CBSE Guess > Indian Education > India Facts > Indian Temples > ISKCON Temples

ISKCON Temples

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is the founder acharya of the hare krishna movement. Completed in 1998, this is a complex of temples. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) was initially raised as a spiritual society in New York to Propagate the message of the Bhagwad Gita. It was founded by Swami Prabhupada. In India there are about 40 ISKCON temples. Contemplating the traditions of the ancient Vaishnava tradition, its philosophy and practice, these spiritual temples have left a mark on all mankind. Visiting these temples proves to be a pleasant and revealing experience.

ISKCON temples are dedicated to Lord Krishna and were built by the Hare-Rama Hare-Krishna cult followers. These complexes are elegantly built and are few of the largest temple complexes in India. There are beautiful paintings of Russian artists on the different past times of Radha Krishna, Sita, Ram, Laxman, Hanuman and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Special programmes like Kirtan, Aarti, Pravachan and Prasadam are held every Sunday.

Major Temples in South India
	Badami Cave Temples		Lingaraja Temple
	Guruvayoor Temple		Meenakshi Temple
	ISKCON Temples		Mukteswara Temple
	Jagannath Temple		Sabarimala Temple
	Kailash Temple		Thousand Pillar Temple
	Lepakshi Temple		Tirupati Tirumala Balaji