ISKCON Chennai Location

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Dear devotees,

 

Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila

Prabhupada.

 

This is for the general information of devotees regarding ISKCON Chennai's

new location.

 

1) ISKCON Chennai shifted to its new location about a year back into a small

building. The deities Sri Sri Krishna Rukmini Satyabhama, Sri Sri Jagannath

Baladev Subhadra, Sri Sri Gour Nitai are placed on the first floor hall of

this building. The brahmachari ashram, kitchen etc. are located on the groud

floor.

 

2) A separate temple is under construction. We hope to complete it by

Janmashtami this year. Here we will install Sri Sri Radha Krishna Lalita

Vishakha. We are working on the plans for our actual project, a gorgeous

temple, as Srila Prabhupada wanted in Chennai.

 

3) There are about 30 full time devotees, including the grhasthas and some

congregation members have moved in close to the temple. Several of them have

purchased land close by.

 

4) Every Sunday, we hold a Youth program between 10 am and 11.30 am. From

11.30 am to 2 pm we have bhajans, Bhagavad-gita lecture, arati kirtan and

full lunch prasadam. More than 500 devotees participate in the Sunday

program. Festival days attract larger crowds, which are therefore held in

the open ground.

 

5) The temple is located off East Coast Road, in a place called Injambakkam.

This road has become famous as the ECR and is the best road in the city to

drive on. It is built to suit National Highway standards as it connects to

Mahabalipuram, Pondicherry and beyond. As such commuting down this road is a

quick and pleasant affair.

 

6) The temple is 30 kms. from the airport (300/- rupees by Taxi) and about

25 kms. From the railway station (200 rupees by Auto/Taxi). These are about

15 kms. extra from our previous location but the major part of this is

swallowed up in the quick ride down the ECR.

 

7) The famous Chennai beach is just 20 minutes walk (1 km.) from the temple

and is quiet and clean. Besides, there is a massage center close by. the

Buckingham Canal flowing behind our temple also makes a good walking place.

 

8) We have recently inaugurated a building with one double bath attached

room built exclusively for life patrons and visiting devotees.

 

9) Prasadam is generally served at 9 am and 5 pm.

 

10) There is also lodging facility available near the temple at the VGP

Temple (small rooms) and VGP Beach Resort (cottages).

 

11) We are eager to take care of sannyasis and have their association. We

can arrange transport and prasadam for them. We will also be happy to

arrange preaching programs in the temple and in other areas of the city,

according to the preacher's convenience, so that we take proper advantage of

the association.

 

Our address and phone numbers:

 

Temple: ISKCON, Hare Krishna Land, Injambakkam, Chennai-41.

Ph: 2501 9147 / 5529 6910 / 5549 9502.

 

Office: 21/5, Burkit Road, T.Nagar, Chennai-17.

Ph: 2434 3266 / 2436 0084 / 5529 5330.

 

Mobile numbers:

Vice-president : 98400 35108

Secretary (Ram Mohan das) : 94440 24312

Ratish das : 56132088

Bhakta Rao : 56138879

 

Additional E-mail:iskconchennai (AT) eth (DOT) net

Website: iskconchennai.com (under construction)

 

Hare Krishna.

 

Your servant,

Sumithra Krishna das

Vice-president.