India Guide
Karnataka
ISKCON temple
Address: Hare Krishna Hill, Chord Road, 8km north of the centre
Price: Free
Opening time: Daily 7am–1pm & 4–8.30pm
A hybrid of ultramodern glass and vernacular south Indian temple architecture, ISKCON's (International Society of Krishna Consciousness) gleaming temple – Sri Radha Krishna Mandir – is a lavish showpiece crowned by a gold-plated dome. Barriers guide visitors on a one-way journey through the huge, well-organized complex to the inner sanctum with its images of the god Krishna and his consort Radha. Collection points throughout, and inescapable merchandizing on the way out, are evidence of the organization's highly successful commercialization. Regular buses to the temple depart from both the City and Shivaji Nagar bus stands.