Hare-Krishna-Tempel Zürich, Hindu temple at Bergstrasse, Zürich, Switzerland
The Hare Krishna Temple occupies a former 1909 patrician mansion on Bergstrasse along the Zürichberg slopes. The building features a prayer room on the ground floor with an altar, while upper levels contain a library and exhibition space.
The Krishna Consciousness society acquired this abandoned banker's residence in 1980 and restored it through community efforts. The property has since become an active spiritual center serving the city.
The Sunday festival starts at 3 pm with communal singing of the Mahamantra, followed by a lecture at 4 pm and a vegetarian feast at 5 pm. At 7 pm the evening bhajan begins while the altar is redecorated; both ISKCON followers and Tamil worshippers lead it.
The temple is at Bergstrasse 54 on the Zürichberg slope, surrounded by a garden where festive meals are taken in good weather. The monks' rooms on the upper floors are closed to the public; the prayer room, library, Prabhupada exhibition and entrance boutique are the parts visitors use. The Sunday programme starts at 15:00 with chanting, followed by a lecture at 16:00, a vegetarian meal at 17:00 and the evening bhajan at 19:00.
The first floor holds a library and an exhibition on Prabhupada, ISKCON's founder; the floors above are monks' quarters closed to the public. The Sunday programme starts at 15:00 with the Mahamantra, a talk at 16:00, a vegetarian meal at 17:00 and a bhajan at 19:00, when the altar is redecorated. The bhajan is led partly by ISKCON followers and partly by Tamils.
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