What to expect
Highlights
- The hilltop gopuram and the gold-and-glass main shrine of Radha and Krishna.
- Multimedia and Vedic-culture exhibits within the complex.
- Janmashtami celebrations and daily arati and prasadam.
ISKCON Temple Bangalore
The Sri Radha Krishna-Chandra Temple at Rajajinagar, run by ISKCON, is one of the largest Krishna temples in the world. Opened in 1997 on a low hill, it combines a traditional gopuram and glass-and-gold shrine with modern multimedia halls.
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Before you go to ISKCON Temple Bangalore
Entry rules not verified for this temple. Some Hindu temples admit only Hindus, and most enforce a dress code at the door. We have not verified the rule for this particular temple, so please check before you travel — especially if you are not Hindu or are visiting from outside India.
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Typetemple
Nearest baseCentral Bengaluru
DistrictBengaluru Urban
Best timeOctober to February
Time needed1 to 1.5 hours
EntryFree
Places to visit24→Listed businesses49→Beyond darshan, the complex houses cultural halls, a Vedic exhibit, shops and a large prasadam and food-distribution operation; it is busiest on Krishna Janmashtami.
Getting there
How to visit
- At Hare Krishna Hill, Rajajinagar, north-west of the centre; Mahalakshmi metro (Green Line) and city buses are nearby.
- Expect a walking route through the complex and shops; long queues on festival days.
Distance by road
- Mysuru145 km
- Chennai350 km
- Hyderabad570 km
- Mangaluru350 km
- Coimbatore365 km
Road km to Bengaluru Urban; ghat roads and traffic vary — allow extra.
Timing
Best time
October to February; visit during morning or evening arati. Janmashtami (Aug–Sep) is the peak but extremely crowded.
Weather in ISKCON Temple BangaloreSeasonal guide
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Today at ISKCON Temple Bangalore
Sunrise6:09 am
Sunset6:31 pm
Golden hour best light5:31 pm–6:31 pm
Blue hour after sunset6:31 pm–6:56 pm
Sun sets toward compass bearingW · 279°
Moon tonight🌖 Waning gibbous · 77%
South-west monsoon. June to September is the south-west monsoon in Karnataka. Expect heavy showers, mostly in bursts rather than all day — carry rain cover, allow extra time for getting around, and note that ferries and open-air sites are the first things affected.
Sun and moon are calculated for this location and shown in IST. Photography windows are the hour around sunrise and sunset; the sunset bearing is degrees clockwise from true north. Moon phase is accurate to about half a day.
Visitor notes
- Free entry; dress modestly, remove footwear, and note restrictions on photography inside the shrine.
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Dass Suites
Place to stay
Hotel
Dass SuitesHotel on Vasvani Layout, Challaghatta Road, Next to Embassy Golf Link Business Park, Behind Hilton Hotel, Domlur in Central Bengaluru.
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The best of Central Bengaluru, ranked
ISKCON Temple Bangalore sits in Central Bengaluru, and these rank everything verified across the town rather than this one spot — built from the same listings shown above, ordered by the strength of the source evidence behind each entry rather than by anyone's star score. Every card shows how many places are really on it. Nobody pays to appear.
Nearest to ISKCON Temple Bangalore, on foot
Ordered by a real routed walk from ISKCON Temple Bangalore itself — the walking network, not a line on a map, which understates a real walk by about half again. A different question, and a different answer, from the town-wide lists below.
- Nike747 m · 9 min
- High Ultra Lounge956 m · 11 min
- Adidas1.1 km · 13 min
- KFC1.9 km · 23 min
- Brahmins Thatte Idli2.0 km · 24 min
- Chetty's Corner2.5 km · 30 min
- Big Straw Boba Bistro2.7 km · 33 min
- Navarang Kabab Corner2.9 km · 35 min
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heritageCubbon Park
8.3 km · 14 min drive
A 300-acre landscaped green lung in the city centre, laid out in 1870, ringed by the red-brick Attara Kacheri (High Court), State Central Library and Government Museum.
heritageVidhana Soudha
8.2 km · 12 min drive
Karnataka's monumental granite state legislature building, completed in 1956 in a Neo-Dravidian style; floodlit on Sunday evenings and viewed from outside.
heritageBangalore Palace
8.7 km · 15 min drive
A Tudor-revival palace built in 1878 by the Wodeyar royal family, with fortified towers, arches and interiors of Wodeyar-era portraits and furniture.
heritageTipu Sultan's Summer Palace
6.2 km · ~15 min by auto
An ornate two-storey teak palace completed in 1791 for Tipu Sultan, richly carved and painted, now an ASI-protected monument beside the KR Market fort area.
heritageUlsoor Lake
One of the largest and oldest lakes in the city, in the Ulsoor (Halasuru) neighbourhood near MG Road, dotted with small islands and offering boating, a lakeside promenade and a Ganesha temple on its bank.
museumVisvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum
A hands-on science and technology museum on Kasturba Road beside Cubbon Park, opened in 1965 in memory of engineer-statesman Sir M. Visvesvaraya, with interactive galleries on engines, electronics and space and a full-scale Wright Flyer replica.
museumHAL Aerospace Museum
India's first aerospace museum, opened in 2001 by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited near the old HAL airport, displaying vintage fighter aircraft, helicopters, aero-engines, a flight simulator and the story of Indian aviation.
museumJawaharlal Nehru Planetarium
7.8 km · 13 min drive
A sky-theatre and science centre at the High Grounds run by the Bangalore Association for Science Education, with domed astronomy shows, a science park of interactive exhibits and a public telescope programme.
heritageSankey Tank
5.1 km · 8 min drive
A scenic man-made lake created in 1882 by Colonel Richard Sankey between Malleswaram and Sadashivanagar, ringed by a popular walking and jogging track, with boating and plentiful water birds.
heritageKR Market
8.7 km · 14 min drive
The Krishna Rajendra Market (City Market), the largest and oldest wholesale market in the old city — a teeming bazaar of flowers, fruit, produce and wholesale goods beside the Jamia Masjid and Tipu’s fort area.
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ISKCON Temple Bangalore — at a glance
Timings4:15 AM - 8:20 PM (with a midday break); confirm arati times
Best timeMorning or evening arati; Janmashtami is peak but very crowded
Entry: Free
Getting here
How to reach ISKCON Temple Bangalore
Mahalakshmi metro (Green Line), Rajajinagar
Getting back
Work out your return before you settle in for the sunset. Public transport here thins out sharply in the evening, and ISKCON Temple Bangalore is easier to reach than to leave. We do not publish departure times: there is no official live feed we are permitted to republish, and a wrong time here would strand you. Check the operator directly on the day.
- KSRTC — the Karnataka state bus operator; route and schedule enquiries. Online booking.
- Indian Railways — live running and seat availability for the nearest railhead, named under “Getting here” above.
Ask at the bus stand for the time of the last service back, not the next one. If you miss it, an auto or app cab is the fallback — agree the fare before you get in.
Getting around ISKCON Temple Bangalore
We have not assessed physical access at this place yet. Across India, step-free routes, handrails and accessible toilets are the exception rather than the rule, and pavements are often interrupted — if step-free access matters to you, contact the site or a local operator before committing to the trip.
If you need help at ISKCON Temple Bangalore
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ISKCON Temple Bangalore — frequently asked
When is the best time to visit ISKCON Temple Bangalore?
October to February; visit during morning or evening arati. Janmashtami (Aug–Sep) is the peak but extremely crowded.
What are the entry fee and timings at ISKCON Temple Bangalore?
Entry: Free. Timings: 4:15 AM - 8:20 PM (with a midday break); confirm arati times.
How do I reach ISKCON Temple Bangalore?
At Hare Krishna Hill, Rajajinagar, north-west of the centre; Mahalakshmi metro (Green Line) and city buses are nearby. Expect a walking route through the complex and shops; long queues on festival days.
How much time do I need for ISKCON Temple Bangalore?
1 to 1.5 hours.
What else is near ISKCON Temple Bangalore?
Nearby you can pair Sankey Tank (5.1 km), Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath (6.2 km), Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace (6.2 km), Freedom Park (7.2 km).
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Photographs: Ashwin Kumar from Bangalore, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0), Radhakrishna-chandra (CC BY-SA 3.0), Svpdasa (CC BY 3.0). Wikimedia Commons.
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- ISKCON Temple Bangalore:Ashwin Kumar from Bangalore, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0