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Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir, generally known as the ISKCON Delhi temple, is a Hindu temple of Krishna and Radha in the form of Radha Parthasarathi.The Temple was inaugurated on 5 April, 1998 by the then Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee [1] in the presence of former Chief Minister of Delhi, Sahib Singh Verma, and Sushma Swaraj.
Iskcon Temple, Delhi. Kanvinde played with space and forms. A famous example is the ISKCON Temple at New Delhi. He gave great importance to natural light. The form of the building is such that the problem of ventilation as well as excessive heat is beautifully solved. He championed the cause of vernacular architecture.
Sculpture of Krishna at ISKCON East of Kailash, New Delhi The ISKCON Temple in New Delhi. The Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir temple complex houses the Glory of India Vedic Cultural center, which is a set of interactive educational exhibits, as well as the world's largest printed religious book, known as the "Astounding Bhagavad Gita". [138]
Swaminarayan Akshardham is a Hindu temple and spiritual-cultural campus in Delhi, India.The temple is close to the border with Noida.Also referred to as Akshardham Temple or Akshardham Delhi, the complex displays millennia of traditional and modern Hindu culture, spirituality, and architecture.
Hindu architecture is the traditional system of Indian architecture for structures such as temples, monasteries, statues, homes, market places, gardens and town planning as described in Hindu texts. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The architectural guidelines survive in Sanskrit manuscripts and in some cases also in other regional languages.
However, modernist architecture became prevalent in Delhi as well as all over India, especially after the influence of Le Corbusier. [ 9 ] After Independence, the best examples of modern architecture in Delhi include IIT Delhi (1961) by Jugal Kishore Chodhury , Hall of Nations (1972) and Asian Games Village (1982) by Raj Rewal , Palika Kendra ...
The temple complex is situated on the Delhi Metro between the Nehru Place bus terminus and business center and Okhla railway station and industrial area, and next to the BaháΚΌí Faith's Lotus Temple. Close to the temple, on a hill in the east of Kailash Colony and near the ISKCON temple, lies an edict of Ashoka, dating from the 3rd century BC.
ISKCON Temple also popularly called as the Hare Krishna temple is a famous Vaishnava temple with deities of Sri Radha Krishna. Located in South Delhi, the construction of the temple began in 1991 and was completed in 1998 under the planning of internationally renowned architect Achyut Kanvinde.