ISKCON Sri Radha Krishna Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Chandigarh Airport has scheduled commercial flights to the major cities of India.

• By train

  Chandigarh Junction railway station connects most regions of India.

• By road

  The temple is at Hare Krishna Dham, Sector 36-B, in Chandigarh.

Why devotees come here

ISKCON Sri Radha Krishna Temple is the Hare Krishna Dham in Sector 36-B, Chandigarh. Its shrine is the Sri Sri Radha Madhav Temple. Every visitor can offer a lamp during Deepotsava, held each evening in Kartika.

The shrine inside Hare Krishna Dham is called the Sri Sri Radha Madhav Temple. Deepotsava is held every evening during Kartika, and hundreds of lamps are offered, turning the temple into a sea of golden light. At Deepotsava every visitor has the chance to personally offer a lamp to Damodara.

The temple uses the image of Krishna being bound by Mother Yashoda's love to teach that the Supreme becomes conquered only by pure devotion. The evening programme begins at 7 PM with an introduction, then arati and the singing of the Damodarashtaka prayer.

The temple is in Sector 36-B of Chandigarh. The city is a union territory in northwestern India and serves as a shared capital of Punjab and Haryana. The city has Chandigarh Junction railway station and Chandigarh Airport. The railway station lies in the Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways.

Festivals

• KartikaDeepotsava

  The programme begins at 7 PM with an introduction to the festival, then arati and the singing of the Damodarashtaka prayer. Lamps are offered each evening.

Tips for your visit

• You can sponsor annadana seva, which feeds thousands of visitors with vegetarian meals.
• Other seva the temple lists are Gau seva for the care of cows, and Pushpalankara seva, decorating the deities with flowers.

Questions people ask