ISKCON Manchester

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a branch of the monotheistic Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition dating back 5000 years to Lord Krishna Himself. ISKCON was established in the West in 1966 by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada) and has since developed into a worldwide confederation of over 500 temples, centers, communities, schools, and restaurants with some 250,000 devotees.

The mission of this nonsectarian, monotheistic movement is to promote the well-being of society by teaching the science of Krishna consciousness according to Bhagavad-gita and other ancient scriptures.

ISKCON Manchester

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Since the 1970’s, devotees of ISKCON have come to Manchester to teach the message of Lord Krishna. A temple was established in the early 1980’s. As activities grew it was time to move to a larger property. This remained as a temple and a home for ISKCON Manchester for many years and saw a growth in the community, its celebrations, festivities and presence across the City.

ISKCON Manchester is located in Whalley Range about two miles south of Manchester City centre, easily accessible from all major approach roads by both private cars and public transportations.
Address ISKCON Manchester
20, Mayfield Road
Whalley Range
Manchester
M16 8FT

Public transport:
Service Number: 85
Stop: Alexandra Park, Alexandra Rd south
Route: MANCHESTER – CHORLTON
**Alexandra Park bus stop is 2 min walk from our temple.

Service Number: 16
Stop: Alexandra Park, Alexandra Rd/Claremont Rd
Stop: ALTRINCHAM – SALE – CHORLTON – MANCHESTER
**Alexandra Park bus stop is 2 min walk from our temple.

Timings: 4:00AM to 8.00PM

04:30 am – Mangala Arati
07:00 am – Sringara Arati
07:00 pm – Evening Arati

Some of the major festivals celebrated annually include Ram Navmi, Janmashtami, Shivratri, Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi and Diwali. Marking the Hindu New Year, Diwali is one of the grandest Hindu festivals, and attracts many visitors and devotees to the mandir.

ISKCON MISSION STATEMENT

1. To systematically propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large and to educate all people in the techniques of spiritual life in order to check the imbalance of values in life and to achieve real unity and peace in the world.
2. To propagate a consciousness of Krishna (God), as it is revealed in the great scriptures of India, especially Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. We accept the principle of transmigration of the soul (reincarnation).
3. To bring the members of the Society together with each other and nearer to Krishna, the prime entity, thus developing the idea within the members, and humanity at large, that each soul is part and parcel of the quality of Godhead (Krishna).
4. To teach and encourage the sankirtana movement, congregational chanting of the holy name of God, as revealed in the teachings of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
5. To erect for the members and for society at large a holy place of transcendental pastimes dedicated to the personality of Krishna.*
6. To bring the members closer together for the purpose of teaching a simpler, more natural way of life.
7. With a view towards achieving the aforementioned purposes, to publish and distribute periodicals, magazines, books and other writings that help realize these purposes.