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ISKCON New Vedic Cultural Center (NVCC), Sri Sri Radha Vrindavanchandra temple or ISKCON Pune is a
The temple complex is built on 6 acres and it took seven years for construction. It took 40 Crore rupees to construct the temple funded by the Iskcon temple in Camp and devotees. The temple was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee in 2013.
The temple complex has two temples- the main
File:ISKONNVCC 09.JPG, Radha Krishna idols inside the temple
File:ISKONNVCC 02.JPG, Art on the Dome inside the temple
File:Image in ISKCON temple, Pune.jpg, Lord Venkateswara in Iskcon Pune
File:Lord Krishna and Radha in ISKCON, Pune.jpg, Radha Krishna at Central altar
File:ISKONNVCC 04.JPG, Art on the walls
File:ISKONNVCC 08.JPG, Deities of Gaura-Nitai
Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Gaudiya Vaishnavism (), also known as Chaitanya Vaishnavism, is a Vaishnavism, Vaishnava Hindu denominations, Hindu religious movement inspired by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1534) in India. "Gaudiya" refers to the Gaura or Gauḍa region o ...
temple situated in Pune
Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...
, India. The temple is dedicated to Hindu god Radha Krishna
Radha-Krishna (IAST , ) is the combined form of the Hindu god Krishna with his chief consort and ''shakti'' Radha. They are regarded as the feminine as well as the masculine realities of God and gender in Hinduism, God, in several Krishnaism, Kr ...
and was opened in 2013. It is the largest temple in the city of Pune.
History
The temple complex is built on 6 acres and it took seven years for construction. It took 40 Crore rupees to construct the temple funded by the Iskcon temple in Camp and devotees. The temple was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee in 2013.
Structure
The temple complex has two temples- the main Radha Krishna
Radha-Krishna (IAST , ) is the combined form of the Hindu god Krishna with his chief consort and ''shakti'' Radha. They are regarded as the feminine as well as the masculine realities of God and gender in Hinduism, God, in several Krishnaism, Kr ...
temple and the Venkateswara
Venkateswara (, ), also known as Venkatachalapati, Venkata, Balaji and Srinivasa, is a Hindu deity, described as a form or avatar of the god Vishnu. He is the presiding deity of Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala, Venkateswara Temple, Tirupati. Hi ...
(Balaji) temple. The Radhakrishna temple is built in North Indian architecture style using red stone and marble while the Venkateswara
Venkateswara (, ), also known as Venkatachalapati, Venkata, Balaji and Srinivasa, is a Hindu deity, described as a form or avatar of the god Vishnu. He is the presiding deity of Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala, Venkateswara Temple, Tirupati. Hi ...
temple is built in South Indian architecture style (Similar to Balaji temple in Tirumala) using Kota stone.
The temple offers daily classes on Bhagwad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita (; ), often referred to as the Gita (), is a Hindu scripture, dated to the second or first century BCE, which forms part of the epic poem Mahabharata. The Gita is a synthesis of various strands of Indian religious thought, i ...
and Srimad Bhagavatam
The ''Bhagavata Purana'' (; ), also known as the ''Srimad Bhagavatam (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam)'', ''Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana'' () or simply ''Bhagavata (Bhāgavata)'', is one of Hinduism's eighteen major Puranas (''Mahapuranas'') and one o ...
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See also
* ISKCON Temple Camp PuneReferences
External links
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