SRI KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI AT ISKCON BANGALORE, KARNATAKA, INDIA. Sri Krishna Janmashtami is the celebration of the appearance of Lord Krishna on the eighth day (ashtami) of the waning moon (krishna paksha) in the month of Bhadra. iskconbangalore.org/ https://youtube/watch?v=VFNS0eC4hME - Panhati chida-dahi utsav at ISKCON Bangalore https://youtube/watch?v=K2U6CmfYUxI - Brahmotsava 2014 - Anniversary festival of ISKCON Bangalore https://youtube/watch?v=NLOUo-EqQ48&list=PLxDrOVdGUfObwJvI4D4ri3EJVLYm8oIB0 - WHO IS KRISHNA? Lord Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and He appeared as the eighth son of Devaki and Vasudeva. In Bhagavad-gita Krishna informs us that He appears on this earth to execute His mission of annihilating the demons, protecting the devotees and establishing the religious principles. He performs wonderful pastimes in the association of His devotees and gives them the pleasure of His association. JANMASHTAMI CELEBRATIONS ISKCON Bangalore celebrates Janmshtami every year with much pomp and grandeur. Thousands of people visit the temple on this day to have the darshan of their worship-able Lord Sri Krishna. Devotees fast till midnight and engage in various services to please the Lord.This year (2014) we celebrated Krishna Janmashtami on August 17-18. ------------------------------------- ISKCON Bangalore is a charitable society with the objective of propagating Krishna Consciousness all over the world, as explained by Srila Prabhupada, whose teachings are based on Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam. The society was registered in the year 1978 under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960. The objects of the society are derived from the Seven Purposes of ISKCON as stated by Srila Prabhupada. ISKCON Temple LandIn 1987, the society was operating from a rented house in Bangalore. In the year 1987, the leaders of the society applied to Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) for allotment of a land to construct a grand temple and cultural complex. The land was allotted on August 3, 1988 - a 7-acre hillock, which is nothing but a huge piece of monolithic rock that cannot be converted into sites. The BDA described it as karaab land (waste land). A temporary shed was created to set up a make-shift temple and the Deities of Sri Sri Krishna Balarama moved to this shed on the appearance day of Lord Balarama (September 1988). ISKCON TEMPLE HISTORY Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa, the president of the ISKCON Bangalore Society, is a qualified civil engineer from IIT (Mumbai) and applied his knowledge to conceive a wonderful temple for Krishna with the help of Sri Jagat Chandra Dasa (a devotee who was also an architect and product engineer from IIT - Mumbai). The unique combination of glass and gopuram, represents a fusion between majestic traditional stules and bold new aesthetics. ISKCON TEMPLE ENTRANCE The original simple temple design started in 1990 was estimated to cost Rs.10 crore gave way to a more stunning, unique architectural model that cost Rs.32 crores. The construction started in 1990. 600 skilled craftsmen spent more than 10 million man-hours to construct this architectural wonder. 32,000 cubic meters of stone, 131,250 tons of cement and 1,900 tons of steel were used in the construction. Subsequently the temple construction was completed in 1997. The temple and cultural complex was inaugurated by the then President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma on May 31, 1997. SHANKAR DAYAL SHARMA Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma said, “It gives me immense pleasure to associate myself with the inauguration of this Center For Advancement of Culture of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) here in Bangalore. This magnificent complex, a blend of tradition and modernity, is a symbol of the dedication and devotion of ISKCON to the cause of bhakti and service. It is an architectural landmark. I congratulate all those who have worked tirelessly to set up this splendid edifice.”
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