Friday 25 December 2015

ISKCON Temple Delhi

ISKCON Temple Delhi

ISKCON New Delhi
Outer View of Temple
Outer View of Temple
ISKCON New Delhi is located in Delhi
ISKCON New Delhi
ISKCON New Delhi
Location in Delhi
Name
Proper nameSri Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir
Devanagariश्री श्री राधा पर्थसरथि मन्दिर
Geography
Coordinates28°33′29″N 77°14′36″E
CountryIndia
StateDelhi
DistrictNew Delhi
LocationHare Krishna Hills, East of Kailash
Culture
Primary deityRadha Parthasarathi (Krishna andRadha)
Architecture
Architectural stylesHindu temple architecture
History and governance
Date built1998
Websiteiskcondelhi
Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir (Hindiश्री श्री राधा पर्थसरथि मन्दिर ), generally known as theISKCON Delhi temple, is a well knownVaishnav temple of Lord Krishna andRadharani 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.

Temple ComplexEdit

Radha Parthasarathi, the premier deity of temple
ISKCON Temple, designed and built byAchyut 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]
Nearest Metro station is Nehru place which is around 1.5 km.

Worship of LordEdit

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.

GalleryEdit

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