ISKCON Temple, Pune

ISKCON NVCC
ISKCON NVCC
Sri Sri Radha Vrindavanchandra temple
	ISKCON New Vedic Cultural Center (Maharashtra, India)
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Pune
Deity	Radha Vrindavanchandra
Festivals	Janmashtami, Radhashtami, Holi
Location
Location	Kondhwa, Pune
State	Maharashtra
Country	India
	Location in Maharashtra
Geographic coordinates	18°16′N 73°31′E / 18.26°N 73.52°E
Architecture
Completed	2013
Website
	http://www.iskconpune.com/

ISKCON New Vedic Cultural Center (NVCC), Sri Sri Radha Vrindavanchandra temple or ISKCON Pune is a Gaudiya Vaishnavism temple situated in Pune, India. The temple is dedicated to Hindu god Radha Krishna and was opened in 2013. It is the largest temple in the city of Pune.^[1]

History

Lord Krishna and Radha in temple

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.^[2]

Structure

Main Radhakrishna temple

Venkateswara (Balaji) temple

The temple complex has two temples- the main Radha Krishna temple and the Venkateswara (Balaji) temple. The Radhakrishna temple is built in North Indian architecture style using red stone and marble while the Venkateswara temple is built in South Indian architecture style (Similar to Balaji temple in Tirumala) using Kota stone.^[3]

The temple offers daily classes on Bhagwad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam.^[4]