ISKCON Philadelphia — Attraction in Philadelphia

Great concept bad execution Place is all one can ask for disconnect from world beautiful hill side but definitely needs improvement. Lack of staff and volunteer -- our visit was on July 4th and it was long weekend with more crowd which meant long queue in Prasad order wait in restaurant. Govind restaurant claims a big menu online but doesn't provide half of it. Pizza it self took 30 mins and they say we have limited ovens etc. No room service -- we had one cabin and one ground lodge. If they had no intention to provide room service please say so , multiple follow-ups but no one turned up. Cow milking - took kids but since so many people appeared ( long weekend ) farmer looked stressed. only one cow was being milked again long queue with all taking pictures ( even grown up) temple has no control on how people behave Selfies pictures inside temple at the time of Aarti was allowed. Everyone was leaving shoes in front and not on shoe rack ..taking time of volunteer who can focus some where else. Good thing is kids daycare from morning to lunch which kept kids entertained. It wasn't advertised well so people didn't know about it. Some rules can be defined to keep order of things in a...

Covid lockdown procedures have not been entirely lifted. It used to be that anyone clean, & orderly in behavior, would be admitted, anytime between 4:30AM, wrapping up around 8:30 to 9PM. NOW, there are scheduled, times for visitors, but I THINK if they know you, & your history with them is good, there MAY be a more liberal approach. It is a place, not only of worship, but of SERVICE as well, so those ready, willing & able to take DIRECTION, will possibly be allowed to savor the Divine Transcendental Mellows of this most resplendent space, perhaps even MORE than your garden variety, first time curiosity seekers. Although serious in nature, it is a place of CELEBRATION and JOY, especially during services, aroti, etc., the most important of which transpire EARLY, for your average Joe. A great way to start your day, and your...

Love going to Isckon Philly on Sunday evening. They have lots of activities like-spiritual lessons, Bhajan followed by free feast . I love the prasad offered here , you get typical taste of Bangal-India.there are classes for kids during weekend mornings & Also Geeta classes for adults. I am fortunate to attend bhakti vriksha session offered by Isckon members .For class details it’s better to contact Temple.They have store aswell where you can find indian cloths & Prayers accessories. visit this place on Sunday evening to experience the warmth of this place.Must visit this place even if you are not a...