ISKCON Nieuw Nickerie
Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname
Also known as: Hare Krishna Center, New Nickerie
- Deities
- Radha Krishna
- Traditions
- vaishnava
- Worship status
- active
- Darshan hours
- Varies by event; consult the local ISKCON preaching center directly for the current schedule before visiting.
- Best time to visit
- Year-round; Janmashtami is generally the largest annual festival at ISKCON centers worldwide.
- How to reach
- In Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname's second-largest town on the Corantijn River near the Guyana border, reachable by road from Paramaribo (roughly 230 km).
- Festivals
- Janmashtami (August/September)
- Associated saints
- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Location
Search for "ISKCON Nieuw Nickerie" on Google MapsThis temple's exact coordinates aren't confirmed yet, so the link above searches by name and city rather than pointing to a verified spot.
Suriname’s small but active ISKCON presence traces to Hare Krishna devotees from neighboring Guyana — itself home to one of the world’s highest proportions of Hindus — who began visiting in the early 1980s. That contact eventually grew into a standing preaching center in Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname’s second-largest town, near the Guyana border on the Corantijn River. Like other ISKCON communities worldwide, it belongs to the Gaudiya Vaishnava movement founded by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1966.
Available sources confirm the center’s existence and general location but do not give a precise founding date, official name, or address, so these details should be treated as unconfirmed pending a dedicated source.
Sources
- historical record: Cross-checked Wikipedia's 'Hinduism in Suriname' article, which states: 'The first Hare Krishna devotees to visit Suriname were devotees from Guyana way back in the early 1980s. The first Center was established about two decades ago, and now there is a vibrant preaching center in the country's second city, New Nickerie.' No dedicated ISKCON-Suriname source, exact founding year, official center name, or address was found beyond this single article; the 'about two decades ago' phrasing is relative to an unstated reference date.
For review
- Exact founding year is unconfirmed: the sole source describes the center as established 'about two decades ago' relative to an unstated writing date, following visits from Guyanese Hare Krishna devotees 'in the early 1980s.' No official center name, address, or confirmation of the specific deity murtis installed was found; 'Radha Krishna' is listed as the deity following standard ISKCON temple practice, not a confirmation specific to this center.