ISKCON Temple, Chennai

ISKCON Temple Chennai, also known as Sri Sri Radha Krishna Mandir, is a prominent Hindu temple located at Injambakkam on East Coast Road in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Dedicated to Lord Krishna and Radha, it is the largest ISKCON temple in Tamil Nadu, built on 1.5 acres. Inaugurated in 2012, the temple features traditional South Indian and modern architecture, marble deities, and a cultural complex hosting spiritual programs, festivals and prasadam services for visitors.

Visitors can expect a large, white marble temple complex on East Coast Road with ornate shrines dedicated to Radha Krishna, Gaura Nitai and Jagannath Baladeva Subhadra. The complex includes a main prayer hall, landscaped gardens, a cultural hall, book and gift shop, and a prasadam restaurant. Visitors can attend darshan and aarti, listen to spiritual discourses, walk through exhibition areas, and experience a calm devotional atmosphere.

The temple was built by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Foundation stone was laid in 2002 on land allotted along ECR, construction took about a decade, and the temple was inaugurated on 26 April 2012. It was established to promote the teachings of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and Gaudiya Vaishnavism in Tamil Nadu and is the largest ISKCON centre in the state.

Dedicated to Lord Krishna and Radha, the temple is an important centre for Gaudiya Vaishnavism and Bhakti yoga. It hosts major festivals such as Janmashtami, Radhashtami, Gaura Purnima and Ratha Yatra, and conducts regular spiritual programs, Bhagavad Gita classes, and cultural activities promoting Vedic heritage and vegetarian lifestyle.