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Daily Darshan

Sirla Prabhupada’s ISKCON makes it easy for one and all to have online Daily Darshan of deities installed in the temple every day. This Daily Darshan initiative has been facilitated by ISKCON Bangalore so that devotees all around the world can have online darshan and also be a part of various events and festivals of temple, without being physically present. Daily Darshan is important as it is the way to see and approach God with respect and devotion. And hence ISKCON Bangalore gives you a chance of online Daily Darshan in order to receive the grace and blessings of Their Lordships. No matter how busy you are with everyday activities, online Daily Darshan gives you a chance to connect with God from anywhere. When the devotee views the deity with pure feelings, it is  believed that there is a spiritual exchange between God and his devotee.

Deities

The prathistha ceremonies or Deity installation ceremonies was conducted in the month of April 1997. Yajnas were held for continuous 45 days non-stop. On 31st May 1997, the President of India, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma inaugurated the Sri Radha Krishna Chandra Temple and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Cultural Complex.

The archa-vigraha is an incarnation of the Lord in a form appreciable by a devotee. Devotees engage in devotional service of the Lord in His archa-vigraha form, which according to the shastras can be made of material objects such as stone, metal, wood, jewels or paint. These are called sthula, or physical representations. Devotees follow the regulative principles of worship, as enjoined by the scriptures, accepting the physical form of the archa-vigraha as non-different from His original spiritual form. Thus services rendered to the archa-vigraha enable the devotees to achieve the ultimate goal of life which is to be always absorbed in thoughts of the Lord.

The Deities are of two types:

Moolavars: Sri Sri Prahlada Narasimha, Sri Srinivasa Govinda, Sri Sri Radha Krishna-chandra, Sri Sri Krishna Balarama and Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga.

And Utsavars: Sri Sri Prahlada Narasimha, Sri Kishna Rukmini Sathyabhama, Sri Sri Radha Krishna-chandra, Sri Sri Krishna Balarama and Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga.

Daily Programs Along with the daily darshan Srila Prabhupada’s ISKCON also has various sevas and aratis that the devotees can offer. The darshans start at 4:15 in the morning. Darshan close at 8:45 pm.

One of the unique features of the temple is the gold-plated dwajastambha (flag post) at 17m (56 ft) high and the gold plated kalash shikara at 8.5m (28 ft) high, shimmer in the night sky, leaves the onlooker speechless.