PARSIPPANY — The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony for it’s new temple on 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 26 at 180 Troy Road, at the corner of Troy and Baldwin Road.
This will be the first ISKCON temple in the Northeast that will be built in a traditional, Vedic architectural style and will feature elements such as shikhars (domes) and jharokhas (decorative windows) among others.
ISKCON is also celebrating its golden jubilee, 50 years since its inception in 1966 by Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, when he brought Lord Krishna’s teachings to America.
The Bhumi Puja maha-yajna will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. and will be followed by the Groundbreaking ceremony at 10:00 a.m. The event is open to everyone.