Radha Krishna Mandir (ISKCON Chennai)

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

VerifiedDocumented history

Deities

Radha Krishna

Traditions

vaishnava

Worship status

active

Address

Sri Sri Radha Krishna Mandir (ISKCON Temple Chennai), Hare Krishna Land, Bhaktivedanta Swami Road, Akkarai, Sholinganallur, Injambakkam, Chennai 600119, Tamil Nadu.

Darshan hours

7:30 AM-1:00 PM and 4:00 PM-8:00 PM, with a final sayana arati at 9:00 PM, per the temple's own published schedule; confirm before visiting as timings can change.

Best time to visit

Krishna Janmashtami (August) is the major festival; other significant occasions include Ratha Yatra (February and, separately, Jagannath Rath Yatra in July) and Gaura Purnima (March). October to March is generally cooler.

How to reach

Located at Injambakkam/Sholinganallur on Chennai's southern IT corridor (OMR), reachable by road; the temple is roughly 20 km south of central Chennai.

Festivals

Krishna Janmashtami (August), Ratha Yatra (February), Jagannath Rath Yatra (July), Gaura Purnima (March)

Associated saints

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

One of ISKCON’s centers in South India, the Radha Krishna Mandir in Chennai (formally the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Mandir, known as ISKCON Temple Chennai) serves the city’s Gaudiya Vaishnava congregation alongside regular public programs of kirtan, scripture classes, and prasadam (sanctified food) distribution characteristic of ISKCON centers worldwide. Alongside Krishna and Radha (attended by Lalitha and Vishaka), the temple also enshrines Chaitanya and Nityananda, and Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra.

ISKCON founder A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada directed efforts to establish a centre in Madras (Chennai) as early as 1971, visiting the city himself in 1972 and 1976. The present site at Injambakkam was acquired in 2000, construction began on 17 March 2002, and the temple was formally inaugurated on 26 April 2012. Built across five levels on about 1.5 acres (45,000 sq ft) of land at a cost of roughly Rs 100 million, the complex blends Pallava and Kalinga architectural influences, and includes three teak-wood altars, a 7,000-square-foot temple hall, and a chandelier set with 500 Himalayan quartz crystals. The project was designed under the guidance of Sri Bhanu Swami and built with the support of roughly 8,000 life patrons.

Festivals

Krishna Janmashtami (August) is the temple’s major festival. Ratha Yatra is observed in February, a separate Jagannath Rath Yatra in July, and Gaura Purnima in March.

Location & Access

The temple stands at Hare Krishna Land, Bhaktivedanta Swami Road, Akkarai, Sholinganallur, Injambakkam, on Chennai’s southern IT corridor (OMR), roughly 20 km south of central Chennai, reachable by road. Darshan is offered from 7:30 AM to 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, with a final sayana arati at 9:00 PM. Verify current darshan timings and travel details with the temple before visiting.

Sources

historical record: The temple's existence and name are confirmed via Wikipedia's main ISKCON article (listed among its India centers).
historical record: Wikipedia's dedicated article 'ISKCON Temple, Chennai', located and consulted 2026-09-23 (not found in the prior verification pass): gives the formal name Sri Sri Radha Krishna Mandir, deities including Krishna and Radha (with attendants Lalitha and Vishaka), Chaitanya and Nityananda, and Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra; a founding history beginning with Prabhupada's direction to start a Madras centre in 1971 and his visits in 1972 and 1976, acquisition of the present Injambakkam site in 2000, construction beginning 17 March 2002, and formal inauguration on 26 April 2012; architecture on 45,000 sq ft of land across five levels (about 1.5 acres), built at a cost of roughly Rs 100 million with Pallava and Kalinga architectural influences, three teak-wood altars, a 7,000 sq ft temple hall, and a chandelier set with 500 Himalayan quartz crystals, designed under the guidance of Sri Bhanu Swami and built with the support of roughly 8,000 life patrons; darshan hours, festival calendar, and full address. This resolves the earlier gap in independent sourcing noted in this entry's prior pass.

For review

This entry previously carried generic central-Chennai coordinates (13.0827, 80.2707) that were never specifically sourced for this temple; now that the specific address (Injambakkam/Sholinganallur, on Chennai's southern OMR corridor, roughly 20 km south of central Chennai) is confirmed, those coordinates are clearly inconsistent with the real location, so the field has been removed rather than replaced with an estimated value. A future pass should add verified coordinates for this specific address.