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About Iskcon Temple :

The Iskcon Temple is located at Sant Nagar close to the East of Kailash area. The temple is a recent structure that was completed in 1998. The temple belongs to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, commonly referred to as ISKCON. Lord Krishna is the deity to whom the temple is dedicated. The ISKCON Temple is also known by the name Hare Rama Hare Krishna Temple. There are as many as 40 temples under the ISKCON clan. This is one of them. Acharya Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada started The Hare Krishna Movement. The ISKCON temple in Delhi was built by the followers and the devotees. There were many who made financial contributions for the same. The maim aim of building the temple is to spread the message of Bhagwad Gita.

History of Iskcon Temple

In September 1987, ISKCON Bangalore was operating from a rented house in the city with a handful of devotees. Under the leadership of the Temple President, Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa, ISKCON Bangalore applied for a 7-acre hillock from the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA). The BDA had described it as “karaab land” (waste land) as it was a huge piece of monolithic rock and could not be converted into sites. The BDA sanctioned the land at a cost of Rs. 11 lakhs to be paid in 90 days. With practically no resources in hand, the team of devotees managed to collect the sum partly with the help of some donors and partly through loan. On Lord Balarama’s appearance day of September 1988, the Deities of Krishna Balarama moved to a temporary shed on this land.

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