ISKCON
TEMPLE, DELHI
Shri Radha Parthasartha
Mandir
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Shri Radha Parthasatha Mandir
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Location: Hare Krishna Hill, East
of Kailash, New Delhi
Approach:
By air- 17
KM (Indira Gandhi International Airport)
By railway station- 5
KM (Nizamuddin Railway Station)
By metro- 1.6
KM(Nehru Palace Metro)
Project size: 3 acres
Construction period: 1993-1998(5 years)
Architecture style: Contemporary
Architect/Designer: Ar. Achyut P Kanvinde
Ladscape Designer: Prof. Ravindra Bhan
AREA REQUIREMENTS
ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES
TEMPLE
Interior: Gold plated sinhasan with ek ratna style elevation in white marble.
Each shikhara for each diety
Dieties include:
- Radha Krishna parthasarthi
- Shri Ram Lakshman Sita
- Shri Gaur Nitai
- Narsimha Avatar
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Vaishnava devotees weaving flower garlands for deities at Iskcon temple
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Space designed for approx. 1500 visitors at a time
Interior: Flooring and cladding in white marble with black, grey and yellow terracotta finish
Prabhupada statue facing garbhagriha
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Statue of A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada ( founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, commonly known as the "Hare Krishna Movement")
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Circular hall with columns forming haunch with skylight provided at crown
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Skylight centered at the roof of mandapa
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Signage directing the parikrama path
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Interior: 6" Polished grey marble used in wall cladding with black and white marble flooring in 2'-0" x 2'-0" grey marble tile with 3" black granite and red granite at the edge.
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Entry to the pradakshina path
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Pradakshina path is decorated with hindu mythology depicting paintings by russian artists
Ceiling lights are positioned and oriented such that wall light foucuses on paintings
INSTITUTION BLOCK A- VEDIC EXPO, GUEST HOUSE AND AUDITORIUM
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Institution Block A
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Museum with light and sound depicting events of Mahabharat
COMMERICAL
Dining hall on the ground floor
Bookshops, Garment, Sweet shops, life membership office, seminar hall on the first floor
INSTITUTION BLOCK B- ADMIN BLOCK, PREACHING OFFICE, RECEPTION AND LIFE MEMBERSHIP OFFICE, TOILET AND DRINKING WATER FACILITIES
Direct access route provided from admin office to temple as it is located right below the temple
GOVINDA' S RESTAURANT
PARKING
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Parking near the main entrance
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STRUCTURE
Reinforced concrete frame structure with red and white stone finish.
Shikhara
Rests on 8 octagonal columns polished in white marble forming an 8 (extruded) triangular-shaped haunch.
Corners are removed and replaced by slits for day lighting and ventilation.
LANDSCAPE FEATURES
Flooring in Kotah and brown Dholpur stone in cladding.
Column base were in different profiles.
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Entry to entrance plaza
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Different types of shrub plantation near man made waterfall.
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Diverse plant species
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For the manmade waterfall, red granite blocks were used as backdrop.
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Artificial waterfall backdrop
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Homogeneity in materials used.
Wall lighting were found at 1'-0" from ground floor level to lighten the pavements.
Efficient use of Signage has helped in communicating and directing devotees and visitors to explore the temple campus as well as the message and goals they want to share as a religious community
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Guest house facade
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ISKCON TEMPLE is situated over
a hill with the main temple block occupying the highest portion of the site.
CENTRAL OPEN AREA
The open area is arranged in
terraces to meet the buildings at various levels and create spatial
relationship with its architecture.
HARDSCAPE
The landscape conceived is
predominantly hard because of the nature of the open spaces and their usage.
PROMENADE
A long promenade is created
over the restaurant and along the institutional blocks for approaching the main
temple block.
A series of decks separates the
lower most garden area, which is 3.4 meters below from the last deck.
WATER
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Sculpture of Lord Krishna dancing on snake demon Kaliya
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This unique site conditions has
dictated the main focal feature of landscape that is use of water.
For night effect appropriate
artificial lighting has been used to enhance the landscape features.
TREES (SOFTSCAPE)
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Extensive use of permanent groundcovers and flowering shrubs has been used.
Lawn areas have been created wherever they were needed.
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In the landscape areas
indigenous long lasting trees of religious significance have been used.
These trees will flower in
different seasons changing the environment at different times.
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