Hare Krishna Melbourne (ISKCON) Temple

It was our privilege to make a visit to ISKCON during our recent visit to Melbourne in the evening. Had a nice darshan of the Lords, listened to pravachana and had sumptuous prasadam. Premises was well maintained and garden area was beautiful too. Felt blessed.

Really enjoyed the Sunday evening meditation session. A beautiful and uplifting experience. The vegan feast was also very delicious. A lovely group of people.

It is a good place and very near to the beach. Please visit with your family and taste the delicious Prasad if possible.

Most amazing, beautiful deities and temple. Immaculatly clean and wonderful spiritual atmosphere. During arati, kirtan is always going on and prasadam, tasty food is served three times a day for everyone. Apart from this, some snacks are always served. A must visit temple for all who love Lord Krishna. There is also small well maintained garden, water fountain and tables to sit and relax.

Hare Krishna temple is a place, not just for eating and sleeping but to create a base with the knowledge to fight Maya. Reading 1000's of books and associating with devotees and loving everyone with no expectation. With a constant service attitude towards Krishna and his devotees.Sad to say i have to leave this place but, Krishna resides in the heart. So let's create a pilgrimage wherever we go.A place to taste, understand and experience true spirituality.Soon will visit again.

Visited here with friend love the pound at the back. So peaceful and calm.

“We invite, All Hungry people, take your eating here, sumptuously. Why you should remain hungry”. – Words of the Founder Srila Prabhupada, from the 70’s, continues to occur to this day, at the Temple, despite many challenges.However, upon my visit over the past few days there does seem to be room for improvement as my experience was somewhat inconsistent and border lining on disheartening.•Upon entry to the dining hall during the described times, I often noted the Food preparations were nearly running out. I believe on the 25th (Sunday), at 1830- there appeared to be no food left. There was no information available on where attendees could go to obtain more, however I noted that some attendees obtained food at another location, which remains a mystery)•I understand that personnel serving food items are volunteers (thus not members of the temple) however it feels that these volunteers or maybe even staff can be selective in who they serve. Some of these personnel have no smile, no energy , are arrogant and don’t seem happy. They wouldn’t even respond to an acknowledgement. I noticed that some people in the queue could ask for more, as they knew the people serving. Food is meant to be distributed, not hoarded. What is the correct way to ask for more whilst in the queue. Servers should have more emotional intelligence and compassion. This is especially important if you bring visitors to “relish the kitchen religion”.•The event on Boxing day was somewhat disorganized in 40 degree heat. Lunch was only served at 4pm, and was advertised at 2pm. Queue and crowd management was a disaster. Many people where cutting in, making it difficult. Children, the elderly and desperate should have been served earlier, whilst the celebrations/processes where underway.•Staff (members in devotional attire) didn’t seem that approachable, and lacked energy. I found that it was difficult to establish a conversation or even a greeting with staff. Some staff seemed hostile too caught up to even acknowledge you.

Great vibes!Beautifully kept and maintained.Stunning art work!Signage could be better.Response to Aniruddha: Signs into the temple, as well as to the toilet aren't clear enough. Hope that helps.