ISKCON Zurich(Hare Krishna Temple) Temple

Timings: 4:00AM to 9.00PM

4:30 Mangala-arati (auspicious morning ceremony), the first service in the morning
05:15 Japa: chanting the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. The Krishna devotees in the temple
chant ( “sing”, reciting) sixteen rounds on a wooden bead necklace, which is about 1 ½
takes up hours. Between 6:00 and 7:00, some take a
nap.

07:15 Welcoming the Bildgestallten, the curtain of the altar is reopened
(Govinda- devotion), then Guru-puja and kirtana (singing together).

07:45 lecture from the Srimad Bhagavatam, followed by a question and answer portion.The lecture giver alternate daily.

08:45 Morning prasadam. (Breakfast western or Vedic kitchen)

10:00 Practical Devotional service. After breakfast the Krishna devotees go to different activities, such as cleaning the temple, cooking,
shopping, gardening, home repairs, administrative work, etc.
All Krishna devotees to the Vedic also at least one hour per day
studying writings and other relevant literature ,

13:00 midday prasadam. (Mittagsessen- mostly Vedic cuisine; rice, dal, Subji, capatis etc.)

15:00 Individual activities: Reading, personal study, correspondence,
some rest or take a walk. (Japa-walk, walking meditation)
Some devotees go from time to time on harinama-sankirtana.
(Public Singing holy name of God, along with prasadam distribution
or sale of books).

16:30 Small “afternoon snack” with fruit, nuts un fruit.

19:00 Gaura-arati, evening ceremony. The service in the evening; partake of the well again and again guests and friends of Krishna.

19:45 Bhagavat Gita lecture.

20:15 Evening prasadam (Dinner Vedic specialties). Many temples residents
drink only warm milk and retire early back into the room.

21:00 night’s sleep, this time to go to sleep most of Krishna devotees, because the next morning ringing the alarm clock, and a new day in the Krishna consciousness begins.
Visitors are to all parts of the daily program invited to learn about the religious ceremonies, the life of Krishna devotees in the temple, the culinary offerings of Indian vegetarian cuisine as well as the age-old philosophy and literature.