ISKCON Temple
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Editorial Staff
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ISKCON temple is situated in the East of Kailash area at Hari Krishna Hill in New Delhi.
This temple has been constructed by the followers of the ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’ sect in 1998 and today its one of the most grand and lavish temples in the city.
The ‘Shikharas’ of this temple rise to a height of 90 feet above ground level and the air-conditioned hall can hold 1,500 people. This temple has fine paintings by Russian artists that portray the events related to Hindu mythological characters like Sita-Ram, Radha-Krishna, Hanuman, Laxman and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
There is also a robot which specially performs the work of enacting and preaching the ‘Gita’ (religious book of Hindus).
There is a museum that explains the philosophy and teachings of the Ramayana and Mahabharata (both are Hindu epics) through multimedia shows.
This temple is open from 4:30 am to noon and 4 pm to 9 pm.
Category: Monument and Historic Building
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