ISKCON TEMPLE
AT
SILIGURI
ISKCON
Temple, is one of the prominent places
of interest in Siliguri. Sited at Gital
Para, ISKCON Temple Road, the temple is characterized by purity, serenity and
sublime beauty.
Also known as Hare Krishna Movement, ISKCON
temple in the city is the biggest Krishna centre in the whole of the Northeast
India. Completely dedicated to Lord Krishna, the temple attracts thousands of
devotees from all over the country.
An embodiment of peace and beauty, ISKCON Temple enshrines Radha Madhav idol and an image of Lord Krishna with Radha.
An embodiment of peace and beauty, ISKCON Temple enshrines Radha Madhav idol and an image of Lord Krishna with Radha.
Along
with this, the temple is also home to a number of spellbinding idols, some of
which are those of Advaita Acharya, Lord Narasimha and Lord Chaitanya.
Though
the temple is constructed in a modern architectural style, it has managed to
retain the ancient Indian customs of ‘Vashtuhaara’.
From
a few disciples, ISKCON has grown rapidly and now has more than 300 centres all
over the world.
Founded by Swami Prabhupada in the year 1966,
this place is a must visit for all Krishna devotees and also others who want to
spend some of their time interacting with the divine in the holy ambiance.
It will take you to a different world
altogether and you are likely to get lost in the spirituality and beauty of the
iskcon temple.
Visiting these temples proves to be a pleasant and revealing experience.
ISKCON temples are dedicated to Lord Krishna and were built by the Hare-Rama Hare-Krishna cult followers.
ISKCON temples are dedicated to Lord Krishna and were built by the Hare-Rama Hare-Krishna cult followers.
These complexes are elegantly built and are few of the largest temple
complexes in India.
There are beautiful paintings of Russian artists on the different past
times of Radha Krishna, Sita, Ram, Laxman, Hanuman and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Special programmes like Kirtan, Aarti, Pravachan and Prasadam are held every
Sunday.
Timings
05.00 am - Mangal
Arati
06.30 am - Srimad
Bhagavatam Class
07.30 am - Sringar
Arati
07.40 am - Guru Puja
12.30 pm - Raj Bhog
Arati
01 pm to 4.30 pm -
Rest
04.30 pm - Dhoop Arati
07.00 pm - Sandhya
Arati
08.00 pm - Srimad
Bhagavad Gita Class
08.30 pm - Shayan
Arati
08.45 pm - Time of
Closing Door
Address
Sri Sri Radha Madhava Sundar Mandir
Iskcon Road,
Siliguri
West Bengal -734006.
BY Air
The nearest airport to
ISKCON Temple, Siliguri is bagdogra air force base airport , baghdogra which is 12 km away from ISKCON
Temple, Siliguri.
By Train
The
nearest railway station to iskcon temple, siliguri is New
Jalpaguri Railway Station which is
5 km away from ISKCON Temple, Siliguri.
By Bus
Calcutta state transport corporation buses are available to go to siliguri and from there also buses are to go to Iskcon temple.