Important information for Janmastami

Evening Program is from 5:30 p.m. - Midnight 

• Kirtans and Krishna Katha in the Temple Room all night 

• Dance performance on outside stage at 8:30 p.m

• Maha Abhishek (Bathing Ceremony) at 9:30 p.m. 

• Drama at 10:30 p.m.  

• Prasadam stalls including Dosa, Samosa, and Pani Puri

• Maha Midnight Arati 

-Temple will be open for Mangala Arati at 5:00 a.m. 
-Temple will be open for darshan all day starting at 8:00 a.m.  
-Interested in service on Janmastami?  Come during the day or evening and there are plenty of ways to get involved. Call 267.968.6825 if interested.  
-For sponsorships and to participate in our Kalash Abhishek seva please see link below or call 267.968.6825
- Parking will be available at the Temple, street parking, the Univest Bank parking lot on Allens Lane, and the Lutheran Seminary on Germantown Ave.   Since parking space is limited we kindly ask that you carpool with friends and family members. 

Volunteer on Thursday Night

Join us the night before Janmastami starting at 5 p.m. to help prepare for the festival.  This is a yearly tradition and for those that take part, it makes the festival even more meaningful.  Cut vegetables, string garlands, hang lights, clean the Temple, and associate with devotees.  Dinner prasadam will be provided.

The celebrations at ISKCON revolve around the all-encompassing Lord Krishna, and Janmashtami is perhaps the biggest of them all. ISKCON Janmashtami celebration happens all across the world with great Devotion. Janmashtami refers to the day when the Appearance of Lord Krishna, the supreme Lord, is celebrated. The story of Janmashtami is the story of the Advent of Lord Krishna. It is celebrated each year on the eighth day of the Bhadrapada month. The Supreme Lord appeared in Mathura in a dungeon to Queen Devaki and King Vasudeva.