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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = ISKCON New Delhi<br />
| image = Iskcon Delhi Temple.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Outer View of Temple <br />
| map_type = India New Delhi<br />
| map_caption = Location in Delhi<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|28|33|29|N|77|14|36|E|type:landmark_region:IN_scale:100|display=inline,title}}<br />
| coordinates_footnotes= <br />
| native_name = Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Delhi]]<br />
| district = [[New Delhi]]<br />
| location = Hare Krishna Hills, East of Kailash<br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| deity = Radha Parthasarathi ([[Krishna]] and [[Radha]])<br />
| festivals= <br />
| architecture = [[Hindu architecture|Hindu temple architecture]]<br />
| temple_quantity = <br />
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| inscriptions = <br />
| year_completed = 1998<br />
| creator = <br />
| website = [http://www.iskcondelhi.com/ iskcondelhi]<br />
}}<br />
'''Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir''', generally known as the [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness|ISKCON]] Delhi temple, is a well known [[Hindu temple|Vaishnav temple]] of Lord [[Krishna]] and [[Radha]]rani in the form of '''''Radha Parthasarathi'''''. The Temple was inaugurated on 5 April, 1998 by the then former Prime Minister of India [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iskcondelhi.com/prime-ministers-speech/|title=Prime Minister’s Inaugural Speech|website=www.iskcondelhi.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-30}}</ref> in the presence of former Chief Minister of Delhi [[Sahib Singh Verma]] and [[Sushma Swaraj]]. It is located at Hare Krishna Hills (near [[Nehru Place]]), in the East of Kailash area of [[New Delhi, India]].<br />
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==Temple Complex==<br />
[[File:ISKCON temple, Delhi at Janamashtami.jpg|thumb|Temple during [[Janamashtami]]]]<br />
ISKCON Temple, designed and built by [[Achyut Kanvinde]] who in 1993 agreed to accept a pro-bono commission to build this temple complex for the followers of [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada|Srila Prabhupada]],<ref>''KK Ashraf, J Belluardo,'' An architecture of independence: the making of modern South Asia : Charles Correa, Balkrishna Doshi, Muzharul Islam, Achyut Kanvinde,<br />
{{ISBN|978-0-9663856-0-1}}, 1998, p.15</ref> is one of the largest temple complexes in India. It comprises numerous rooms for priests and for service renders. It has many halls that are used for its administration purposes and various seminars. It is divided into four broad sections.{{citation needed|date=January 2011}}<br />
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=== Glory of India Vedic Cultural Centre ===<br />
The temple complex houses the Glory of India Vedic Cultural Centre, a popular destination for visitors and tourists to learn about major Hindu texts which are presented using various multimedia technologies, these include:<br />
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# '''[[Bhagavad Gita]] Animatronics''' - Using a blend of dramatic narration, lasers and projects, this show allows the visitors to learn the five major concepts of Bhagavad Gita, the three modes of nature and the Yoga systems presented therein.<br />
# '''[[Mahabharata|Mahabharat]] Experience -''' A light and sound show which presents the story line of Mahabharat which span over thousands of verses in a concise manner.<br />
# '''[[Ramayana]] Art Gallery -''' A collection of over 30 original oil paintings painted by ISKCON's members from USA, Russia, India, UK.<br />
# '''[[Bhagavata Purana|Bhagavat Puran]] Exhibit -''' This exhibit presents one of the most important text in the [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnava]] tradition in a visual format.<br />
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==== World's Largest Sacred Book ====<br />
The Glory of India Vedic Cultural Centre holds the 'Astounding Bhagavad Gita', which is the largest printed book of the major text of any world religion. The Italian printed 'Astounding Bhagavad Gita', weighs 800 kg and measures over 2.8 metres, was unveiled by the Prime Minister of India [[Narendra Modi]] on 26 February, 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=188967|title=PM attends Gita Aradhana Mahotsav at ISKCON, New Delhi|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2019-04-30}}</ref> in the presence of Tridandi Sannyasi [[Gopal Krishna Goswami]] and India's Culture Minister [[Mahesh Sharma|Dr Mahesh Sharma]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=188970|title=English rendering of Text of PM’s speech at Unveiling ceremony of world's largest Bhagavad Gita|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2019-04-30}}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:RadhaParthasarathi at ISKCON Delhi.jpg|Radha Parthasarathi, the premier deity of temple<br />
File:Gaura Nitai shrine at ISKCON temple, Delhi.jpg|Gaura Nitai shrine at ISKCON temple, Delhi.<br />
File:ISKCON Temple in Delhi.jpg|Panoramic view of ISKCON Temple<br />
File:ISKCON temple, Delhi at Janamashtami.jpg|Temple on Janmashtami Night<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Vaishnavism]]<br />
*[[ISKCON Temple Chennai]]<br />
*[[ISKCON Temple Patna]]<br />
*[[ISKCON Temple Visakhapatnam]]<br />
*[[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]]<br />
*[[Svayam Bhagavan]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[http://news.iskcon.org/ ISKCON News]: Official News Agency of ISKCON<br />
*[http://www.iskconvrindavan.com/ ISKCON Vrindavan]<br />
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