Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir

“We are therefore trying to give human society the opportunity for a life of happiness, good health, peace of mind and all good qualities through God consciousness.”
– Srila Prabhupada


The Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir is not just another sacred edifice of concrete, stone and glass. Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir will not only house a temple for the worship of Lord Sri Krishna, but will also become a centre for disseminating the profound message of the Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam, delivered in a modern context. The design of the temple complex - a fusion of the modern and traditional Indian temple architecture - symbolises this aspiration, to present eternal wisdom from the source books of Krishna, in a way that is relevant to the modern day. We wish to inculcate the glorious Vedic values in today's youth and thereby develop the exalted character of a true Indian with examples and life philosophy drawn from the Bhagavad Gita and Bhagavatam. Crime, corruption, inequities and other challenges that seem to dominate our contemporary society cannot be reined in merely by improved legislation and stricter law enforcements. To mitigate these debilitating vices in the society, the heart of the individual has to be transformed and a fundamental revision of worldview is essential because crime and corruption begins in the heart of an individual. Otherwise, all our attempts to mitigate these vices will merely be cosmetic - trying to address the symptoms rather than the root cause of the problems. Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir is a project conceived by the devotees of ISKCON Bangalore. "This is Krishna conscious vision: ‘Oh, there are so many skyscrapers.Why not construct a nice skyscraper temple of Krishna?'This is Krishna consciousness."
- Srila Prabhupada lecture in Bombay, Feb 25th, 1974