Iskcon temples of India comprise those of Northern India, Southern India, Western India, Eastern India and parts of Central India. `Iskcon` is the name of a religious movement which aims to promote `Krishna consciousness`, or identifies the `Hare Krishna` movement in the country. The Iskcon temples of India are built to commemorate the spiritual teachings of Lord Krishna in the holy text of the Hindus, called `Bhagavad Gita`. The philosophy of `Bhakti Yoga` is implemented in the devotional services of these temples.
Iskcon Temples of Northern India
Several portions of Northern India boast of beautiful Iskcon temples which are located in the Indian states here. Sri Sri Gaur Radha Krishna temple, Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir and Srila Prabhupada Ashram, Jammu are the various Iskcon temples dedicated to Lord Krishna and Radha in Jammu and Kashmir. Punjab possesses several Iskcon temples like Chowk Moni Bazar temple, Amritsar, Hare Krishna Dham, Chandigarh, Iskcon temple in Ludhiana. Iskcon temple in Kurukshetra is the only single Iskcon temple in Haryana. Sri Sri Radha Parthsarthi Temple is an Iskcon temple situated in New Delhi. The state of Uttar Pradesh contains some Iskcon temples, the temple in Vrindavan, one in Noida, the other in Delhi NCR, Radha Benimadhav Mandir, Allahabad, and yet another Iskcon temple in Lucknow. Srila Prabhupada Ashram is a wonderful Iskcon temple located in Uttarakhand.
Iskcon Temples of Southern India
Iskcon temples in Guntur, Hanumkonda, Hyderabad, Nellore, Secunderabad, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam and Warangal are the different Iskcon temples of the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Sri Sri Radha Krishna Chandra, Bangalore, Jagannath Mandir, Bangalore, Iskcon temple in Belgaum are the Iskcon temples situated in Karnataka. The Iskcon temples of Tamil Nadu are in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem and Srirangam. Trivandrum is the only region in Kerala which contains an Iskcon temple.
Iskon Temples of Western India
Sri Sri Radha Govind Mandir in Ahmedabad, Sri Sri Radha Syamsundar Mandir, Baroda and another Iskcon temple in Dwarka are the several temples of Gujarat. The Iskcon temples of Maharashtra are Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari Temple, Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Temple, Sri Sri Radha Giridhari Mandir, Sri Sri Radha Pandharinath Temple located in Pandharpur, Sri Sri Radha Kunjbihari Temple and the Iskcon temple in Solapur. There is an Iskcon temple at Jaipur in Rajasthan, named as Sri Sri Giridhari Dauji Temple.
Iskcon Temples of Eastern India
Sri Sri Krishna Balaram temple, Bhubaneshwar, Sri Ram Govinda Mandir, Brahmapur and the Iskcon temple at Puri are some of the Iskcon temples in Orissa. West Bengal also boasts of several Iskcon temples which are quite popular. They are the Iskon temple at Haridaspur, another temple at Albert Road in Kolkata, Shree Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir at Mayapur, the Iskcon temple at Ranaghat and finally the Iskcon temple in Siliguri. Bihar has an Iskcon temple at Patna. The other Iskcon temple here is the Sri Sri Radha Banke Bihari Temple.
Iskcon Temples of Central India
Radha Govind Mandir, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, Sri Sri Radha Madan Mohan ji, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh and the Iskcon temple in Raipur, Chhatisgarh are the significant Iskcon temples of this part of India.
Iskcon temples are present in almost every Indian state and draw millions of native devotees and tourists from all across the globe. These temples consist of beautiful statues of Lord Krishna and Radha, beautifully decked up in flowers and rich garments. Iskcon temples arrange for the special journey of the decorated chariots or `rathas` during the festival of `Rathayatra`.