ISKCON Pretoria
ISKCON Pretoria, 1189 Church Street, Hatfield, 0083,Tel – 012 342 6216
Located in the heart of Hatfield, Pretoria on the corner of Church street is the flourishing ISKCON Pretoria temple under the guidance of Vraja Vallabha das and the temple is always a hive of activity.
ISKCON, Pretoria is dedicated to the preaching the message of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His pure devotee Srila Prabhupada and his followers. After the daily morning programs the resident devotees go out on book distribution and other preaching services. Melodious bhajans take place every evening and there is a strong focus on the congregation development.
ISKCON Pretoria has developed innovative programs which are proving to be very successful. The program started in Hammanskraal and has been extended to Temba projects. Hammanskraal is having Sunday namahatta programs – the program starts with kirtans, followed by a class on the Bhagavad-Gita, as it is, followed by ecstatic kirtan and then prasadam. Temba is a new project and is still in its infancy. Kirtan is held in the park and is then followed by a discourse from Bhagavad-Gita. Many people come to participate in these programs. These projects are headed by Ramaniya Mataji.
Other highlights include the university and youth preaching programs and Food For Life. In the coming year ISKCON Pretoria plans to inaugurate a Ratha Yatra festival. There is certainly much to look forward to.
