ISKCON Birmingham

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a branch of the monotheistic Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition dating back 5000 years to Lord Krishna Himself. ISKCON was established in the West in 1966 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada) and has since developed into a worldwide confederation of over 500 temples, centers, communities, schools, and restaurants with some 250,000 devotees.

The mission of this nonsectarian, monotheistic movement is to promote the well-being of society by teaching the science of Krishna consciousness according to Bhagavad-gita and other ancient scriptures.

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ISKCON Birmingham Temple is the Home of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai and Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva and Srimati Subhadra Devi. We invite you to come to the temple for darshan of the beautiful deities. They are beautifully decorated everyday with spectacular dresses, ornaments and other paraphernalia. Deity greeting takes places everyday at 7am at the temple.

The temple extension project aims to build a brighter and better future for everyone in our community. The new extension will create more than 100 square metres of additional space, and the total costs for the extension and renovation works have been estimated at approximately £340,000*. This cost takes into account the entire building extension, renovation work (including building materials and labour), furniture and fittings (e.g. high quality flooring), lighting, furniture and appliances etc.

By Lord Jagannatha’s mercy, we have started our fundraising for this project, and have thus far managed to raise approximately £220,000. These funds have really enabled us to push the project forward and get us to the stage they are at.
The following are some key accomplishments they are proud to have already achieved:
 Temple room size has doubled.
 New structure for the kitchen has been built.
 Prasadam service hatch has been built.
 Formation of the reception/shop area has been completed.
 New stairs have been installed.
 Mataji’s ashram structure and roof has been built.
 Formation of 2 male, 2 female and 1 disabled toilets

They have also had to make further safety improvements due to the old age of the building. For example, it was discovered that all the joists throughout the building were damp and weak, so as safety measure, and also to future proof the building, they have replaced all the floor joists and floor insulation. There have also been various steel beams fitted across the building to reinforce the structure further.

These new enhancements and safety improvements have however had an impact on the cost of the extension. These were necessary to do to improve the longevity of the temple building and the quality of our collective experience once the temple opens.

They are almost 65% there financially and would like to invite you to also get the mercy and blessings from Lord Krishna by contributing to the cost and helping the temple complete this project in the next few months.

Daily Morning Program:
4:30 – 5:00 ~ Mangala Aarti (first morning worship ceremony of the deities)
5:00 – 5:15 ~ Tulasi Arati (worship Tulsi Devi)
5:15 – 7:00 ~ Japa Meditation (mantra meditation, recitation of the Hare Krishna…………………………………………………..Mantra)
7:00 – 7:05 ~ Darshan Arati (deity greeting ceremony)
7:05 – 7:30 ~ Guru Puja (worship of the spiritual master Srila Prabhupada)
7:30 – 8:30 ~ Class (class on various topics from the Vedic literatures)

Daily Afternoon Program:
12.30 – 12.55 ~ Raj Bhoga Aarti (worship ceremony of the deities after lunch)
16:00 – 16:10 ~ Dhupa Aarti (late afternoon worship ceremony of the deities)
Daily Evening Program:

19:00 – 19:30 ~ Gaura Arati (evening worship ceremony of the deities)
19:30 – 20:30 ~Class (class on various topics from the Vedic literatures )

Some of the major festivals celebrated annually include Ram Navmi, Janmashtami, Shivratri, Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi and Diwali. Marking the Hindu New Year, Diwali is one of the grandest Hindu festivals, and attracts many visitors and devotees to the mandir.