Sri Radha Rasabihari ISKCON Temple, Juhu, Mumbai
Today at this temple
Quick facts
- Primary deity
- Krishna
- Tradition
- vaishnava
- Year founded
- 1978
- Founder
- Founded 1978 by SRILA BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA — the founder-acharya of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness, established 1966 in New York). The Juhu temple was Srila Prabhupada's PERSONAL PROJECT and one of ISKCON's MOST-IMPORTANT PAN-INDIA ESTABLISHMENTS; its foundation required overcoming significant-local-bureaucratic-obstacles, and Srila Prabhupada personally-led the project's-completion months-before-his-1977-mahasamadhi. The 1978-consecration marked the formal-opening
- Managing trust
- ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) — global-Hare-Krishna-Gaudiya-Vaishnava-movement with 600+ temples worldwide; Juhu-Mumbai is the Mumbai-headquarters
- Daily footfall
- 5,000-10,000 daily
- Photography
- outside_only
- Non-Hindu policy
- all_welcome
- Dress code
- Modest attire. No shorts. Photography usually permitted outside sanctum with permission.
- Accessibility
- ♿ 👴 🍼
- VIP darshan
- —
- Typical visit
- 60–180 min
Sthala Purana — the story
ISKCON-Juhu is a MODERN INSTITUTIONAL TEMPLE (not an ancient sthala-purana-based site). The spiritual-foundation is the Gaudiya-Vaishnava Chaitanya-Sampradaya (16th-c. Bengal-based Krishna-bhakti movement) transmitted-through-parampara to Srila Prabhupada, who established-ISKCON-globally (1966 onwards) and personally-founded the Juhu temple. The Radha-Rasabihari deity-form is the Vrindavan-gopi-lila Krishna — his eternal-pastimes-with-Radha-and-the-gopis
References: Bhagavad-Gita-As-It-Is (Srila Prabhupada translation/purport) 18 chapters · Srimad-Bhagavatam 18,000 verses · Chaitanya-Charitamrita Lord Chaitanya's biography
Darshan & aartis
- 04:30Mangala Arati30 min · Pre-dawn awakening arati with continuous kirtan
- 07:15Shringara30 min · Deity shringara-darshan with fresh-flower-garlands
- 12:30Raj-Bhoga30 min · Midday royal-bhoga; deities rest 13:00-16:00
- 19:00Sandhya Arati45 min · Evening atmospheric kirtan-arati
Plan your visit
Mumbai (BOM) — 5 km (very close)
Santacruz (Western Railway) — 3 km; Andheri — 4 km
Trust parking available; extensive auto-taxi-Uber access
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ISKCON Juhu Guest House (0.1 km) · Juhu beach hotels (0.5 km)
Govinda's Restaurant (ISKCON-Juhu) · Juhu-area restaurants
Year-round. Peak: JANMASHTAMI (2026 approximately 4 September 2026) 2-3 lakh; RADHASHTAMI (15 days later); Kartik-Vrata Oct-Nov; every Sunday elevated. October-February ideal Mumbai-weather. Combined with Siddhivinayak + Mahalakshmi + Juhu beach 1-2 day Mumbai-tourism
- Modest attire
- Flowers, tulsi (optional; available outside)
- Cash/UPI
- For Janmashtami (2026 approximately 4 September 2026): book 30 days ahead; all-night kirtan
- For international visitors: ISKCON English-programs welcome
- Combine with Juhu beach + Siddhivinayak (5 km S)
Gallery & media
Deity & iconography
- Height of murti
- 122 cm
- Vahana
- Garuda (traditional Vishnu vahana, depicted subsidiary)
- Adornments
- PRIMARY DEITIES: RADHA-RASABIHARI (Radha + Krishna-Rasabihari form — the Vrindavan-Gopi-Lila Krishna in his cosmic-dance-round with the gopis; approximately 122 cm marble-murtis in elaborate-daily-shringar); GAUR-NITAI (Chaitanya Mahaprabhu + Nityananda — the 16th-c. Gaudiya-Vaishnava founders, deified); JAGANNATH-BALABHADRA-SUBHADRA (Puri Jagannath triad subsidiary-deities). Elaborate daily-shringar with multiple-costume-changes, fresh-flower-garlands, gold-silver-ornaments. ISKCON'S SIGNATURE DEVOTIONAL PROGRAM includes daily-arati, kirtan-chanting, Bhagavad-Gita discourse, and continuous-HARE-KRISHNA-MAHA-MANTRA chanting
- Consorts on panel
- Radha (primary consort), Gopis, Gaur-Nitai, Jagannath-Balabhadra-Subhadra, Tulsi-Devi, Srila Prabhupada (memorial-deification)
- Favored bhoga
- TULSI-PATRA (essential Vaishnava offering); PUSHPANJALI (flower-offering); traditional-Vaishnava-pure-veg-prasadam offered-to-Krishna-first and subsequently distributed: rice, dal, kadhi, subzi, halwa, payasam, laddu. ISKCON food-and-prasadam philosophy treats all-food-as-devotional-offering
- Mantras chanted here
- HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE — the Mahamantra continuously-chanted; Bhagavad-Gita daily-discourse; Srimad-Bhagavatam paath; Chaitanya-Charitamrita recitation; traditional Gaudiya-Vaishnava-ritual-mantras
- Worship purpose
- Gaudiya-Vaishnava Krishna-bhakti with specific ISKCON-Chaitanya-lineage framework; HARE KRISHNA MAHAMANTRA chanting (ISKCON's core-devotional-practice); JANMASHTAMI supreme-annual observance; pan-Mumbai-Vaishnava-diaspora-and-international-visitor community-devotional-focus; BHAGAVAD-GITA-AS-IT-IS and Srimad-Bhagavatam study
Architecture & art
Modern 1978 ISKCON-standard complex — multi-story marble-clad temple, golden-domes and kalasha, large sabha-hall for kirtan-discourse, deity-sanctum, Govinda's restaurant, bookshop, guest-house. Modern-amenities and English-friendly
- Style
- Modern 1978-built ISKCON-standard architectural-style; multi-story complex approximately 60m × 60m in Juhu beach-area of west-Mumbai; white-marble exterior, golden-domes and kalasha, large-sabha-hall for kirtan-and-discourse, deity-sanctum, restaurant (Govinda's), bookshop, guest-house
- Shikhara height
- 20 m
- Built of
- Reinforced concrete with marble cladding; modern-temple-construction
- Notable features
- 1978 Srila Prabhupada-founded ISKCON Mumbai-headquarters · RADHA-RASABIHARI primary deities + GAUR-NITAI + JAGANNATH triad · HARE KRISHNA MAHAMANTRA continuous-chanting · GOVINDA'S RESTAURANT (pure-veg, prasadam-style) · ISKCON BOOKSHOP (Bhagavad-Gita-As-It-Is, Srimad-Bhagavatam) · JUHU BEACH adjacent (popular-Mumbai-beach) · Janmashtami 2-3 lakh · International-visitor-friendly; English-Hindi-Marathi multilingual programs
- Protection status
- trust_managed
History timeline
- 1966 (ISKCON founding)
Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founded ISKCON in New York to propagate Krishna-consciousness globally
- 1971-1977 (Mumbai land acquisition and construction)
Srila Prabhupada personally oversaw the Juhu-Mumbai project; significant-local-bureaucratic-obstacles overcome; construction 1971-1977
- 1978 (temple consecration)
RADHA-RASABIHARI and GAUR-NITAI deities formally-installed and consecrated 1978; Srila Prabhupada had attained mahasamadhi-just-months-before (1977) but the temple was-completed-per-his-vision
- 1978-present
Mumbai ISKCON-headquarters with global-Gaudiya-Vaishnava-community-activity; Govinda's restaurant popularized pure-vegetarian-prasadam-dining; modern pilgrim-and-tourist-infrastructure; pan-India-and-international devotee-visits
Special phenomena
Hare Krishna Mahamantra — continuous chanting
ISKCON's signature-devotional-practice is the 16-word HARE KRISHNA MAHAMANTRA chanted-continuously throughout the day in the temple. Pan-Mumbai and international-visitors can join kirtan-sessions at any-time during temple-hours.
Govinda's restaurant — pure-vegetarian-prasadam
ISKCON-Juhu's GOVINDA'S RESTAURANT (part of the temple-complex) serves pure-vegetarian-Krishna-prasadam-style cuisine (all food offered-to-Krishna-first). Popular-pan-Mumbai-and-tourist destination for-religious-dining experience.
International visitor accessibility
ISKCON-Juhu is particularly welcoming-to-international-visitors with English-Hindi-Marathi multilingual programs, ISKCON-BOOKSHOP offering Bhagavad-Gita-As-It-Is and extensive Srila-Prabhupada-literature, and global-Gaudiya-Vaishnava-community connections.
Poojas & sevas offered here
No bookable poojas listed yet
Festivals & signature events
- SignatureKrishna JanmashtamiAnnual
Location & nearby temples
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- Shree Ram Mandir, Dadar, Mumbai10.0 km · Mumbai
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Scriptural references
- Bhagavad-Gita-As-It-Is (Srila Prabhupada translation/purport)
- 18 chapters
- Srimad-Bhagavatam
- 18,000 verses
- Chaitanya-Charitamrita
- Lord Chaitanya's biography