How to Beat the Queue at ISKCON Bangalore
Entry to ISKCON Bangalore is free. For the shortest queue, go on a weekday morning after the temple opens, or early in the evening, and avoid weekends and festivals like Janmashtami. On weekdays the temple closes for a few hours in the afternoon, so check the darshan timings on the official site before you go.
- Entry
- Free. Small charges for parking and footwear storage
- Weekday darshan
- Morning and evening sessions, with an afternoon break
- Weekends
- Open all day, with no afternoon break
- Best time
- Weekday morning
- Busiest
- Weekends, public holidays, Janmashtami and other festivals
- Dress code
- Modest, traditional clothing. No shorts
- Time to allow
- 1-2 hours
How long is the queue at ISKCON Bangalore?
The Sri Radha Krishna temple on Hare Krishna Hill in Rajajinagar is one of Bengaluru's most visited temples. Visitors follow a set route up the hill to the main shrine, and on weekends and festivals the queue can stretch a long way. A visit usually takes one to two hours, including darshan and the stalls on the way out.
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- Weekday mornings: the shortest queues.
- Early weekday evenings: calmer than the weekend, with evening aarti.
- Worst: weekends, public holidays and festivals, especially Janmashtami, when the crowds are enormous.
- Weekday afternoons: the temple usually closes for a few hours, so check the timings.
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