Also known as the Krishna Balaram Mandir, ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) was built in 1975. Located on the holy land of Vrindavan in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, the temple is believed to be the abode of Lord Krishna in his younger days.

The ISKCON Temple is well known for their utmost standard of cleanliness they maintain. The chants of ‘Hare Krishna’ reverberate in the temple all hours of the day.

The temple belongs to the Gaudiya Vaishnava sect of Hinduism, which was founded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in the 16th century. Inside the temple there are idols of Krishna, Radha, Balarama, along with the idols of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Swami Prabhupada (founder of ISKCON).

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