ISKCON Amritsar (Sri Sri Gaur Nitai Temple)
Amritsar, Punjab, India
VerifiedDocumented history
- Deities
- Gaur Nitai (Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu)
- Traditions
- vaishnava
- Worship status
- active
- Address
- Vrindavan Gardens, Fatehgarh Churian Road, Amritsar, Punjab 143008
- Darshan hours
- Varies by temple and season; consult the temple's own website for the current daily schedule before visiting.
- Best time to visit
- Janmashtami (Aug/Sep) and Gaura Purnima (Feb/Mar), given the temple's Gaur Nitai deities.
- How to reach
- On Fatehgarh Churian Road in the Vrindavan Gardens area of Amritsar, reachable by road; Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport and Amritsar Junction railway station both serve the city.
- Festivals
- Janmashtami (August/September), Gaura Purnima (February/March)
- Associated saints
- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Location
Open in Google MapsISKCON Amritsar’s Sri Sri Gaur Nitai Temple, dedicated to Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu, is located in the Vrindavan Gardens area on Fatehgarh Churian Road, part of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness founded by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The temple maintains daily arati and darshan, a weekly Sunday Feast program, and a guesthouse, alongside community initiatives including the ISKCON Sri Gokul Goshala for cow protection and a Food for Life meal-distribution program.
Sources
- historical record: Cross-checked against ISKCON Amritsar's official website (iskconamritsar.com) during authoring: confirms the temple name (Sri Sri Gaur Nitai Temple), address (Vrindavan Gardens, Fatehgarh Churian Road, Amritsar, Punjab 143008), a weekly Sunday Feast program, a temple guesthouse, a Sri Gokul Goshala for cow protection, and a Food for Life meal-distribution program.
For review
- The temple's specific founding/inauguration year could not be confirmed via the sources reviewed during authoring.