Bangalore · Karnataka
Sri ISKCON Radha Krishnachandra Temple — Hare Krishna Hill, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Sri Radha Krishnachandra Mandir — ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness; the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition founded by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1966); inaugurated on 31 May 1997 by then-President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma; a 'Glass and Gopuram fusion' architecture; with a gold-plated shikhara and dhwaja-stambha
अन्य नाम: ISKCON Temple Bangalore · Hare Krishna Hill Temple · Sri Radha Krishnachandra Temple · Rajajinagar ISKCON
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Sri Radha Krishnachandra (the main sanctum) — per the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition; upadevathas: Sri Sri Krishna Balarama; Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga (Chaitanya-Nityananda); Sri Srinivasa Govinda (the Venkateshwara form); Sri Prahlada Narasimha; Srila Prabhupada (the founder-acharya murti)
Radha-Krishnachandra in the standard Gaudiya Vaishnava sculptural style; the temple sanctum's gold-plated shikhara is 28 feet (~8.5 m)
सम्प्रदाय: ISKCON — the Gaudiya Vaishnava sampradaya (the tradition of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu 1486-1534); founded in 1966 CE by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada; administered by ISKCON Bangalore (a Karnataka-registered society founded in July 1978); the Supreme Court's 16 May 2025 ruling decided in favour of ISKCON Bangalore (against ISKCON-International Mumbai); president: Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa (in charge since 1984)
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977; Gaudiya Vaishnava acharya) founded it in New York in 1966 CE. Root guru: Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati (founder of the Gaudiya Math) — successor in the sampradaya of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534). Prabhupada translated the Bhagavad Gita + the Bhagavata Purana and built a world-wide Krishna-bhakti movement.
ISKCON Bangalore — a Karnataka-registered society (founded July 1978). 3 August 1988 — ~6 acres of land acquired from the BDA (Bengaluru Development Authority) in Rajajinagar (on Hare Krishna Hill). Temple construction began in 1990 led by Madhu Pandit Dasa; a 45-day non-stop Prana Pratishtha per the Agama Shastras; inaugurated 31 May 1997 by then-President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma. Temple-construction figures (single-source iskconbangalore.org — the temple's own claim, flag): ~10 million man-hours, 600 craftsmen, 32,000 m³ of stone, 131,250 tonnes of cement, 1,900 tonnes of steel.
Akshaya Patra Foundation — an ISKCON Bangalore initiative (founded July 2000); the world's largest NGO midday-meal programme. Current: 2.33 million children fed daily; 78 kitchens across 16 states + 3 UTs; 25,768+ schools/Anganwadis; the 4-billion-cumulative-meals milestone celebrated at the UN level.
C.A. No. 9314-9315/2014 — Justices Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George Masih bench. Ruling: the Hare Krishna Hill Rajajinagar temple belongs to ISKCON Bangalore (the Karnataka-registered society founded July 1978); the 2011 Karnataka High Court ruling (which had favoured ISKCON Mumbai) was reversed. Court's words: 'Merely sharing spiritual ideals doesn't create legal authority.' ISKCON Mumbai is restrained from interference. Land acquired from BDA on 3 August 1988. The judgment is operative and binding; a review petition filed at the SC (ThePrint headline signal; outside research budget — flag developing).
Madhu Pandit Dasa — IIT Bombay B.Tech (1980) + M.Tech Civil Engineering graduate; full-time ISKCON since 1981; ISKCON Bangalore president since 1984 (took charge 1983); founder-chairman of Akshaya Patra Foundation (2000); awarded the Padma Shri on Republic Day 2016; IIT Bombay Distinguished Alumnus Award 2010; birth year 1956 (single-source alchetron flag). After the 2025 SC ruling, his ISKCON Bangalore presidency is legally affirmed.
04:30 से 20:20 तक · मध्याह्न विश्राम 13:15-16:15 (deity rest)
वस्त्र-संहिता: Modest/traditional attire recommended; shorts/sleeveless discouraged (advisory, not strict)
फोटोग्राफी: Photography forbidden in the sanctum and main temple; allowed in the outer-complex area; no drones; no flash
विशेष नियम: The temple is 100% pure vegetarian (sattvic; no onion-garlic in prasadam); sanctum photography forbidden; drones forbidden; midday break 13:15-16:15 (Mon-Fri); weekend continuous darshan; entry is fully free
Sri Radha Krishnachandra (main) + Krishna Balarama + Nitai Gauranga + Srinivasa Govinda + Prahlada Narasimha + Srila Prabhupada murti.
An Akshaya-Patra-operations demonstration centre.
Vedic museum + exhibition hall + lecture hall + library.
Pure ISKCON-vegetarian cuisine on premises.
The annual peak festival; midnight abhisheka.
Annual chariot procession.
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's Jayanti; central to the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition.
The annual peak festival; midnight abhisheka + bhog; central to ISKCON globally
Radhaji's birth anniversary; special abhisheka
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's appearance day; central to the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition
Srila Prabhupada's appearance-day celebration
Balarama's appearance day
Govardhan Annakuta bhog offering
Rama's birth festival
Annual chariot procession
Month-long deepa offerings
The central ISKCON japa vow; the mantra world-disseminated by Prabhupada; a Kali-yuga-deliverer sankalpa tirtha
स्रोत: Kali-santarana Upanishad + Wikipedia + iskconbangalore.org multi-source
The annual peak festival; midnight abhisheka + bhog; central to ISKCON globally; a Krishna-birth-festival sankalpa tirtha
स्रोत: Drikpanchang + iskconbangalore.org multi-source
The Chaitanya-Mahaprabhu (1486-1534)-established Gaudiya Vaishnava sampradaya centre; among India's largest ISKCON temple complexes
स्रोत: Wikipedia + iskconbangalore.org multi-source
The world's largest NGO midday-meal programme founded in July 2000; 78 kitchens across 16 states + 3 UTs; 25,768+ schools; the 4-billion-cumulative-meals UN-level milestone; an anna-dana sankalpa tirtha
स्रोत: akshayapatra.org + iskconbangalore.org multi-source
The Govardhan-uplifting Krishna form Annakuta bhog-offering sankalpa tirtha
स्रोत: Bhagavata Purana + iskconbangalore.org
Annual chariot procession; a Jagannath-form sankalpa tirtha
स्रोत: iskconbangalore.org
Commemoration of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's 1966 ISKCON-founding appearance day; a sankalpa tirtha
स्रोत: iskconbangalore.org + Wikipedia multi-source
A demonstration centre for the 2.33-million-children daily midday-meal operations
The second ISKCON Bangalore campus (Kanakapura Road)
Fully vegetarian sattvic cuisine; cuisine without onion-garlic
The Karnataka state legislature; a Dravidian-Romanesque architecture
A historic garden; the Glass House
The Wadiyar royal palace; in the Windsor Castle style
The world's richest temple; TTD-administered
Among India's largest ISKCON temple complexes; the Karnataka society's legally-independent operation (2025-SC affirmed)
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The Chaitanya-Mahaprabhu-sampradaya tirtha; the modern Gaudiya Vaishnava centre
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Bangalore's top spiritual site
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The main campus (Rajajinagar Hare Krishna Hill); with the second Vaikuntha Hill (Vasanthapura)
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