegetarian relief program in the world.

The aim of ISKCON is to acquaint all people of world with universal principles of self-realization and Godconsciousness so that they may derive the highest benefit of spiritual understanding, unity and peace. TheVedic literature recommend that in the present age of Kali-yuga the most effective means of achieving self-realization is always hear about, glorify, and remember the all-attractive Supreme Lord Sri Krishna.Therefore, it recommends the chanting of the Holy Names: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna KrishnaHare Hare / Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. This sublime chanting puts the chanter directlyin touch with the Supreme Lord through the sound vibration of His Holy Name.

ISKCON follows the teachings of the Vedas and Vedic scriptures, including the Bhagavad-gita and SrimadBhagavatam which teach Vaishnavism or devotion to God (Krishna) in His Supreme Personal aspect of SriSri Radha Krishna.

These teachings are received through the preceptorial line known as the Brahma-Madhav-GaudiyaVaishnava sampradaya. ISKCON is part of the disciplic succession which started with Lord Krishna Himselfand continued with Srila Vyasadeva, Srila Madhavacharya, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and in the present day

His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and his followers.

ISKCONs teachings are non-sectarian, following the principle of sanatana dharma or eternal religion, whichdenotes the eternal activity of all living beings loving devotional service (bhakti-yoga) to SupremePersonality of Godhead.

When Prabhupada began the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (in New York City in 1966),he formulated a clear mission statement. Thus the 7 Purposes of ISKCON are as follows:

1. To systematically propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large and to educate all people in thetechniques of spiritual life in order to check the imbalance of values in life and to achieve real unity andpeace in the world.

2. To propagate a consciousness of Krishna (God), as it is revealed in the great scriptures of India,Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam.

3. To bring the members of the Society together with each other and nearer to Krishna, the prime entity,

thus developing the idea within the members, and humanity at large, that each soul is part and parcel of thequality of Godhead (Krishna).

4. To teach and encourage the sankirtana movement, congregational chanting of the holy name of God, asrevealed in the teachings of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

5. To erect for the members and for society at large a holy place of transcendental pastimes dedicated to thepersonality of Krishna.

6. To bring the members closer together for the purpose of teaching a simpler, natural way of life.7. With a view towards achieving the aforementioned purposes, to publish and distribute periodicals,

magazines, books and other writings.

HISTORY OF HARE KRISHNA MOVEMENT

In 1965, at the age of 69, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada boarded the steamship Jaladuta fromMumbai on his way to United States. At an age when most people think of retiring Srila Prabhupadaundertook this arduous journey to fulfill the mission of Lord Caitanya and follow the instruction of hisspiritual master Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur to carry the message of Bhagavad-gita and Srimad


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Bhagavatam to Western world.

After arriving in New York City in September 1965, Srila Prabhupada struggled alone for the first year toestablish his Krishna conscious movement. He lived simply, lectured whenever and wherever he got theopportunity and gradually began to attract some small interest in his teaching. In July of 1966, while stillworking from an obscure storefront on New York Citys Lower East Side, Srila Prabhupada nonethelessfounded a spiritual society intended for worldwide participation. He called it International Society for

Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON for short and thus began the Hare Krishna movement in America.

At the time of incorporation, Srila Prabhupada had not attracted even one committed follower. Undeterred,he enlisted volunteers from among the small group of regular attendees at his evening lectures to act asISKCONs first trustees. That was then. Today, ISKCON comprises of more than 400 temples worldwide, 40rural communities and over 100 vegetarian restaurants. It also conducts special projects throughout theworld, such as Food for Life, the only free vegetarian relief program in the world.

LORD CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, a hidden incarnation of Lord Krishna, appeared in Mayapur in the town of Nadia justafter sunset on the evening of the 23rd Phalguna 1407 Sakabda, answering to the 18th of February, 1486, ofthe Christian era. His father, Jagannatha Misra, a poor brahmana of the Vedic order, and his mother, Saci-devi, a model good woman, both descended from brahmana stock originally residing in Sylhet. Mahaprabhuwas a beautiful child, and the ladies of the town came to see him with presents. His mother's father, PanditaNilambara Cakravarti, a renowned astrologer, foretold that the child would be a great personage in time; andhe, therefore, gave him the name Visvambhara. After his fifth year, he was admitted into a pathasala wherehe picked up Bengali in a very short time.

It was at the age of 14 or 15 that Mahaprabhu was married to Laksmidevi, the daughter of Vallabhacarya,also of Nadia. He was at this age considered one of the best scholars of Nadia, the renowned seat of nyayaphilosophy and Sanskrit learning. It was at this time that he preached Vaisnavism at intervals. After teachinghim the principles of Vaisnavism, he ordered Tapana Misra to go to and live in Benares. During his residence

in East Bengal, his wife Laksmidevi left this world from the effects of snakebite. On returning home, hefound his mother in a mourning state. He consoled her with a lecture on the uncertainty of human affairs. Itwas at his mother's request that he married Visnupriya, the daughter of Raja Pandita Sanatana Misra. Hiscomrades joined him on his return from pravasa or sojourn. He was now so renowned that he wasconsidered to be the best pandita in Nadia

Nimai Pandita was naturally a soft-hearted person, though strong in his principles. He declared that partyfeelings and sectarianism were the two great enemies of progress and that as long as he should continue tobe an inhabitant of Nadia belonging to a certain family, his mission would not meet with complete success.He then resolved to be a citizen of the world by cutting his connection with his particular family, caste andcreed, and with this resolution he embraced the position of a sannyasi at Katwa, under the guidance ofKesava Bharati of that town, on the 24th year of his age.

Caitanya visited numerous places in Southern India as far as Cape Comorin and returned to Puri in twoyears by Pandepura on the Bhima. From this time, that is, from his 31st year, Mahaprabhu continually lived

in Puri in the house of Kasi Misra until his disappearance in his forty-eighth year at the time of sankirtana inthe temple of Tota-gopinatha. During these 18 years, his life was one of settled love and piety. He wassurrounded by numerous followers, all of whom were of the highest order of Vaisnavas and who weredistinguished from the common people by their purest character and learning, firm religious principles andspiritual love of Radha-Krsna. His sentiments carried him far and wide in the firmament of spirituality everyday and night, and all his admirers and followers watched him throughout. He worshiped, communicatedwith his missionaries at Vrindavana, and conversed with those religious men who newly came to visit him.He sang and danced, took no care of himself and oft-times lost himself in religious beatitude.

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appointed Prabhu Nityananda as the missionary in charge of Bengal. He dispatched six disciples (Gosvamis)to Vrndavana to preach love in the upcountry.

Lord Caitanya's Mission

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed His disciples to write books on the Science of Krishna, a task whichthose who follow Him have continued to carry out down to the present day. The elaborations and expositionson the philosophy taught by Lord Caitanya are in fact most voluminous, exacting and consistent due to thesystem of disciplic succession. Although Lord Caitanya was widely renowned as a scholar in His youth, Heleft only eight verses, called Siksastaka. These eight verses clearly reveal His mission and precepts. Thesesupremely valuable prayers are translated herein.1.Glory to the Sri Krishna sankirtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years andextinguishes the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death. This sankirtana movement is the primebenediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of alltranscendental knowledge. It increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully taste thenectar for which we are always anxious.2.O my Lord, Your holy name alone can render all benedictions to living beings, and thus You have hundredsand millions of names like Krishna and Govinda. In these transcendental names You have invested all Yourtranscendental energies. There are not even hard and fast rules for chanting these names. O my Lord, out ofkindness You enable us to easily approach You by Your holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I have noattraction for them.3.One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the strawin the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige and should beready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lordconstantly.4.O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I desire beautiful women, nor do I want anynumber of followers. I only want Your causeless devotional service birth after birth.5.O son of Maharaja Nanda [Krishna], I am Your eternal servitor, yet somehow or other I have fallen into theocean of birth and death. Please pick me up from this ocean of death and place me as one of the atoms at Your lotus 6.

O my Lord, when will my eyes be decorated with tears of love flowing constantly when I chant Your holyname? When will my voice choke up, and when will the hairs of my body stand on end at the recitation of Your 7.O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am considering a moment to be like twelve years or more. Tears areflowing from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence.8.I know no one but Krishna as my Lord, and He shall remain so even if He handles me roughly by Hisembrace or makes me brokenhearted by not being present before me. He is completely free to do anythingand everything, for He is always my worshipful Lord unconditionally.

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Founder-Acharya, InternationalSociety for Krishna Consciousness)

A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA

His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of International Society forKrishna Consciousness (ISKCON), was born Abhay Charan De, on the 1 September 1896, in Calcutta. In1922 he met His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Thakur, Founder of Gaudiya Math, who requestedAbhay to broadcast Vedic knowledge in the English medium. In 1933, at Allahabad, Abhay was formally


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initiated and made it his life ambition to expound the Vedic conclusion that real freedom means liberationfrom the miseries of material life : birth, death, old age and disease, a state that can be permanently attained by awakening ones pure love for God, Krishna-prema or Krishna-bhakti.

In the ensuing years Abhay Charanaravinda (his initiated name), wrote a commentary on the Bhagavad-gita.In 1944 he started the Back to Godhead magazine, which to this day is being continued by his disciples.

In recognition of his philosophical knowledge and devotion the Gaudiya Vaishnava Society honored himwith the title Bhaktivedanta in 1947. Following his retirement from married life, A.C. Bhaktivedanta traveledto Vrindavan where he lived in the humble surrounding of the Radha Damodar temple. In 1959 he took thesannyasa order of life and, as A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, started his work on the multi-volume translationand commentary of the 18,000 verse Srimad Bhagavatam. In 1965, at the age of 69, when ordinary personsare thinking of retirement, he went to the United States to fulfill the mission of his spiritual master andfounded ISKCON.

He brought to the West the divine teachings of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu who taught the publicglorification of Hare Krishna mantra. Srila Prabhupada, (as he was affectionately called by his followers),taught on a non-sectarian level that every living being is an eternal servant of Lord Krishna with a dormantnatural propensity to experience the eternal bliss of pure love of God.

Srila Prabhupada was not just another swamji starting just another movement. The standard of purity anddedication he demanded of his followers testifies to his genuineness, as well as his unwillingness to

compromise for the sake of having many admirers.

By 1977 when Srila Prabhupada left this world in Vrindavan he had completed over 70 volumns ofauthoritative translations and commentaries including the Bhagavad-gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, Caitanya-caritamrita and several Upanishads. These literary contributions are today higly respected by the academiccommunity for their authoritativeness, depth and clarity. Srila Prabhupadas works have been translated intoall the major languages of world and are used as standard textbooks in college courses. Srila Prabhupadaalso brought Indias cultural and religious festivals, such as Ratha-yatra to the West.

Srila Prabhupada continues to live up the reputation as a spiritual revolutionist who instilled in manymillions Krishna-prema. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is considered as Indiasforemost spiritual ambassador. It was through his spiritual dedication and unprecedented achievements thatIndias cultural richness was introduced in the West and is now practiced, throughout the world

HEAVEN ON EARTH

In India, Srila Prabhupadas main program for revitalizing the Vedic teachings was the construction of major

temples. In 1972, he laid the foundation stone of the temple in Juhu, Mumbai. Opened in 1978, ISKCONJuhu has become a must visit pilgrim center with nearly 25000 pilgrims streaming in daily.

ISKCON Juhu conducts several projects for spiritual, educational and cultural upliftment of all sections ofsociety. These programs include distribution of free meals (Food for Life), workshops and seminars, yogaretreats, distribution of spiritual literature and much more. However, over the years ISKCON Juhu lackedsufficient space and infrastructure to accommodate the increasing number of people interested to participatein these events. ISKCON Juhus Heaven on Earth project fulfills these needs and helps one to elevate hisspiritual consciousness.

The very name Heaven on Earth was given by Srila Prabhupada. In a letter to Giriraja Das, dated 21 June


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1972, Prabhupada had mentioned I always think of our Juhu place, and I want that it shall be the model forall the world to emulate and respect as the perfect example of Krishna Conscious community.

In 1995, ISKCON Juhu Temple Management Council formed the Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari Committee(SSRRC) to help implement the Heaven on Earth project. The SSRRC members, who are prominentmembers of society, helped the project in terms of advice, funds and management. The construction tooklittle more than 2 years and the project is now open to the citizens of Mumbai.

Heaven on Earth Project

Center for Vedic EducationThe Center for Vedic Education conducts Stress Management workshops, yoga retreats, research cell and aVedic education and courses based on Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam, including the Bhakti-vrikshaprogram.

Govindas RestaurantOne can enjoy karma-free food, both physically and spiritually nourishing, at Govindas restaurant.Prasadam at Govindas is prepared from carefully chosen ingredients and offered to Lord Krishna, whichmakes you healthy and peaceful. The present Govindas is almost three times larger than earlier and offersan extensive variety of meals and snacks.

LibraryThe Heaven on Earth complex houses a spacious library which not only has an extensive collection ofspiritual books but also a multi media section. One can watch ISKCONs many international videos andrelish hundreds of lectures, kirtans and bhajans. The library contains the entire encyclopedia of Vedicliteratures and publications of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, the worlds largest producer of Vedicliteratures.

GuestroomsApart from the existing 40-room guesthouse the Heaven on Earth project have an additional 40 guestrooms. One can have the privilege of staying in a temple atmosphere, partaking in temple programs andprasadam to gain a totally spiritual enlivening experience away from the hustle and bustle of daily life.

Vedic Samskara The Vedic Samskara Hall is available for vivaha yajnas and any such Vedic samskaras and celebrations. Thisfacility is elegantly designed with a large space and large dining hall. The Samskara hall offers a rare and

sacred privilege of performing auspicious functions in Lord Krishnas beautiful temple.

Spiritual BoutiqueA shopping section for your body and soul packed with spiritual paraphernalia from books to audiocassettes, VCDs and DVDs to traditional garments, paintings of Lord Krishna, diaries and puja items.

Car Parking:An underground car parking facility will enable nearly 150 cars to be parked inside the complex.

News and Events

Gaur Purnima Festival


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Gaura Purnima is a Gaudiya Vaishanva festival that celebrates thedivine appearance of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu in Navadwipa,India. Gaura Purnima means Golden Full Moon. The namesignifies that Lord Caitanya took birth at time of full moon and Heblesses everyone with the moonlike rays of His teachings.

Lord Caitanya is non-different than Lord Krishna appearing as His

own devotees. He spread the congregation chanting of Holy Nameand taught that one can gain enlightenment by chanting HareKrishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare / Hare Rama HareRama Rama Rama Hare Hare.>>read more

Gopal Agarwal Visits ISKCON Juhu

In the last week of February 2009, Gopal Agarwal (who resides inUSA) along with his son Brij spend a couple of days in Mumbai andone of their first trips in the city of Mumbai was to ISKCON Juhu totake darshan of Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari.

On 19 September 1965 when Srila Prabhupada had arrived for thefirst time in USA and got off Jaladuta steamship at the Brooklyn pier

one of his contacts in the new land was Gopal Agarwal, the son of aMathura businessman who had requested his son to hostPrabhupada to America. Gopal Agarwals wife Sally, an Americancitizen, had sponsored Srila Prabhupada to America.>>read more

Memorial In Honor Of P.L. Sethiji

Devotees at ISKCON Juhu hosted a memorial service for Shri P. L.Sethiji on 16 March 2009. Shri P.L. Sethiji, a devotee of Krishna andan ardent follower of Srila Prabhupada left the mortal world a monthback on 16 February at his home Vrindavan in Mumbai. He was 88 years old.Sethiji was a building contractor and one of the first persons inMumbai who came forward to assist Srila Prabhupada in his mission

to acquire Hare Krishna Land in Juhu and thereafter build atemple.>>read more

Upcoming Sambandha,Spiritual Camp for youth

SAMBANDHA : 9-10 MAYISKCON Youth Forum welcomes the city youth to participate in Sambandha, a fun-filledspiritual camp which includes group activities, video shows, dancing kirtan, fun games,guest lectures and several special seminars. The seminar shall be organized on 9 10May 2009 at Hare Krishna Land, ISKCON Juhu.Limited seats are available and registration is on first come first serve basis. For freeregistration, kindly contact IYF Office: 022 26255614

Bhagavad Katha Festival

ISKCON shall host a 7-day Srimad Bhagavad Katha from 10 17 May 2009. TheBhagavad-katha shall be presented by Raghubir Das (Rajasuya Das). In the seven-day katha, he shall include the pastimes of Lord Varaha, Lord Kapila, glories of
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Dhruv Maharaj, appearance pastimes of Lord Krishna and Lord Rama, Krishnas childhood pastimes andmuch more. Sumptuous prasad shall be served for all.Time: 6 9 pmVenue: B.B.T. Ground, Opp ISKCON, Near Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Srishti, Mira Road (E), Thane 401107More details kindly call: 9820515127 (Jagjivan Das), 9223286816 (Kamal Locana Das)

His Holiness Mukunda Goswami Visits Mumbai

Mukunda Goswami visited Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari temple en route to Australia on 17 April

Mukunda Goswami was in Udipi from mid-March to mid-April to receive intensiveayurvedic treatment. His visited Mumbai while in transit to Australia. He arrived at SriSri Radha Rasabihari temple from the airport late in the morning of 17th April. Afterhonoring prasad and brief rest, he walked down to Juhu beach for an evening walk.>>read more

Ramnavmi Celebration

The appearance of Lord Rama is celebrated as Ramanavmi. Ramnavmifalls on the ninth day of waxing fortnight of the month of Chaitra. InTreta-yuga, the Supreme Lord appeared as son of King Dasharath asLord Ramachandra. Although he appeared as a man out of kindness toHis devotees, along with His brother Lakshman, He is the SupremeLord.

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON, hadbeautiful Deities of Sri Sri Sita Rama Laxman Hanuman installed atISKCON Juhu.>>read more

Safari Tour Visits Mumbai

The devotees of the Safari Tour paid a four-day visit to Mumbai from 24 27 March 2009.

The Safari Tour was founded by Jayapataka Swami in 1986. Every yearafter Gaura Purnima festival, Jayapataka Swami and several sannyasisand senior devotees led devotees from across the world set on varioussafari expeditions to Holy places in and around India.>>read more

Utsav Murti Installation At Kharghar, Navi Mumbai

The Utsav Murti Deities of Sri Sri Radha Madan Mohan Glory of

Maharastra temple shall be installed on 27 March 2009 at Khargar, NaviMumbai.The festivities shall begin on 26 March with several fire sacrifices (yajna),netronmilana (opening the Deities eyes) and Keshavaadi Nyasa Homa(invoking all the Divine limbs of the Deities).>>read more
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Mid Day Meal kitchen Inauguration at Juhu

On the auspicious occasion of Narasingha Chaturdashi the ceremony ofKalash Sthapna was performed at the fifth Mid Day Meal kitchen of

ISKCON Food Relief Foundation in Maharashtra at Hare Krishna LandJuhu. This kitchen will be formally inaugurated on Sunday the 31st May2009.>>read more

TEMPLE MANAGERS

Governing Body Commissioners

H H Gopal Krishna GoswamiH H Radhanath Swami

Zonal Secrataries

Bhima DasDevakinandan Das

Excecutive Committee Members

Brajhari Das(Temple President)Mukunda Madhava Das(Vice Temple President)Pundarik Govinda Das(General Manager)

Directions to ISKCON Juhu(Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari Temple)

AirportISKCON Juhu is 4 kms from Chatrapati Shivaji (Sahar) InternationalAirport.It is 3.5 km from DomesticAirport.Prepaid taxis are available from International and Domestic Airport to ISKCON Juhu (or popularly known as
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Hare Krishna Temple).

TrainsThe two main Train Stations for outbound and incoming trains (within India are Mumbai Central Stationand Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) Station. The distance from ISKCON Juhu to the above mentionedstations is 16 kms and 19 kms respectively.The two nearest local Train Stations to ISKCON Juhu are Vile Parle -West and Andheri West stations. Auto

rickshaws are available from these stations to reach ISKCON Juhu.

Public Bus ServiceJVPD Bus Depot is the closest Bus Depot to ISKCON Juhu with buses departing almost every 20 mins to Andheri Station and certain areas of downtown Mumbai.

Kindly Note

Kindly contact Travel Desk for Airport and Train Station Pick-Ups, Train and Flight TicketBookings, Sightseeing and local Guide bookings.Contact Rohit on: 022-26239704 or +91 9819925594Email: [email protected].

ISKCON Juhu is listed as Radha Rasabihari Tem

Travel Assistance

The Travel Desk located at ISKCON Juhu can offers you the following facilities:

Airport Pick-Ups and Drop-offs

Train Station Pick-Ups and Drop-offs

Train and Flight Ticket Bookings

Sightseeing and local Guide bookings.

For booking and more information kindly contact Rohit on:

022-26239704 or +91 9819925594Email: [email protected]


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BHAKTIVEDANTA INSTITUTE

The Bhaktivedanta Institute is a non-profit, research and educational institution specializing in the newlyemerging field of consciousness studies within science. The Institute conducts multifarious activities.

It offers a M.S. /PhD. program in Consciousness Studies. Also an in-house research program which aims at

offering new perspective in allied fields of modern science like the quantum physics.

An exhaustive library of journals and books in the field of consciousness studies the first of its kind in India.

Bhaktivedanta Institute organizes international conferences to create and maintain dynamic interaction withdistinguished scholars and researchers including Nobel Laureates. The Institute interacts with academicsfrom other leading universities and research establishments through short and long-term researchfellowships.

Bhaktivedanta Institute produces educational videos for school and college students as well as generaleducated public.

For more information kindly contact:Ph: 26200312 or 26206860 Ext. 153/154

Public Statistics...Total Entries: 771 Temples: 415 Affiliates: 36

Countries: 97 Farms: 51 Get-togethers: 167

Cities: 598 Restaurants: 99 Businesses: 25

Websites: 327 Schools: 21 Individuals: 6

From the Cradle to the Pyre:ISKCON and Education

In 1996, ISKCONs Ministry of Education (MED) convened a conference in Germany to examinewhere ISKCON was going in terms of education.


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Change of direction

It was felt that the Societys formal educational structure, which was then almost entirely at theprimary school level, was tackling education from the wrong end: that a class of teachers wouldneed to be developed first. And not just teachers for children, but teachers for all levels ofeducation.

Fostering individual talent

Once this strategy was decided the next step was to encourage talented individuals to go out andform the basis of institutions based on their own expertise and abilities. These individuals weregiven the opportunity to flourish. A number succeeded and began to gather the necessary premises,staff, resources, and experience to begin running viable educational programmes.

Synthesis

Together these institutions are aimed at creating a space for educationally-minded people to sharetheir experience, not only with their students, but with each other as well. There is a need todevelop a social interaction for thinkers, an interchange of thought and experience, so they can bemost productive and benefit all levels of society.

There is some distance to travel but there are already notablesuccesses.

Bhaktivedanta College is ISKCONs first seminary college. It exists to develop a class of priests,counsellors, ministers, and preachers. It trains them to a high level of understanding of Western andEastern philosophies; it gives many practical skills including teaching and leadership; and it providesa constant focus on the introspective life.

Many of Bhaktivedanta College's teachers are Oxford graduates, and the Bhaktivedanta College(now recognised by the University of Wales, Lampeter) is sending students to Oxford forpostgraduate studies.


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This section exists to give an overview of some MED approved institutions and to share some of thematerials that have been developed from these programmes.


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Firm to fund ISKCON

templeOur Bureau / New Delhi July 28, 2006

The Narayan Group, a leading township developer in Rajasthan, has joined hands with ISKCON for thecompletion of SRI, a temple being built at Dohli in Jaipur.

The contribution from the Group will be used for the construction of the temple, and additionally, a guesthouse, an office complex, a conference room, lecture halls, etc. and other facilities on the temple premises.

Besides the Jaipur temple, the group will support the construction of more temples, preaching centres inRajasthan.

Panchratna Das, president, ISKCON, Jaipur, has recognised the support of the Narayan Group and has

decided to name the Jaipur temple project as "The ISKCON-Narayan Glory of Rajasthan".

According to Gyan Chand Agarwal, Director, Narayan Group, "Narayan Group has always been inclinedtowards contributing to the good of the society. This project is our way of contributing to the development ofthe society and spreading the message of the god."

According to Sanjay Agarwal, Director, Narayan Group, "We are honored to be part of such a gloriousproject. ISKCON is doing commendable work in spreading the teachings of Lord Krishna and NarayanGroup will help the society with whatever it takes to fulfill its mission in Rajasthan".

ISKCON Worldwide

In the sixteenth century Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhusaid that in the future Krishna consciousness would

be spread across the globe. For most of thecenturies since then that has seemed a highly

unlikely idea.

However, since Srila Prabhupada, in direct disciplic succession from Sri

Caitanya, founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness(ISKCON) it has grown to include 300 temples, 40 rural communities,

and 80 restaurants in 71 countries.

People worldwide are given the opportunity to pursue spiritual life

according to their abilities and can pursue Krishna conscious culturewithin their own culture and in their own language.

ISKCON centres can cover a wide range of activities from templeworship to preaching, book distribution, farming, free food distribution,

restaurants, education, and more. There is plenty of scope in the typesof activities that can be offered as service to Krishna, God.

ISKCON centres are autonomous bodies that place themselves under

the authority of ISKCON's Governing Body Commision (GBC). Centresare affiliated with ISKCON by adhering to certain standards andaccepting the teachings of Srila Prabhupada as their basis. Click here to

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ISKCON, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, was founded by A.C. Bhaktivedanta SwamiPrabhupada in 1966. The aim of the society is to "promote the well being of the society by teaching thescience of Krishna consciousness according to the Bhagavad-Gita and other ancient Vedic scriptures ofIndia."

Narayan Group is one of the developers and builders who brought the concept of private colonies andtownships to Rajasthan. The group has over one crore square yards of land under various stages of

development. Over 20,000 families have placed their trust in the various projects of Narayan Group.

The group's portfolio spans residential townships and schemes, shopping malls, commercial complexes,residential apartments, multiplex cinemas, farm houses and an industrial estate.

Some of its notable projects are Narayan Vihar, Narayan City, Narayan Sarovar, Parsvnath Narayan City,Narayan Business Towers, Narayan Metro and Narayan Industrial Estate.
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