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ISKCON
Juhu
Hare
Krishna
Land
(ISKCON
Juhu)
is
set
upon
four
acres
of
prime
land
and
a
stone
throw
away
from
Juhu
beach.
A.C.
Bhaktivedanta
Swami
Prabhupada,
founder
of
ISKCON,
inspired
the
construction
of
one
of
India’s
most
beautiful
temple
of
Lord
Krishna
in
Mumbai.
One
can
reach
temple
easily
either
by
its
own
vehicle
or
by
public
transport.
It
is
a
well
known
landmark
in
Juhu.
Just
near
to
temple
one
can
easily
locate
Juhu
beach.
Temple
timings
|
Open
all
days
Closed
from
13:00
-
16:00
and
21:00
-
04.30
(Next
day)
04:30
Mangala
arati
First
worship
of
the
day
05:00
Tulsi-Puja
Honoring
Tulasi
plant
07:15
Sringar
darshan
Greeting
the
Deities
in
new
outfit
07:25
Guru
puja
Honoring
the
Founder-acharya
08:00
Bhagavatam
class
Discourse
from
Vedic
scripture
12:30
Raj
Bhoga
arati
Post
noon
worship
16:15
Usthapana
arati
Early
evening
worship
19:00
Sandhya
arati
Evening
worship
ceremony
19:30
Bhagavad-gita
discourse
Honoring
Tulasi
plant
20:30
Shayana
arati
Last
worship
ceremony
of
the
day
What's
inside
the
temple?
Temple
Hall
Book
&
Gift
shop
Prasadam
Hall
Guest
house
Govinda
resturant
Multipurpose
hall
(can
be
used
for
wedding
and
other
family
or
corporate
functions)
Library
etc.
Every
Sunday
they
host
Sunday
fest
and
special
programs
for
Females
&
Youth.
"Srila
Prabhupada
use
to
say
Bombay
is
my
office
and
it
was
actually."
The
presiding
Deities
at
the
temple
are
Sri
Sri
Gaura-Nitai,
Sri
Sri
Radha
Rasabihari
and
Sri
Sri
Sita
Rama
Laxman
Hanuman.The
Deities
were
personally
installed
by
His
Divine
Grace
A.
C.
Bhaktivedanta
Swami
Prabhupada.
In
early
70’s
when
Juhu
was
considered
a
remote
and
obscure
part
of
the
city,
to
envision
a
temple
rising
here
was
beyond
anyone’s
imagination.
However,
fighting
against
many
odds
Srila
Prabhupada
acquired
the
Juhu
property
(which
is
presently
Hare
Krishna
Land)
and
promised
Sri
Sri
Radha
Rasabihari
Deities
who
were
then
housed
in
small
shack
“My
dear
Sir,
please
remain
here,
and
I
shall
build
a
beautiful
temple
for
You”.
Srila
Prabhupada
requested
his
disciples
to
construct
a
silver
and
teakwook
simhasana
for
Sri
Sri
Radha
Rasabihari
on
a
marble
altar
and
Their
temple
should
have
marble
domes
more
than
a
hundred
feet
high.
Today
the
magnificent
temple
complex
is
one
of
the
most
visited
in
the
country.
It
is
a
spiritual
oasis
in
the
dry
and
demanding
material
life
of
the
financial
and
commercial
capital
of
India.
Opened
in
1978,
the
complex
includes
a
spacious
marble
temple,
a
recently
renovated
auditorium,
a
huge
restaurant
and
a
twin
towered
seven-storey
guest
house
where
visitors
can
stay
and
participate
in
the
daily
spiritual
programs
of
the
temple.
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