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ISKCON Temple Delhi

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ISKCON New Delhi
Outer View of Temple
ISKCON New Delhi Location in Delhi
Coordinates:	28°33′29″N 77°14′36″ECoordinates: 28°33′29″N 77°14′36″E
Name
Proper name:	Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir
Devanagari:	श्री श्री राधा पर्थसरथि मन्दिर
Location
Country:	India
State:	Delhi
District:	New Delhi
Location:	Hare Krishna Hills, East of Kailash
Architecture and culture
Primary deity:	Radha Parthasarathi (Krishna andRadha)
Architectural styles:	Hindu temple architecture
History
Date built: (Current structure)	1998
Website:	iskcondelhi

Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir (Hindi: श्री श्री राधा पर्थसरथि मन्दिर ) or generally called as ISKCON Delhi temple is a famous Vaishnav temple of Lord Krishna and Radharani in the form of Radha Parthasarathi, Opened in 1998, it is located at Hare Krishna Hills, in the East of Kailash area of New Delhi, India.

Contents

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• 1 Temple Complex
• 2 Worship of Lord
• 3 Gallery
• 4 Festivals
• 5 See also
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Temple Complex[edit]

Radha Parthasarathi, the premier deity of temple

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,^[1] is one of the largest temple complexes in India. It comprises numerous rooms for priests and for service renders. It has many halls that are used for its administration purposes. It is divided into four broad sections.^{[citation needed]}

Worship of Lord[edit]

As Vaishnavism, ISKCON has very high standard of worship, daily routine of temple is:-

• Twenty four brahmanically trained pujaris worship the Deities according to strict spiritual regulations, it also includes complete purity and auspiciousness of pujaris, mentioned by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada.^[2]
• six aratis are offered to the Deities everyday, which are as:^[3]-

1. Mangala Aarti
2. Tulsi Aarti
3. Dhoop Aarti
4. Raj-Bhoga Aarti
5. Pushpa Aarti
6. Sandhya Aarti

• Six bhoga offerings, corresponding to these six aratis, are made to the Deities.
• The outfits of the Deities are changed twice every day, morning and evening.

Gallery[edit]

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  Gaura Nitai shrine at ISKCON temple, Delhi.
 
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  Panoramic view of ISKCON Temple
 
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  Temple on Janmashtami Night