ISKCON Temple, Pune

ISKCON New Vedic Cultural Center (NVCC), Sri Sri Radha Vrindavanchandra temple or ISKCON Pune is a Gaudiya Vaishnavism temple situated in Pune, India. The temple is dedicated to Hindu god Radha Krishna and was opened in 2013. It is the largest temple in the city of Pune.^[1]

ISKCON NVCC
Sri Sri Radha Vrindavanchandra temple
ISKCON New Vedic Cultural Center (Maharashtra, India)
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Pune
Deity	Radha Vrindavanchandra
Festivals	Janmashtami, Radhashtami, Holi
Location
Location	Kondhwa, Pune
State	Maharashtra
Country	India
Location in Maharashtra
Geographic coordinates	18.26°N 73.52°E / 18.26; 73.52
Architecture
Completed	2013
Website
http://www.iskconpune.com/

History

Lord Krishna and Radha in temple

The temple complex is built on 6 acres and it took seven years for construction. It took 40 Crore rupees to construct the temple funded by the Iskcon temple in Camp and devotees. The temple was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee in 2013.^[2]

Structure

Main Radhakrishna temple

Venkateswara (Balaji) temple

The temple complex has two temples- the main Radha Krishna temple and the Venkateswara (Balaji) temple. The Radhakrishna temple is built in North Indian architecture style using red stone and marble while the Venkateswara temple is built in South Indian architecture style (Similar to Balaji temple in Tirumala) using Kota stone.^[3]

The temple offers daily classes on Bhagwad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam.^[4]

Gallery

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  Radha Krishna idols inside the temple
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  Art on the Dome inside the temple
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  Lord Venkateswara in Iskcon Pune
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  Radha Krishna at Central altar
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  Art on the walls
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  Deities of Gaura-Nitai

See also

• ISKCON Temple Bangalore
• Hare Krishna Golden Temple

References

1. "Pranab inaugurates ISKCON's Vedic Cultural Centre". Retrieved 19 May 2020.
2. "ISKCON's new Rs 40-cr temple to take people back to Vedic times". Retrieved 19 May 2020.
3. "ISKCON's new Rs 40-cr temple to take people back to Vedic times". Retrieved 19 May 2020.
4. "Pranab inaugurates ISKCON's Vedic Cultural Centre". Retrieved 19 May 2020.

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