ISKCON Los Angeles (New Dvaraka)
इस्कॉन लॉस एंजेलिस (न्यू द्वारका)
📍 Los Angeles, California
🪔 Far away today? Offer an online puja to Shri Krishna →Srila Prabhupada's Western headquarters since 1970, where Rukmini-Dvarakadhisha were installed in 1971, with a Bhagavad-gita diorama museum and Govinda's café.
1970 से श्रील प्रभुपाद का पश्चिमी मुख्यालय — 1971 में श्री श्री रुक्मिणी-द्वारकाधीश की स्थापना; भगवद्गीता संग्रहालय और गोविंदा कैफ़े।
इतिहास History
On 25 February 1970 ISKCON's devotees moved into their new temple on Watseka Avenue, between Venice and Culver City. In the summer of 1971 the presiding deities, Sri Sri Rukmini-Dvarakadhisha, were installed, and the community took the name New Dvaraka.
Under Srila Prabhupada's personal direction, Los Angeles became a model for the rest of ISKCON and its Western world headquarters. In 1977 devotees opened the Bhagavad-gita Museum here, which tells the Gita's teachings in dioramas.
दर्शन की जानकारी Before you go
- Hours
- Visiting hours 7:15 am – 12:30 pm and 4:30 – 8:30 pm (mangala arati at 4:30 am).
- Dress code
- Modest dress. Remove footwear before entering the temple.
- Food
- Govinda's Cafe on site. No outside food or drink, and no non-vegetarian food (including fish, eggs, onion and garlic) on the premises.
- The Govinda's lot is for café customers; otherwise park on Watseka Avenue or the side streets
From the temple’s official website, checked in October 2026. Hours change for festivals and seasons, so confirm on the temple’s site or by phone before you travel. General temple etiquette →
दर्शनीय Don’t miss
- Sri Sri Rukmini-Dvarakadhisha in the temple room
- The Bhagavad-gita diorama museum
- Sunday Open House: kirtan from 10 am, arati at noon, a talk and a 1:30 pm feast
- Govinda's Cafe & Boutique