Country India Phone 079 2686 2350 District Ahmedabad Number of temples 2 | State Gujarat Year built 1997 Architectural style Hindu temple architecture | |
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Proper name Sri Sri Radha Govind Dham Devanagari श्री श्री राधा गोविन्द धाम Location Satellite Road, Sarkhej Gandhinagar Highway Primary deity Radha Govindji (Radha and Krishna) Address Satellite Road, Sarkhej Ghandhinagar Highway Crossing, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380059 Important festivals Krishna Janmashtami, Rama Navami, Ratha-Yatra Similar Auto World Vintage Car Muse, Calico Museum of Textiles, Hutheesing Jain Temple, Sidi Saiyyed Mosque, Adalaj Stepwell | ||
Sri Sri Radha Govind Dham (Hindi: श्री श्री राधा गोविन्द धाम), commonly known as the ISKCON Ahmedabad Temple, is a well known Vaishnav temple of Lord Krishna and Radharani in the form of Radha Govindji. Opened in 1997, the temple was available for public viewing near the Sarkhej Gandhinagar Highway, located near the satellite area of Ahmedabad, India. It is one of the busiest tourist attractions that is visited in Ahmedabad. It is not just a temple but also a Vedic Learning Center in very scientific way.
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History
Sri Sri Radha Govind Dham was built in 1997 on the orders of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder-acharya of the ISKCON. Even today, it is regarded as one of the most popular temples in Ahmedabad.
Deities
The deities of the temple are Govindji and Radharani, Shrinathji at the central altar. On the right altar are Sita, Rama, Lakshmana & Hanumanji. On the left altar is a deities of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu with Nityananda Prabhu, and of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and his spiritual teacher Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. Radha Govinda Dham enforces one of the highest standards of cleanliness and of deity worship in all of Ahmedabad.
Schedule
As Vaishnavism, ISKCON has very high standard of worship, daily routine of temple is:-
- Mangala Aarti at 4.30 AM
- Tulasi Aarti at 5:00 AM
- Shringar Dharshan & Guru Pooja - 7:30 AM (Very Beautiful)
- Srimad Bhagavatam Class - 8:00 AM
- Dhoop Aarti - 8:30 AM
- Raj-Bhoga Aarti 12:00 PM Noon
- Temple Closes - 1:00 PM
- Pushpa Aarti - 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
- Sandhya Aarti - 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
- Bhagavad Gita Class - 7:30 PM
Activities
ISKCON Ahmedabad holds daily discourses on various Vedic scriptures along with many regular seminar and courses. It also holds preaching programs as Nama Hatta and Congregation House Program at various places of Ahmedabad and to the House of the Devotees. One can watch ISKCON’s many international videos and relish hundreds of lectures, kirtans and bhajans. Food for Life program is the largest vegetarian food relief program in the world, ISKCON Ahmedabad is doing this activity daily in temple premises and also to various public parks & slum areas in Ahmedabad City. Under this program ISKCON Ahmedabad is serving Krishna Prasad to more than 100 Anganwadi which includes approximately 3000 children.