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Radha Krishna Temple London
Locality/village : Balham High Rd
State : London
Country : UK
Best Season To Visit : All
Languages : Hindi & English
Temple Timings : 9.00 AM and 6.00 PM.
Photography : Not Allowed
Radha Krishna Temple London
Shopping, night clubs and cheap thrills! In other words maya (illusion) and materialism. When you think of Oxford Street, what comes to mind? The stores, the bustle, the mad rush! Wait a minute. Turn off Oxford Street into Soho Street and you come upon a sand and orange painted building which you might miss at first. This is the ISKCON-Soho London temple.
The temple is not only home to the Deities of Radha-Londonisvara but is also an ashram for the brahmacaris and brahmacarinis. These are the men and women who manage the temple, look after the Deities, prepare offerings for the Lord and perform numerous other services throughout the day and through their lives. They can also be found out and about in London distributing Srila Prabhupada´s books, and chanting the Holy Name through the streets on Harinama Sankirtana.
Radha Krishna Temple London
: It was founded by six devotees from San Francisco’s Radha Krishna Temple, who were sent by ISKCON leader A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada to establish a UK branch of the movement in 1968. The Temple came to prominence through George Harrison of the Beatles publicly aligning himself with Krishna consciousness. Among the six initial representatives in London, devotees Mukunda, Shyamsundar and Malati all went on to hold senior positions in the rapidly growing ISKCON organisation.
As Radha Krishna Temple (London), the Temple devotees recorded an album of devotional music with Harrison, which was issued on the Beatles’ Apple record label in 1971. Among these recordings was “Hare Krishna Mantra”, an international hit single in 1969 that helped popularise the Maha Mantra in the West. With Harrison’s financial support, the Radha Krishna Temple secured its first permanent premises, at Bury Place in central London, before acquiring a country property in Hertfordshire, known as Bhaktivedanta Manor.
By Road: The temple present in Bansberia district. We can reach the Temple easily by hiring auto, bus or taxi from anywhere in the Kolkata state or from neighboring state. Kolkata is connected with most of the Indian cities by road. The National Highway number 2 and 6 connect the city with other cities and states in India. Kolkata has a broad network of government and private buses. The Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC), Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC) and West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation (WBSTC) run regulars bus service in the city. The Esplanade Terminus in the heart of the city is the main bus terminus.
By Rail: The nearest Railway Station to the temple is Howrah which is 49 km from the temple
By Air: The Temple can be reached through nearest Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport(40 km) which is well connected with regular domestic flights to Delhi, Mumbai.
Arati is an offering of respect, welcome, or worship to an exalted person. Since the most exalted person is the Supreme Lord, it is most appropriate to offer arati to Him. Arati is one aspect of Deity worship. During arati, auspicious items are offered to the Deity.
Darshan is a sanskrit word that means vision or view and is most commonly used in the context of Hindu worship. It can also be defined as an apparition, or a glimpse. One may seek and receive the darshan of a deity and upon sight that Darshan may invoke an immediate connection between that deity and the devotee. A Darshan can ultimately be described as an experience purposed on helping one focus and call out to his or her sense of spirituality.
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), also known as the Hare Krishna movement, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava religious organization. This society has been founded in 1966 in New York City by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. This movement of mercy has spread to all continents of the world. Within 40 years it has established centers in most countries and important cities. The objective of this educational non-profit organisation is to make Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s sankirtan movement available to every town and village. We attempt to provide a comprehensive list of worldwide ISKCON establishments.
