ISKCON Whitefield is a spiritual centre under the aegis of ISKCON Bangalore, supporting gated and non-gated communities within the vicinity of Whitefield, Brook Fields, KR Puram, Mahadevpura and many more.
The proximity to gated communities such as Prestige Shantinikethan, Brigade Metropolis, Adarsh Palm Retreat and many other communities makes it a blessing for the residents of Whitefield to associate and experience the divinity within their complexes.
Activities at ISKCON Whitefield
Krishna Life
The Krishna Life sessions, initiated by ISKCON Bangalore, take the Bhagavad-Gita to homes and apartment complexes in gated communities across the city for busy working professionals. Clubhouses in apartments and societies come alive with spirituality as the ISKCON volunteers engage residents with the essence of the Gita over the weekend. As spiritual aspirants find it difficult to attend the sessions held in the temple for various reasons, we conduct the Krishna Life program at their place making it convenient for everyone to participate. The program includes a short thought-provoking talk by a senior ISKCON devotee, a meditation session, bhajans, and kirtans. It has drawn participants from all walks of life. Besides these, the following summarises the activities of Krishna Life at Whitefield communities such as Prestige Shantiniketan, Brigade Metropolis, Adarsh Palm Retreat, etc.
Krishna Katha
Listen to the teachings and pastimes of Lord Krishna and empower yourself spiritually. Tune into the spiritually enlightening discourses that glorify the Lord’s lila in Srimad Bhagavatam, and listen to His golden words of wisdom in Bhagavad Gita that will bring you closer to Krishna than ever before.
Kirtana
A divine opportunity to participate in melodious bhajans and kirtans that will uplift your spirits and provide inner peace.
Satsanga
Associate with like-minded friends to enhance your spiritual quest. A gateway to join hands together in spiritual harmony and meet people from various walks of life. Hands that pray together stay together.
Sacred Yatras
A golden pathway to explore the divine locations where the Supreme Lord performed His lilas. An organised, spiritually soul-stirring tour of holy dhams like Vrindavan, Tirupathi and many more under the personal presence and guidance of devotees.
Celebrate Utsavas
Come together in the comfort of your own society to celebrate festivals like Janmashtami, Ram Navami and Narasimha Jayanthi in a unique way with all religious fervour and piety.
Prasadam Feast
Relish the delicious food that has been sanctified by the touch of Lord Krishna. The sumptuous sattvic prasadam will energise your mind and body spiritually.
Culture Camp
A two-week culture camp is conducted exclusively for the kids of gated communities during summer vacation. Your kids will get an opportunity to learn and recite the shlokas from the Bhagavad Gita, including the translation as per Vedic traditions. The camp will culminate with Talents Day for the children to showcase their cultural learnings. We also conduct Yoga, Dance, Theatre, Arts & Crafts, Puranic story-telling sessions to ensure holistic cultural empowerment for your children.
Community Festivals
Collaboration with gated communities to organise festivals like Rath Yatra within the complexes.
Krishna Life-ISKCON Bangalore presents, Janmashtami Art & Music (JAM) Fest, an eclectic Inter-gated Community cultural fiesta, a grand celebration of our rich culture and tradition.
JAM Fest is an all-encompassing and inclusive cultural melange that offers its participants, across all age groups, a platform to partake in a plethora of performing and non-performing arts like Dance, Music, Theatre, Chants, Costumes, Art, Oratory and Literary events.
With more than 30 solo and team contests, over 1000 prizes up for grabs, a rolling trophy for the best performing gated community, and a surprise gift for every participant, the fest is aimed at nurturing the spirit of collaboration and cooperation through collective celebration.
Join us in weaving the threads of our cultural tapestry. Be prepared to be entertained, inspired, and enlightened. Get ready for an engaging, enlivening, and unforgettable journey, and experience immense pride and joy in our incredible heritage!
FOLK Program
‘Friends Of Lord Krishna’ (FOLK) is a program initiated by ISKCON Bangalore to empower the youth with spiritual knowledge based on the teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Hundreds of youngsters make their way to ISKCON Whitefield every weekend for a blissful evening of spiritual classes, music, dance and prasadam—delicious food offered to Lord Krishna.
The FOLK program employs highly interactive sessions handled by experienced faculties who have dedicated their lives as missionaries for over 20 years. A typical program on Sunday consists of teaching how to apply Vedic wisdom to current world realities. Solutions are provided to problems and challenges that the youth encounter everyday, like stress management, improving memory and concentration, ways to get rid of bad habits and excel in life. The youngsters are also taken through personality enrichment courses to explore their deeper selves and encourage them to become more reflective and introspective—a real need in today’s chaotic times.
Some of the highlights of FOLK:
Art of Mind Control
Art of Mind Control is one of the most popular short presentation workshops where the participants learn to harness the untapped potential of the mind through techniques of mind control based on the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita.
Secrets of Success
Secrets of Success is a 24-hour experiential-based workshop conducted on weekends in the sacred precincts of Hare Krishna Hill, ISKCON Bangalore temple. There are seven secret principles discussed based on the timeless wisdom of Bhagavad-gita in this workshop. Some of the topics are:
- IQ-EQ-SQ
- Yoga for Modern Age
- Real Knowledge
- GOD: Imagination or Reality
- Beyond Vegetarianism
and other secret principles that intrigue one’s intellect and practically enlighten the participants to apply the secrets of success in their personal and professional lives.
They will also learn practical meditation techniques for the modern age, namely ‘Mantra Meditation’ of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
Path of Perfection
‘Path of Perfection … to change the paradigm of life!’ – a specially designed four-session interactive workshop is an initiative of ISKCON Bangalore’s FOLK volunteers, having observed the unfortunate cultural degradation among the youngsters. These volunteers came up with this workshop for students of engineering colleges in their respective college hostels for first-year students. The topics presented in the four-day workshop were:
- Curing the Cancer of Mind: A session on taming the mind to be our friend.
- Can a scientist believe in God?: The participants get scientific evidence for the existence of God.
- Know Your Goal: Setting the right goals and learning effective means to accomplish them.
- Power of Habits: The participants learn the secret formula to escape from bad habits.
FOLK Residency
FOLK Hostels are for persons who want to make their life meaningful and are interested in a higher purpose. Here, you can stay with like-minded people in a congenial environment. You can develop emotional balance and concentrate better on studies / work as you will learn to manage stress better. Live a healthy lifestyle in a no-smoke, no-drink environment. You have access to spiritual practices, which reduce anxiety levels, and thereby you can channelise your energies efficiently. Living with people from diverse backgrounds will give you an opportunity to improve communication skills, learn new languages, etc. You can learn to share resources and hence build relationships. You can develop training and teaming skills. It’s a good platform where successful professionals come and talk about life skills. Life in Folk Hostel will help you in the holistic development of your personality. Address: ITPL FOLK Residency Sraddha Sapphire Apartment, BEML Layout Main Rd, Thubarahalli, Brookefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560066
Chaitnya Centre
Krishnashraya is a home-based spiritual rejuvenation program conducted at various locations in the city of Bengaluru. Objectives of Krishnashraya Program To give anyone and everyone an opportunity to come closer to Krishna, the Supreme personality of Godhead.
Basil Woods International School
Basil Woods International School is an initiative conceived by the devotees of ISKCON Bangalore is being set up in an 8-acre integrated campus for the first time in Gunjur. The school will be a fusion of Indian traditional architectural style with all the modern amenities. It will be a certified green campus with net-zero energy goals, making it a one-of-a-kind school project in the country. The infrastructure will be designed to accommodate about 1500 students. Inspired by the vision of Srila Prabhupada, Basil Woods aspires to create a transformative learning experience for next-gen students, providing a unique combination of value education-based concepts from ancient Indian scriptures, along with a world-class academic curriculum. Location: 159/2, Gunjur – Mugalur Rd, Halasahalli, Karnataka 560087 Phone: 063644 25888
Basil Woods Juniors – Preschools and Daycare & Basil Woods Juniors – Preschool Academy
Basil Woods Preschool Academy seeks to provide high-quality education to young learners through a combination of world-class infrastructure, qualified and committed facilitators, innovative curriculum, use of technology and novel interventions designed to improve the learning outcomes. Our curriculum and teaching methodology are designed to kindle the inquisitiveness of children and to make learning “rich, real and relevant.”
The Basil Woods preschool program covers all the aspects of early childhood development, including sensorial learning, cognition and creative abilities, language, Mathematics, Geography, Science, practical life with personality development, Yoga and Value education.
Locations
Whitefield, Bangalore
152, ECC Road, Whitefield, Bangalore- 560066
Contact: +91 9342671721
Varthur, Bangalore
Beside Govt. Hospital, Varthur, Bengaluru – 560087
+91 63649 04888
For more information: https://basilwoods.in/preschool/