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ISKCON Vaikuntha Hill in Bangalore is the destination for a visit to Lord Venkateshwara’s abode. This stone temple is constructed as per traditional Shilpa shastras (designs as mentioned in scriptures) in the Dravidian style of architecture.
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly referred to as the Hare Krishna movement, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu religious organization. It was founded by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada [ 2 ] on 13 July 1966 in New York City.
Mukunda was a pioneer in the early days of the Hare Krishna movement. [3] In 1966 in New York City he helped Bhaktivedanta Swami rent a storefront for the first Hare Krishna temple. [4] In 1967 he founded the first Hare Krishna temple in San Francisco and organized a major music event, the Mantra-Rock Dance.
The temple was built solely on donations received from people in Chennai. The construction of the first phase of the project began on 17 March 2002. The temple has been built with the support of about 8,000 life patrons and contributions from devotees. [3] Built on 45,000 sq ft of land, the temple cost ₹ 100 million. [4]
The Hare Krishna Golden Temple is the 1st Golden Temple in Telangana and has a 50 foot Golden Dhwaja Stambh (flagstaff), 4600 square foot Maha Mandapam and five golden stairs Rajagopuram. [3] Within the temple are the murtis (sacred images) of Lord Narasamhadev and his consort, Lakshmi.
In 1966 its offshoot, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), was founded by Prabhupāda's disciple Bhaktivedanta in New York City and spearheaded the spread of Gaudiya Vaisnava teachings and practice globally. Prabhupāda's branch of Gaudiya Vaishnavism presently counts over 500,000 adherents worldwide, with its public ...
Vaikuntha (Sanskrit: वैकुण्ठ, romanized: Vaikuṇṭha, lit. 'without anxiety'), [ 1 ] also called Vishnuloka ( Viṣṇuloka ), and Tirunatu (Tirunāṭu) in Tamil , [ 2 ] is the abode of Vishnu , [ 3 ] the supreme deity in the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] : 17 and his consort, Lakshmi , the supreme goddess of ...
By the mid-1970s, this changed. The rapidly expanding Hare Krishna movement — distinctive, foreign, highly visible, and vigorous (often over-vigorous) in spreading its message — became an early target for a nascent anti-cult movement. The Hare Krishna movement no longer represented an authentic spiritual tradition.