Saturday, 11 April 2015

Wanderlust Tales - The new ISKON Temple , kondhwa - PUNE


The new ISKON temple, said to be the biggest ISKON temple in Pune.

Since, I stay in Magarpatta - reaching there took me around 1 hour-ish, in spite of me leaving in the wee hours of the morning.

To add there are no hoardings at all on the way,we found it little difficult to find our way till there. The landmark would be - there is a restaurant Kanha Veg - and just opposite to it, there is a gali which you need to take. Rest you need to rely on google maps and our very helpful and confused pedestrians. :)

As you enter, you will see the temple dazzling in white since it is made with white and red marble. There is a garden right in front. The temple is spread over a good amount of area.
The main temple houses the radha krishna,jagannath baldev subhdra and gaur nitya. There is a big hall, where you can sit and gain some inner peace. The hall is beauitfully done, lot of picture frames on the wall of the temple depicting the krishna katha. :)
They were also having some preaching that day, on the occasion of  Hanuman jayanti. We sat for some time to listen to it - it was soothing.

There is another temple which houses the Balaji, which is just across.

On sundays, from 13:00-14:00-ish they serve free lunch which is the prasadam.:)

Since we reached early, there was no one to collect any parking fees, but I think they do have parking charges, not sure though.

Indeed the visit arouses your spirituality, and you mind feels serene.

Here are some images:


The temple - main entrance


Temple - side view


Interiors of the temple



Balaji Temple:



Cheers to life!!

~Journey  of a thousand miles begins with a single step! :)

P.S. All the photos have been clicked by me. :D

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