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Hindu temple in Mahadevapura, Bengaluru

Sri Krishna Temple

Photograph of Sri Krishna Temple
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The story of Sri Krishna Temple

Sri Krishna Temple is a Krishna shrine in Indiranagar, and the most useful thing to know at once is that the published description of a temple by this name says it is managed by the Chinmaya Mission and serves as a place for prayer, discourse, yoga, and community service.

Britannica describes Krishna as a major deity in Hinduism, worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God in his own right, so a temple dedicated to him is part of that wider devotional world. The same published page says the temple in Bengaluru is dedicated to Lord Krishna and presents itself as a spiritual haven with daily prayers and ceremonies, with special activity during Janmashtami.

There is no account of this exact building itself, so I can only point to the practical details that are certain here: it opens Monday to Thursday from 7:00 – 10:00 AM and 6:06 – 8:00 PM, Friday from 7:00 – 10:00 AM and 6:00 – 8:00 PM, and Saturday and Sunday on the same morning and evening pattern as Monday.

If you are looking for what to do while standing here, watch for the temple’s ritual rhythm rather than a fixed historic story: this is a place for worship, visits, and the community activities that the management runs around devotion.

In brief

Mahadevapura is a suburb and one of the zones of BBMP in Bangalore Urban district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It was a city municipal council. It is well connected with Outer Ring Road, Whitefield Road and Krishnarajapura Railway Station is the nearest station to board trains.

It is a developing area, which has a high growth potential in terms of residential development. Leading schools, shopping malls, showrooms have come up in the area.

Before you go

Open today
7:00 – 10:00 AM, 6:06 – 8:00 PM
Time to allow
30-60 min
Best months
May to March
Address
Garudachar Palya, Mahadevapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560048, India

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