ISKCON Temple

Kirtan Mela and Fun Fair 2026
2026-06-20 11:00 - 23:00 UTC | ISKCON of Delaware, 3465 Wrangle HIll Road, Bear, DE, 19701, United States
Join us on June 20th for our Annual Kirtan Mela and Fun Fest. There will be 8 hours of kirtan, dancing, events, games and more. Admission is free and food and drink can be purchased throughout the day. We look forward to seeing you!
Join us Saturday at 11:30am to greet the Deities prior to the pulling of the cart which will begin at noon. There will be prasadam, kirtan and activities afterwards until 8pm.
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Nrsimha Caturdasi
2026-04-30 18:00 - 20:30 | ISKCON of Delaware, 3465 Wrangle HIll Road, Bear, DE, 19701, United States
This festival celebrates the appearance day of Lord Nrsimha, Lord Krishna’s half-man, half-lion incarnation. Lord Nrsimha incarnates to protect Prahlada, the pious son of the demon Hiranyakasipu, by killing the demon while fulfilling the boons Lord Brahma had granted him. Lord Nrsimha is revered as the protector of all Vaisnavas and is worshiped as the fourth incarnation of Vishnu.
*Devotees observe fasting until dusk on this auspicious day.
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Rama Navami
2026-03-26 18:00 - 20:00 | ISKCON of Delaware, 3465 Wrangle HIll Road, Bear, DE, 19701, United States
The Rama Navami celebration observes the birth of Lord Rama, and is one of the most auspicious days in the Vaisnava calendar. Lord Rama is an incarnation of the Supreme Lord who appeared on this earth several millennia ago. It is a popular occasion, as Lord Rama is very dear to many devotees. During His activities while on Earth, Lord Rama demonstrated high moral values and acted as the perfect son, student, brother, husband and king. His extraordinary adventure is marvelously depicted in the famous epic, The Ramayana.
*Devotees observe fasting until sunset on this auspicious day.
6:00pm – 8:00pm

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Gaura-Purnima
2026-03-03 18:00 - 21:00 | DE
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Golden Avatara who taught congregational chanting of the Holy Name of the Lord as the way in this age to attain pure love of God, appeared at Mayapur, Bengal, in 1486 and exhibited His transcendental activities for 48 years. Join us for the Gaura Purnima Festival in commemoration of the divine appearance and pastimes of the most merciful Avatar, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
*Devotees observe fasting until moonrise on this auspicious day.
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8 Hour Kirtan for Gaura Purnima
2026-02-28 10:00 - 18:00 | ISKCON of Delaware, 3465 Wrangle HIll Road, Bear, DE, 19701, United States
Join us for 8 hours of ecstatic kirtan as we prepare for the appearance day of Lord Chaitanya. All are welcome and meals will be served through out the day. Please contact info@iskconofdelaware.com with any questions.

Appearance of Bhaktisidhanta Saraswati Thakur
2026-02-06 18:00 - 20:00 | ISKCON of Delaware, 3465 Wrangle HIll Road, Bear, DE, 19701, United States
Please join us at Krishna Village to celebrate the Appearance of Bhaktisidhanta Saraswati Thakur. There will be kirtan, discussion and prasadam served. All are welcome.

Nityananda Trayodasi
2026-01-30 18:00 - 20:30 | ISKCON of Delaware, 3465 Wrangle HIll Road, Bear, DE, 19701, United States
Please join us in celebrating the auspicious anniversary of Lord Nityananda’s appearance. Lord Nityananda, being nondifferent from Lord Balarama, is the original guru, the one who shows the devotee the path to spiritual enlightenment; without His mercy, one cannot even hope to attain the Lotus Feet of Lord Gauranga.
*Devotees observe a half day of fasting on this auspicious day.
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Radhastami
2024-09-11 18:00 - 20:30 | ISKCON of Delaware, 3465 Wrangle HIll Road, Bear, DE, 19701, United States
Join us to celebrate the Appearance Day of Srimati Radharani. The complete conception of God includes God and His energies, which exist simultaneously with Him and are non-different from Him. Radha is Krishna’s supreme pleasure energy and His eternal consort. Like the sun and sunshine, Krishna and Radha are simultaneously one and different. Radha embodies the totality of love for Krishna. Thus She is known as the personification of Bhakti, or loving devotion to God. Loving God is our natural state, now dormant. By Her pure example, Radha is the beacon calling everyone to re-awaken full love for Krishna, and She showers us with unlimited mercy to help us achieve that goal.
*Devotees observe fasting until noon on this auspicious day.
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Sri Vyasa-puja
2024-08-27 18:00 - 20:00 | ISKCON of Delaware, 3465 Wrangle HIll Road, Bear, DE, 19701, United States
On this super-important day, please come and join us in expressing our love and gratitude toward Srila Prabhupada for his unlimited spiritual gifts. August 27th marks Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa-puja/Appearance Day celebration. At the age of 69, he mercifully and courageously traveled from India to New York aboard a rugged cargo ship, weathering rough seas and two heart attacks, intent on delivering us all from the sufferings of material life by teaching us Krishna Consciousness. During this most important and sweetest festival of the year, everyone will be given an opportunity to speak before the assembled devotees and express their gratitude to Srila Prabhupada for the unprecedented kindness and compassion he causelessly showered upon us all.
*Devotees observe fasting until noon on this auspicious day.
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Srila Prabhupada Remembrance
2023-11-17 17:30 - 20:30 | DE
“On the absolute platform, there is no difference between the appearance and the disappearance of the spiritual master. Both are beautiful, just like the sunrise and sunset, both are beautiful.” … from a Srila Prabhupada lecture on his guru’s disappearance day.
*Devotees observe fasting until noon on this auspicious day.
Schedule:
5:30pm – Kirtan
6:00pm – Glorification of Srila Prabhupada
7:30 – Puspanjali
8:00: Prasadam Feast
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Govardhan-Puja
2023-11-13 18:00 - 20:30 | DE
Govardhan Puja, or Annakuta, is a festival celebrating the pastime of Lord Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill on His little finger and holding it aloft for seven days to protect the residents of Vrindavan from torrential rains sent by Indra. Please join for an ecstatic kirtan and prasadam feast.
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Delaware Ratha Yatra
2023-10-29 15:00 - 17:00 | DE
Join us as we take part in the Newark Halloween Parade and pull the cart of Lord Jagannath down Main St.
Additional details to follow.

Homecoming Harinama in Newark
2023-10-14 12:00 | Perkins Student Center, 325 Academy St, Newark, DE, 19716, United States
Join us at Perkins Student Center (325 Academy St, Newark, Delaware) on Saturday October 14th for a Maha Harinama.

Ohmfest - Dover, Delaware
2023-09-30 10:00 - 2023-10-01 14:00 | Ohmfest, 1910 Baden Powell Wy, Dover, DE, 19904, United States
A weekend of yoga, meditation, dancing, live local music, local craft vendors, food vendors, health + wellness vendors, camping and fun for the whole family!

Sep 30, 10:00 AM – Oct 01, 2:00 PM. Tickets are needed to enter and can be purchased at the festival website.

*Note – this event is not being put on by ISKCON of Delaware, but we will be there distributing books, teaching meditation and leading kirtan throughout the day.

1910 Baden Powell Wy, Dover, DE 19904, USA

Philadelphia Ratha Yatra
2023-09-23 12:00 - 19:00 | Philadelphia Ratha Yatra, State Rte 3027 & Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA, United States
This year the Hare Krishna Street Fair and Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) celebrates its 50th anniversary on September 23rd! We are back on the Ben Franklin Parkway and at Eakin’s Oval (in front to the Art Museum) and hope that you’re looking forward to celebrating as much as we are!
Saturday September 23rd- Parade and Festivities at Eakin’s Oval
12 Noon – 7 PM
World famous Lord Jagannatha will be having a welcome party – coming out to see friends and devotees as well as passersby. This year the parade route starts at noon at 16th and Ben Franklin Parkway (2 blocks from Love Park) in Center City Philadelphia. The parade will cruise west down the Ben Franklin Parkway. In the center will be a mighty flower-decorated chariot pulled by the participants.
This year’s parade and festival will be enlivened by kirtan singers coming from around the globe! As the parade makes its way toward the Art Museum, singing and dancing all the way, participants will arrive at the festival site at Eakins Oval. There you’ll find a wonderful bazaar with lots of free food for the body, mind and soul waiting for you- a Vegan/ Vegetarian feast, Cultural Programs by International presenters, Yoga presented by facilitators from various Yoga studios, Seminars on the bhakti philosophy by world-class speakers, a Kid’s area to engage the young minds, and much more!

Thanksgiving Feast and Bonfire Kirtan
2022-11-24 18:00 - 21:00 | DE
We invite you to join us on Thursday, November 24th, for a Thanksgiving Feast and kirtan around the bonfire.
We encourage everyone to bring a dish to share with their fellow devotees.

Ratha Yatra
2022-04-24 09:30 - 16:00 | DE
NOTICE: To help protect our ISKCON of San Diego community, we have cancelled this and other events until further notice.
Please see our Community CoronaVirus (COVID-19) Statement for a list of precautionary temple guidelines and updates on other gatherings / events. Hare Krishna!
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The Ratha-yatra festival represents the longing of Lord Krishna’s intimate Vrndavana devotees, headed by Srimati Radharani, to bring Him back to that blessed land after meeting Him at Kuruksetra. According to tradition, the Lord catches a cold once a year during Snana-yatra, His bathing ceremony, held just prior to the Ratha Yatra festival. When He gets better, His servants arrange for Him to go on a lavish procession in the company of His devotees.
Starts At 9:30 AM In Balboa Park
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Snana Yatra
2022-04-10 17:00 - 20:30 | DE
NOTICE: To help protect our ISKCON of San Diego community, we have cancelled this and other events until further notice.
Please see our Community CoronaVirus (COVID-19) Statement for a list of precautionary temple guidelines and updates on other gatherings / events. Hare Krishna!
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The appearance of Lord Jagannatha is mentioned in the Skanda Purana. There Lord Jagannatha tells King Indradyumna, who had the first Jagannatha Deities carved and who built the first great temple for Lord Jagannatha in Puri, that He appeared on the full-moon day of the month of Jyestha, being pleased with the king’s devotion and sacrifices. It is on this very date every year that Snana-yatra, the public bathing of Lord Jagannatha, is held. This day is considered the appearance day of Lord Jagannatha.
Schedule:
5:00pm – Bhajans
5:30pm – Aratik and Kirtan
6:00pm – Lecture
6:45pm – Abhishek
7:45pm – Prasadam Feast
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Advent of the Bhagavad Gita
2021-12-14 17:00 - 20:30 | DE
This festival is held in honor of the day that Srimad Bhagavad-gita was spoken by Lord Sri Krishna to His dear devotee Arjuna on the Battlefiled of Kurukshetra. On this auspicious day we have sponsored distribution opportunities of hard and soft Bhagavad-gitas and various small books. We encourage you to distribute as many as you can, but we can also distribute them in your name if you like. The most auspicious day to purchase Srila Prabhupada’s books for distribution. All books sold at cost during the festival.
This festival is held in honor of the day that Srimad Bhagavad-gita was spoken by Lord Sri Krishna to His dear devotee Arjuna amid the warring families of the Kurus and the Pandavas at Kurukshetra. On this auspicious day we have sponsored distribution opportunities of hard and soft Bhagavad-gitas and various small books. We encourage you to distribute as many as you can, but we can also distribute them in your name if you like.
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Pushpa Abhishek
2020-06-06 17:30 - 20:30 | DE
Please join us in this most joyous festival of bathing our dearest Sri Sri Radha-Giridhari in fragrant flower petals of various types and colors. By celebrating these pastimes of Sri Sri Radha-Krishna, we bring ourselves closer to the mystical mood of Sri Vrindavana Dhama!

Service Opportunities For Pushpa Abhishek
Great Opportunities To Serve Their Lordships

One of the best features of a festival like this is the bliss of helping in the preparation. Please join us for these exciting chances to serve.

Friday morning at 10 AM, June 14th, there will be a party to prepare the many flowers for offering during the festival. Your participation will be greatly appreciated.
Also, you may wish to bring a small preparation to offer to the Deities on Saturday, June 15th. The preparation should be brought to the pujari room no later than 5 PM. Remember these simple guidelines: Cook everything from scratch and do not taste your preparation before it is offered at the temple. Also, use no meat, fish, eggs, garlic, mushrooms or onions in your preps.
Please text Giridhari Priya das for more details on either of these services. 805-705-4323

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