Krishna Janmashtami Special: ISKCON Hare Krishna Temple, Chennai.

When in Chennai, ISKCON Temple is a good place to stay if you are not very keen on looking for a deluxe kind of an option. Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, the guest house is a little distant from the city center but offers enough tranquillity in return giving respite from the monotonous chatter of the urban trappings and instead rewind in the peace of the environment.

ISKCON Temple, Chennai.

Our room was not very high on modern amenities and came with the basic needs, there is no TV but they do provide an air conditioner. The guest house is situated in the premises of the Radha Damodhar temple - a beautiful place built in white marble to spend some quiet moments with your own Self and ponder on the timeless teachings of Lord Krishna.

ISKCON Temple Guest House in Chennai.

How to get there? Temple Address:

ISKCON - Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple, Hare Krishna Land, Bhaktivedanta Swami Road, Off ECR, Akkarai,Sholinganallur, Chennai - 119.

Contact Number: +91- 44- 24530922/23.

DEITIES IN THE ISKCON TEMPLE, CHENNAI:

Few temples give you that larger than life feeling for real. ISKCON Temples have given that to me. The deities in almost all the ISKCON temples that I have been to are very real and life like, the devotion and the ecstasy during the aarti times is especially overwhelming. Do attend it if possible. Here, come along and have a darshan of the deities of the Chennai ISKCON:

Lord Shree Baldev, Subhadra and Jagannath.

Lord Shree Radhe Krishna.

Lord Krishna and Prabhu Nityananda.

BHAGAVAD GEETA QUOTES AND PAINTINGS FROM THE ISKCON TEMPLE, CHENNAI:

My favourite part in the temple is the walls which are adorned with the mesmerising paintings of Lord Shree Krishna and all His adorable leelas and pastimes. Since we are celebrating His birthday, Krishna Janmashtami today, I thought of presenting those paintings with a few Quotes from The Bhagavad Geeta.

Life can seem tough or confusing sometimes and you don't really understand the way, but through the vast treasure chest of knowledge and guidance He left us in the form of the sacred Bhagavad Geeta, one realises that making a way through anything is well within our grasp and very much possible. Collecting these quotes today inspired me, I hope they will do the same for you too.

As the blazing fire reduces wood to ashes,

similarly, the fire of Self-knowledge reduces all Karma to ashes.

Reshape yourself through the power of your will;

never let yourself be degraded by self-will.

The will is the only friend of the Self,

and the will is the only enemy of the Self.

The devotees are always in My heart,

and I am always in the hearts of the devotees.

The devotee does not know anything beyond Me,

and I also cannot forget the devotee.

There is a very intimate relationship between Me and the pure devotees.

Pure devotees in full knowledge are never out of spiritual touch,

and therefore they are very much dear to Me.

It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly

than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection.

A devotee of the Lord is always fearless because of the protection given by the Lord.

He who has no attachments can really Love others, for his love is pure and divine.

The only way you can conquer me is through love and there I am gladly conquered.

The power of God is with you at all times;

through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions;

and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument.

He who has let go of hatred

who treats all beings with kindness

and compassion, who is always serene,

unmoved by pain or pleasure,

free of the "I" and "mine,"

self-controlled, firm and patient,

his whole mind focused on me ---

that is the man I love best.

JAI SHREE KRISHNA!

~ MAY HE BLESS US ALL ~

Previous Posts from the other ISKCON Temples I have visited:

Varanasi - Where to Stay.

ISKCON Temple, Delhi.

Where to stay in Tirupati: ISKCON Temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

ISKCON Temple in Melbourne (Melbourne Mahaprabhu Hindu Temple.)

Hare Krishna ISKCON Temple, Pune

A Song of Love: Hyderabad and The ISKCON Temple.