The ISKCON Los Angeles New Dvaraka Temple was established by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in 1970 and has been a fixture of the greater Los Angeles community since its founding. A bright and colorful cultural explosion on the Los Angeles West Side, ISKCON Los Angeles is the home of Govinda’s Gifts and Govinda’s Restaurant, well-known haunts of the Southern California yoga and health food communities.
The temple itself, located next to the restaurant and gift store, is a unique experience. Ancient Indian mantras are chanted with skill and devotion with the accompaniment of exotic instruments, as incense wafts through the air, children play, and priests perform rituals with origins reaching back to the beginnings of history.
