Annual

Report
2016-17

In The Service Of
Sri Radha Krishnachandra
 SEVEN PURPOSES OF ISKCON

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Founder Acharya: International Society for Krishna Consciousness
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 CONTENTS
President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Srila Prabhupada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sri Chaitanya Jayanthi Sambhramotsava The first ever celebration of
Gaura Purnima at Udupi Sri Krishna Matha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Padmashri Conferred on Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Annual Overview: Sri Radha Krishna Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Distribution of the holy name: Harinama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Harinama Chanters Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Nitya Annadana Seva. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Sri Radha Krishna Temple Pilgrim Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Sri Radha Krishna Temple Festivals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Distribution of transcendental literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Fund raising initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Five years at a glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Youth development initiatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cultural - Education Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Krishnashraya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Support from other trusts to ISKCON temple at Hare Krishna Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Go Seva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
ISKCON Bangalore E-Presence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Dignitaries who received the Lord's blessings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
We love Radha Krishna Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Media coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
The Akshaya Patra Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Annual Overview: other centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Core Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Organization Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Organization Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
GBC's Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Society Governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Hare Krishna!
This year commemorates the 50th anniversary of ISKCON. It was established by our beloved Founder and Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta
Swami Prabhupada in New York. He travelled to America, on the order of his spiritual master and after one year of various hardships struggling alone, he could
establish this institution in the year 1966. We are greatly indebted for the selfless work of Srila Prabhupada. The Kannada biographical work titled
‘Mahasadhaka’ on the sublime life of Srila Prabhupada, was released last year. This year we have organised few events around this book.

We have conducted a Seminar and Kavya Goshthi on ‘Mahasadhaka’ at Rajangana, Krishna Matha, Udupi on July 3, 2016, under the holy presence of His
Holiness Sri Sri Vishwesha Tirtha Swamiji of Paryaya Sri Pejavara Adhokshaja Matha. His Holiness remarked “It is due to Srila Prabhupada that the bhakti
siddhanta advocated by Sri Madhavacharya reached an international level. The word Mahasadhaka clearly applies to Srila Prabhupada.” He further said “Srila
Prabhupada holds the credit for spreading the philosophy of devotion to Sri Krishna along with a revolution in moral living all over the world.” Drawing a
comparison between the Sri Krishna Matha and ISKCON to two branches of the same tree, he expressed his wishes for their unceasing growth. In this seminar
many prominent scholars and academics were present and extensively discussed about the life of Srila Prabhupada. Similarly we had conducted another event
in Dharwad.

Srila Prabhupada is a true ambassador of Indian culture, he led an exemplary life exactly as per the revealed scriptures. Thousands of Western youth were
transformed by his teachings and actions. They were inspired to embrace Vedic culture. His deep compassion for all humanity, irrespective of nation, colour or
religion, empowered him to reach out to people across the globe. In a just a few years, Srila Prabhupada established 108 centers of Sanathana Dharma all over
the world.

As a part of celebrating our rich culture and philosophical heritage, this year we hosted the Upanishad Sandesha, an event organised by Bharati Vidya Bhavan.
The famed Kalakshetra Foundation conducted a six part dance drama on Ramayana in ISKCON Bangalore. This covered all important incidents of Shri Rama
covered in Valmiki’s Ramayana viz. Sita Swayamvaram, Sri Ramam Vanagamanam, Paduka Pattabhishekam, Sabari Moksham, Choodamani Pradanam and
Maha Pattabhishekam.

This year also has another significant milestone in the history of Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya. For the first time in the history, ISKCON Bangalore in association
with Sri Krishna Matha, Udupi celebrated, Sri Chaitanya Jayanti Sambramotsava, to commemorate the appearance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The event
was organized at the invitation of His Holiness Sri Sri Vishvesha Tirtha Swamiji of Paryaya Sri Adhokshaja Matha. In this event many commonalities between
Chaitanya Sampradaya and Madhva Sampradaya were examined. Sri Vyasankare Prabhanjanacharya said “If the importance of worshipping Krishna was
taught by Sri Madhvacharya, the significance of sankirtana was heralded the world over by Sri Chaitanya.” His Holiness Sri Sri Vishvesha Tirtha Swamiji said
“Udupi is Lord Chaitanya’s karma bhumi, for it is also from here that He preached the message of bhakti. Therefore, that Chaitanya Jayanti is being celebrated
here gives us great pleasure. Madhvacharya’s philosophy and Lord Chaitanya’s philosophy are not different. They are the same. ISKCON’s preaching Bhakti all
over the world is a great achievement. Therefore we are very proud of ISKCON.”

I am happy to inform you that the construction work on the much - awaited Krishna Lila Theme Park and the Rajadiraja Govinda temple at the site of the
Society's headquarters on the 28 acres of land in Bangalore south at Vasantapura on Kanakapura Road, is going on in full swing. In March 2016, we had Ananta
Sesha sthapana in the Rajadiraja Govinda temple. With the blessings of Lord Krishna we should be able to complete the project in the next three years. On
completion, it will be a facility of 1.5 million square feet of built-up area, dedicated to preserving and distributing the teachings of Lord Krishna and the culture of
Sanatana Dharma. It is expected to become an iconic project of religious tourism.

I invoke the blessings of Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Krishnachandra upon all the stakeholders of ISKCON Bangalore who always support our humble efforts to
take spirituality to all.

May Lord Krishna bless us all.

Madhu Pandit Dasa

President
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 SRILA PRABHUPADA
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of
ISKCON, who is popularly known as Srila Prabhupada, stands out distinctly among
great personalities for connecting souls world wide to the Supreme Personality of
Godhead Krishna in bhakti.
In 1932, Srila Prabhupada became a formally initiated disciple of Bhaktisiddhanta
Sarasvati Thakura of the Gaudiya Vaishnava sampradaya. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
Thakura instructed Srila Prabhupada to preach the message of Lord Krishna to all:
“You try to preach whatever you have learned from me to the English speaking
people of the world. That will be good for you and for the people to whom you
preach. That is my instruction to you.”
Taking this instruction as his life and soul, Srila Prabhupada started translation of
Vedic literatures like Srimad Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam to English. Although he had no funds or any immediate
support for this endeavour, Srila Prabhupada continued to render these translations meticulously. He started the publication of
a monthly magazine called Back to Godhead in English in 1944. Despite setbacks in his effort to spread the mission of his
spiritual master in India, he went ahead to carry out his work in the West. In 1965, Srila Prabhupada sailed to America in a cargo
ship having just forty rupees in hand and a few of his works in print, with the objective to preach to the English-speaking
people, the Absolute Truth.
What followed is the unfathomable growth of Vaishnavism and Lord Krishna worship in the West. Srila Prabhupada, the 32nd
bonafide spiritual master in the line of Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Vaishnavism, translated and wrote purports to 8,172 verses
of Srimad Bhagavatam, 700 verses of Bhagavad-gita and 11,555 verses of Chaitanya-charitamrita. He started a monthly
magazine Back to Godhead which crossed at one point a distribution of more than one million copies a month. This magazine
is now translated and printed in over thirty languages and distributed in different parts of the world. The Bhaktivedanta Book
Trust was established in 1972 to publish the works of His Divine Grace and soon became the world’s largest publisher of books
in the field of Indian religion and philosophy. He published a total of 160 books.
In the last few years of his presence in this material world, he lived in Vrindavana and engaged in deep devotional
contemplation and in 1977 he left his material body but he still exists in his books and instructions, guiding his disciples and
taking them back to Godhead.
In short, Srila Prabhupada built a house in which the whole world can live together and develop inquisitiveness towards the real
purpose of life. By his mercy, this blinded, fast-paced material world got vision and direction.
This movement has given an opportunity to everyone to take up the chanting of the holy names of Lord Krishna, which is the
recommended process for spiritual liberation in this age. Lord Chaitanya said, “All over the world, in every town and village,
this Harinama sankirtana will spread.” And that is being achieved by Srila Prabhupada’s mission. Srila Prabhupada is truly a
great ambassador of India’s heritage and has fulfilled the prophecy of Lord Chaitanya.
In all of Srila Prabhupada’s writings and talks, the outpouring of a pure devotee for the love of his Lord Krishna is evident. It is
this pure love for God expressed by him that has touched thousands of souls and inspired them to look beyond mere material
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 MESSAGE
Recently, we had an opportunity to visit ISKCON temple of Bengaluru, and
we express our pleasure regarding the creative initiatives of the institution.
We are proud to inform that Srila Bhakti Vedanta Prabhupada is a close
follower of Madhva tradition and Tattvavada.
Following objectives of ISKCON made an impression on us:

1. Increase Krishna Consciousness among desired section of society.

2. Chanting the "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" Nama is a great Sadhana (way) to
remove our sins committed in present life and also our previous births.
3. Jagadguru Sri Madhvacharya says in his Sadachara Smriti:
"One should be constantly contemplating on Vishnu and never forget him.
All the constraints expressed in the Vedas have the sole purpose of promoting contemplating of Sri Hari."
Any devotee in the world can achieve pure knowledge and devotion (Bhakti) through the chanting of
Rama-krishna Mantra.
The spirit of Sri Madhvacharya is strictly followed by Srila Bhakti Vedanta Prabhupada and his followers,
rendering inspiration to all people involved in ISKCON activities.
4. Everyday Krishna prasadam is being distributed to 3000-4000 devotees who visit the temple and involve in
spiritual activities. It is also a remarkable service of ISKCON of providing Prasadam (meals) to Govt. Schools of
Karnataka, to promote our Indian culture and heritage.
It is needless to say that the discourses, seminars, workshops, special lecture programs of ISKCON will bring
new ray of light on listeners/devotees and promote the culture of India.
We are proud to know that under the able guidance of Sri Madhu Pandit Das, the ISKCON is involved in remarkable
service of Lord Sri Krishna and upliftment of our society. All trustees of ISKCON are highly qualified, have forsaken
their worldly jobs and have joined ISKCON for selfless service of lord Sri Krishna.
I pray Lord Sri Pattabhirama and Sri Gopalakrishna for success and completion of all projects of ISKCON for the
benefit of all devotees.

With Sriman Narayana Smaranas

H.H. Sri Sri Vidyashrisha Tirtha Swamiji
Sri Sri Vyasaraja Mutt (Sosale)

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 Sri Chaitanya Jayanthi Sambhramotsava
The first ever celebration of
Gaura Purnima at Udupi Sri Krishna Matha

Sri Gaura Purnima is a major festival celebrated every year by devotees to commemorate the appearance of Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu who appeared over 500 years ago in West Bengal and initiated the Harinama sankirtana movement all over India.
This year, for the first time, ISKCON Bangalore in association with Sri Krishna Matha, Udupi, celebrated this festival at
Rajangana Hall in the Matha’s premises on March 19, 2017. Aptly titled ‘Sri Chaitanya Jayanti Sambhramotsava’, the event was
organized at the invitation of His Holiness Sri Sri Vishvesha Tirtha Swamiji of Paryaya Sri Pejawar Adhokshaja Matha to
celebrate the anniversary of the appearance of Sri Chaitanya.
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was initiated in the Madhva-Gaudiya sampradaya which originated from Sri Madhvacharya. Udupi
is well-known for the Krishna Temple which was established by Sri Madhvacharya in the thirteenth century.
The celebration began with Harinama sankirtana by devotees of ISKCON Bangalore and was followed by the inauguration
ceremony at 9:30 am. His Holiness Sri Sri Vishvesha Tirtha Swamiji and His Holiness Sri Sri Vishva Prasanna Tirtha Swamiji
(Junior Pontiff of Sri Pejawar Adhokshaja Matha) inaugurated the event. His Grace Madhu Pandit Dasa (President ISKCON
Bangalore) presided over the ceremony. Sri Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya (an eminent Sanskrit scholar), Prof. R. Venkata
Rao (Vice-Chancellor, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru), Prof. T. V. Subba Rao (Director, Research and
Development of National Law School of India University, Bengaluru) were the Chief Guests. Prof. Mallepuram G. Venkatesh
(Former Vice Chancellor, Karnataka Sanskrit University) and His Grace Stoka Krishna Dasa (President, HKM Chennai) were
among the other dignitaries who graced the event.
The inaugural ceremony was followed by a Vichara Goshthi (deliberation on the pastimes of Sri Chaitanya) by scholars that
included Dr. A. Madhava Udupa, Dr. Vasanthkumara Perla, Dr. Rajashekhara Halemane, Sri Gururaj Poshettihalli, Dr. H. G.
Shreedhar and Dr. N. K. Ramaseshan.

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 The next session was a panel discussion during which His Grace
Madhu Pandit Dasa, His Grace Stoka Krishna Dasa and His
Grace Tattvadarshana Dasa spoke on their personal journey of
coming in touch with Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s teachings
and their understanding, appreciation and conviction about His
philosophy. The panel discussion was moderated by His Grace
Vyomapada Dasa, President of Hare Krishna Movement, Bhilai.
During the first session in the afternoon, childrens of ISKCON
Bangalore sang various bhajans on Sri Chaitanya. This was
followed by a Kavi Goshthi wherein renowned poets read out
their poems on the various pastimes of Sri Chaitanya. Dr. Na.
Mogasale, Prof. V. Krishnamurthy Rao, Prof. K. E.
R a d h a k r i s h n a , D r. C h i n t a m a n i Ko d l e k e r e , P r o f.
Chandrashekhara Talya and Sri Satyamangala R. Mahadeva
actively participated in this session.
The concluding and most exciting part of the event was a grand
Ratha Yatra within the temple precincts along with sankirtana
by ISKCON devotees. While the ratha carrying Lord Krishna
moved along the temple street, devotees carried the Deities of
Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga (Sri Nityananda Prabhu and Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu) ahead of the ratha. Hundreds of devotees
chanted the Hare Krishna maha mantra and danced in great
jubilation to the accompaniment of drums, mridangas, karatalas
and conch shells.
Over 1000 devotees from the ISKCON Bangalore group of
temples from different parts of the country participated in this
grand event.

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Padmashri Conferred on
Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa
Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa - Chairman, Akshaya Patra Foundation and President, ISKCON Bangalore, has been
given the prestigious Padmashri award. This is the country’s fourth highest civilian award after the Bharat
Ratna, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan. In a function held at the durbar hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan
on 12th April, His Excellency the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, did the honours in the presence of the
Prime Minister and other dignitaries. This award is in recognition of the relentless efforts Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa
has put towards building a hunger-free, educated, progressive nation by instituting and developing the
country-wide Akshaya Patra mid-day meal programme.
Speaking to this magazine on the occasion, Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa said, “I dedicate this award to Srila
Prabhupada, a true visionary who wanted to see a hunger-free world. This award is an inspiration for me and
the entire team at Akshaya Patra to reach out to many more hungry children of this country. Quality food is a
need for good education. And this will help create able citizens of good character. Our children are the real
asset of our nation.”
Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa – a brief introduction
Born in Trivandrum in 1956, Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa was a passionate student of science during his school days.
He was selected by the National Talent Search Programme which is widely regarded as the most prestigious
and difficult examination in the country.
He completed his B.Tech in Civil Engineering from IIT-Bombay in the year 1981, and next enrolled for the
M.Tech programme. Having found the path that answered his deep quest for the Absolute Truth, right after his
days at IIT-Bombay, Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa dedicated his life to serving the mission of His Divine Grace A. C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Now, he has over three decades of selfless work behind him.
The first few years after leaving IIT were dedicated to Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa’s spiritual self-development,
guided by the teachings of Bhagavad-gita As It Is by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
When Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa became President of ISKCON-Bangalore in 1984, ISKCON was operating from a
two bedroom house in an obscure location in Bangalore city. The assets of ISKCON-Bangalore at that time
were a bicycle and a scooter. Around that time, Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa made an application to Bangalore
Development Authority (BDA) for allotment of land to expand the services of ISKCON and in 1988 a barren,
rocky hillock was allotted to ISKCON-Bangalore society.
In 1990, he took up the challenge of building one of today’s most popular cultural and spiritual centers, the
ISKCON Sri Radha Krishna Temple, which has become a landmark destination in Bangalore. Starting with
practically nothing, he built and led a team of selfless volunteers in what can be considered as one of India’s
largest spiritual fundraising efforts of the 1990s.
This cultural monument was set up at a cost of over Rs. 40 crore on a seven-acre plot, nestled in the heart of
Bangalore city. It was inaugurated in 1997 by the then President of India, Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma. The
successful completion of this project was due to Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa’s application of his training in IIT on the
foundation of spiritual wisdom for a selfless cause.
Thus, Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa has demonstrated his ability to build organizations of excellence in the non-profit
sector, and is held in high esteem for his contribution to society in humanitarian, cultural, and spiritual spheres.
He has been instrumental in conceiving and implementing many social initiatives that impact millions of people
in India, giving them a better quality of life. Besides his achievements in the social sector, he has evolved
innovative ideas in presenting the ancient cultural ethos of India in a modern scientific and technological
context.
Akshaya Patra: feeding over 1.4 million children every day
In the year 2000 Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa started addressing the issue of supporting education by introducing
the national mid-day meal programme through the Akshaya Patra Foundation.
He soon worked at leveraging technology and philanthropy towards the cause of alleviating classroom hunger
and malnutrition among the school-going children across India. He used his IIT skills to design and setup the
first centralized kitchen facility to prepare meals for 30,000 children every day. Thus was born the Akshaya
Patra programme.
It began as a scheme that fed a mere 1,500 underprivileged children. In less than a decade, the Akshaya Patra
mid-day meal programme had become one of India’s best conceived, technology-intensive social sector
initiatives. Presently, this programme reaches about 14.3 lakh school children across 10 different states.
The growth of the Akshaya Patra Foundation demonstrates Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa’s organizational ability to
bring together the best talents in technology and innovation, principles and practices of corporate governance,
corporate donors, individual donors, and the Government into the social sector. What’s more, these diverse
individuals and organizations are brought together to address one of the most pressing needs of the country — 09
that of supporting education among underprivileged children — in a scalable manner.
 ANNUAL OVERVIEW
SRI RADHA KRISHNA TEMPLE
A annual overview of the various activities of ISKCON Bangalore
have been grouped under the following headings:

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 Distribution of the
holy name: Harinama
As the most revolutionary guru in the Brahma Madhva Gaudiya sampradaya, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
pioneered the process of sankirtana – congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord, specifically
the Hare Krishna mahamantra, in the 15th century. A hidden incarnation of Lord Krishna, He appeared in Kali
yuga to propagate Harinama sankirtana – chanting the holy names of God - the yuga dharma for this age of
hypocrisy and quarrel. Sri Chaitanya’s message was taken all over the world by ISKCON’s founder Acharya,
Srila Prabhupada, at an unprecedented scale, inspiring people to give the nickname Hare Krishnas to
ISKCON devotees.
It would be very difficult to calculate the number of people who have been impacted by these initiatives to
spread the chanting of the Hare Krishna mahamantra year on year, as no programme in ISKCON Bangalore
is complete without encouraging the people to hear and chant the holy names of Krishna on a regular basis.
ISKCON Bangalore has kept as a primary goal, the propagation of the mahamantra, and to this effect, has
outreach programmes to enthuse the regular practice of chanting the Hare Krishna mahamantra among
children, youth and adults.
Harinama Mantapa: At ISKCON Bangalore, a unique Harinama Mantapa, the first of its kind, encourages
tens of thousands of visitors to the temple to chant 108 times, the Hare Krishna mahamantra, before they
proceed to take darshan of the Lord. Pilgrims who undertake this seva go through a series of 108 steps in the
Harinama Mantapa, chanting one complete mahamantra, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare
Hare/Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare, on each step.

Number of visitors who

chanted the holy names at the
Harinam Mantap

4,24,563
(in 2015-16: 5,64,297)

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 Harinama Chanters Club
Pilgrims to the ISKCON Bangalore temple who are interested in understanding deeper, the science of
chanting the Hare Krishna mahamantra, and wish to make it a part of their daily spiritual sadhana (practice)
are enrolled into the Harinama Chanters Club.

Number of devotees registered as Harinama Chanters Club members

3274
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 Nitya Annadana Seva
Nitya Annadana report for the year 2016-17

4,38,510 Meals
(in 2015-16 : 5,10,374 Meals )

Between 11 am and 2 pm every day, pilgrims to the ISKCON Bangalore temple are invited to partake of a
free hot mid-day meal of prasadam at the Annadana Hall. This nutritious meal consisting of rice, sambar,
palya, sweet pongal and buttermilk is cooked under strict hygienic conditions and pilgrims can eat all they
want.

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 Sri Radha Krishna Temple :
Pilgrim Center
One of the prominent landmarks and most-visited places of Bangalore, the ISKCON Bangalore temple attracts visitors to the
city and pilgrims throughout the year. Every visitor/pilgrim receives a donna (leaf cup) of hot khichdi or pongal prasadam after
taking darshan of Their Lordships. Those seeking to offer some service to Their Lordships have a variety of ways they can
show their support, besides offering a Pushpanjali Seva. Their contributions can be directed to the upkeep of the temple's
cultural complex through the patron scheme.

Number of visitors to the

temple

39,92,274
(in 2015-16 : 38,84,756)

Number of leaf cups (donnas)

of free prasadam distributed
to the daily visitors to the
temple

41.70 lakhs
(in 2015-16 : 41.30 lakhs)

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 Number of visiting pilgrims who Total expenditure towards
performed Pushpanjali Seva upkeep of the cultural complex -

53,856
cleaning, water, electricity,
maintenance, security
(in 2015-16: 49,513)
Number of patron families who visited ` 55,210,552
the temple for Special Puja (in 2015-16: `5,04,36,614)

12,776 Total expenditure towards

(in 2015-16: 12,479) distribution of prasadam to
Number of persons who honoured pilgrims, invitees and others
Sri Krishna prasadam of Special Puja
` 3,25,02,920
63,880 (in 2015-16: `3,25,79,777)
(in 2015-16: 62,395)

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 Sri Radha Krishna Temple:
Festivals
SRI KRISHNA NARASIMHA
JANMASHTAMI CHATURDASHI
(aUG 25, 2016) (May 20, 2016)

SRILA JHULAN UTSAVA

(Aug 14 to Aug 18,
PRABHUPADA
2016)
VYASA PUJA
(aUG 26, 2016) BALARAMA
BRAHMOTSAVA PURNIMA
(Aug 18, 2016)
(April 21 to
MAY 2, 2016)
SRILA
GAURA PRABHUPADA
DISAPPEARANCE
PURNIMA
DAY
(Mar 12, 2017)
(Nov 4, 2016)
SRI NITYANANDA
RADHASHTAMI TRAYODASHI
(Sep 9, 2016) (Feb 9, 2017)

DEEPOTSAVA Vedic tradition abounds in temple

PANIHATI
(Oct 16 to Nov 14, festivals, when the Lord is glorified and
CHIDA DAHI
2016) the devotees avail opportunities to MAHOTSAVA
personally serve Him. The ISKCON (jUN 18, 2016)
GOVARDHANA
Bangalore temple has 14 major festivals
PUJA SRI vAIKUNTHA
(oCT 31, 2016) that invite participation from devotees
throughout the year. Ekadashi
(Jan 9, 2017)

Deity worship expenses for the year

` 41,39,867
(in 2015-16: `52,37,356)
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Number of pilgrims during Brahmotsava
1,38,934 (in 2015-16: 1,33,368)

Number of pilgrims during Janmashtami

80,017 (in 2015-16: 76,796) 17
 Number of pilgrims during
Vaikuntha Ekadashi

69,273
(in 2015-16: 47,491)

Total expenditure for conducting festivals during the year

` 71,01,193/-
(in 2015-16: `76,88,443)
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 Distribution of
transcendental literature
One of the seven purposes of ISKCON that Srila Prabhupada listed is, “To propagate a consciousness of Krishna as it is
revealed in the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam. One of his foremost contributions to the people of the 20th century is
his translation of various works of Vedic literature, primarily Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam. In order to make these
books that reveal the profundity and relevance of the philosophy of sanatana dharma to peoples of the worlds, Srila
Prabhupada emphasized the translation of his books into as many languages as possible and the distribution of these books.
He called these books brihat mridanga (great drums), indicating their potential to be the wake-up call for a sleeping humanity
immersed in the abyss of materialism, which has forgotten its spiritual identity and is suffering under the throes of such
ignorance.
ISKCON Bangalore is dedicated to distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books through various book counters in the temple, Brihat
Mridanga vans that take the books to people around the city, volunteers and devotees who approach people personally. Every
December (Gita Jayanthi month) sees devotees briskly participating in the annual Book Marathon, a focused effort to
distribute transcendental literature.

Maha big books Chaitanya Charitamrita

98,758 sets
in 2015-16: 1,32,562 132
in 2015-16: 145
Big books
14,576 Srimad Bhagavatam sets
in 2015-16: 14,087
359
Medium books in 2015-16: 2014

47,626 Small & medium books

in 2015-16: 51,455
sets
Small books 1,871
1,93,046 Number of magazines with Krishna conscious in 2015-16: 2,521

in 2015-16: 1,87,645 messages distributed - Bhaktivedanta Darshana

Krishna Voice
2,09,995
494,435 in 2015-16: 2,13,160
in 2015-16: 4,94,520

*Note: Small books (50-150 pages); medium books (150-300 pages); big
books (300-500 pages); maha big books (500+pages) 19
 FUND RAISING INITIATIVES
Since time immemorial, across cultures around the world, Top Twenty Donors
religious and spiritual activities have been conducted by
the priestly class of society and patronized by those SRI JAGADEESH B V
engaged in administration and commerce. Vedic history SRI SRINIVASULU REDDY K
narrates tales of generous kings and brave soldiers who
SMT. POLAKAM VENKATALAKSHMI
patronized the unselfish service of brahmanas and
M/S MICRO LABS LIMITED
protected their activities which were conducted for the
greater welfare of the people. Indian history is replete with SMT. DEVASENAMMA K

such examples. Temples have been hubs that preserved SRI KRISHNA
and propagated culture and spiritual values, as well as SMT. PARIMALA RAO
centers to engage prosperous and able citizens to
SMT. NIRMAL PRASAD PHATERPEKAR
contribute in spiritually uplifting society.
SRI SUKANTA BANERJEE
The practices of supporting the activities of a temple are
still prevalent in India. ISKCON Bangalore has a M/S MAN INFRACONSTRUCTION LIMITED

patron/donor base of over 50,000 and it is with the M/S SJR PRIME CORPORATION PVT LTD
patronage of our donors that ISKCON Bangalore has been SRI SRIDHAR SUBRAMANIAN
able to continue its activities. The dedicated team of full-
SRI BHADRA REDDY P
time missionaries confidently plans and undertakes
different programmes to spread the message and practice SRI NAGARAJA H

of the principles of the Bhagavad-gita to the maximum M/S SYNDICATE BANK

number of people, with such steady patronage from our LAKSHMI
donors.
SRI ELLUR NAGA SHYAM
While contributing one’s mite is an act of sacrifice and the
SRI CHANDRASEKHAR RAO S
Lord accepts any service without evaluating its material
SRI PREM PRAKASH GUPTA
worth, we would like to acknowledge the overwhelming
magnanimity of our top 20 donors who have been listed SRI SIVAKUMAR
on this page.

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 Youth development initiatives
ISKCON Bangalore has been conducting various spiritual educational programmes for the youth. These
programmes are conducted under the banner of FOLK - Friends of Lord Krishna. The students participate in
educative sessions ranging from weekend retreats at the ISKCON premises to on-campus sessions. The
youth development division hosts one-on-one interactive sessions for the students. It also periodically
conducts educational tours to impress upon the youth the importance of culture and
values in human society.

Number of youngsters who participated in ISKCON Bangalore's

various youth development programmes

11,120
(in 2015-16: 9,486)
Expenditure during the year 2015-16 towards youth development
initiatives

` 2,22,69,770
22 (in 2015-16: `1,82,16,386)
Testimonial
The greatness of a community is most accurately
measured by the compassionate actions of its
members. I have experienced this with FOLK. All
members are like very supportive and the guide is
always available to give guidance on how to go about
with life and making right decisions.
- Akhil Menon, Student Entrepreneur
(Founder at notNULL Media LLP, CMO at The Asian
Entrepreneur Business Group Ltd.)

In today's busy world where everyone is part of a rat

race to accumulate money, FOLK teaches us a way to
live a happy and sensible life in accordance to our
scriptures. For me, being a part of FOLK has been a
great experience. It has enlightened me about our
scriptures and chanting the Hare Krishna mantra every
morning calms me down and ensures that my day
passes out smoothly. Even visiting the temple and
talking to FOLK Guide is always a pleasant and
educational experience.
I would suggest every youngster to try it out and
experience the joy of being with Krishna for himself.
-Rishabh Dandriyal
Mtech, IIIT-B

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 Cultural-
Educational Services
The Cultural Educational department of ISKCON Bangalore organizes programmes to enhance values and
life skills among school children through culture related activities. These programmes give the children
opportunities to express their creativity, display their talents and connect with the spiritual tradition of India
in an enjoyable way.

Krishna Contest:
School children participate in a written test (English or
Krishna Contest
Kannada) of multiple choice and thought- provoking
questions based on six books that are adaptations of and Goloka
Srila Prabhupada’s writings. Shades
Goloka Shades: A drawing and colouring competition
Number of students participated
for children, to express their creative talent in themes
from the treasure house of stories from Vedic
literature. 33,953
Gita Quiz: Children participate in a quiz based on the (in 2015-16: 50,046)
Bhagavad-gita.
Sri Krishna Darshanam: School children enjoy a fun-
filled day visit to the ISKCON Bangalore temple. They Goloka Shades
are treated to special darshan of Their Lordships,
kirtan, a short film show on the pastimes of Lord Prizes distributed: 1828
24 Krishna and a sumptuous prasadam lunch.
 Culture Camp Number of students who took
A three-week long camp held during the summer
part in Culture Camp
vacation for school students, during which they do a
basic course in Bhagavad-gita, kirtan and bhajan, along
with modules of their choice, in Indian vocal music, 546
instrumental music, dance, drama, art, etc. The camp
(in 2015-16: 374)
culminates with a Talents Day when the children
showcase what they have learnt at the camp.

Number of students participated

Heritage Fest
An annual event of over 70 competitions in music, 4,528
dance, drama, art, Vedic Quiz _ all centered around (in 2015-16: 7,400)
topics from the Mahabharatha, Ramayana and Srimad
Bhagavatam.
Prizes distributed: 1,433
(2015-16: 3,220)

Cultural and educational programmes in schools - total expenditure

`3,940,469/-
(in 2015-16: `38,64,729) 25
 Krishnashraya
In a growing and booming Bangalore city sometimes crippled by snarling traffic jams, devotees find it
challenging to visit the temple as often as they would like. Krishnashraya is a programme conducted at
different locations in the city, to help families learn and continue the practice of Krishna consciousness. They
are trained in understanding the nuances of the philosophy of Krishna consciousness as Srila Prabhupada has
taught, and how to apply these to their day-to-day life.
Members of the Krishnashraya programme support the temple activities with their voluntary participation –
they distribute books, train younger devotees and help conduct the weekend spiritual school for young
children. Their active participation and practice inspires other members of society to take to the practice of
Krishna consciousness and this could go a long way in creating a society that is peaceful and spiritually
oriented.

Number of Krishnashraya cells: Srimad Bhagavatam & others

30 66
(in 2015-16: 30) (2015-16: 149)

Number of participants:
Big books
376
(in 2015-16: 350) 29115
(2015-16: 23,555)

Medium books
425
(2015-16: 618)

Small books
4,857
(2015-16: 3,927)

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 Support from other trusts to
ISKCON temple at Hare Krishna Hill :
Touchstone Foundation – Bangalore
Touchstone Foundation Food Division: Touchstone Foundation Gift Division:
The Higher Taste promotes the sattvic lifestyle by Established with the aim of promoting artists who
popularizing sattvic food in the temple premises at H.K. specialize in traditional fine art forms related to Lord
Hill. A sattvic meal (from sattva, the Sanskrit word for Krishna and His various incarnations. Under this brand
pure) is a pure, wholesome meal cooked according to various devotional paraphernalia which include japa
certain Vedic injunctions. It is prepared without the use of malas, kanti malas, japa bags, japa counter, devotional
ingredients such as garlic, onion, eggs, caffeine and is apparel, devotional audios and videos etc. are
never over-spiced. distributed.
At the Hare Krishna temple, The Higher Taste caters to A related brand, Dakshinakriti, distributes photoframes,
the requirements of pilgrims through two restaurants and deities & art forms made of marble, wood, brass, etc.,
a few food stalls. Srila Prabhupada, the founder Acharya along with incense and perfumes. This brand is owned
of ISKCON had stressed that no visiting pilgrim should by Sankirtan Seva Trust which also sells the literature of
leave the temple without honoring prasadam. Hence we Srila Prabhupada in the form books, CDs, etc. The
have prasadam being distributed profusely both in terms activities were carried out by Sankirtan Seva Trust till
of quantity and variety. August 2013 and later these were outsourced to
The Higher Taste is operated by Touchstone Foundation, Touchstone Foundation-Bangalore. Srila Prabhupada,
an independent public charitable trust supporting the the founder Acharya of ISKCON had specifically stressed
cause of ISKCON Bangalore. the need to distribute his books profusely and thus
promote peace and harmony in society.

The above trusts contribute to ISKCON Bangalore in the form of rentals and donations. The details of the same are as follows:

Particulars Amt. in Rs. Trustees of

(For 2016-17) Touchstone Foundation
Rental income Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa
1,32,31,368
paid to ISKCON (for 2015-16: 1,32,31,368) Sri Stoka Krishna Dasa
Sri Suvyakta Narasimha Dasa
Donation given Sri Rajiv Lochana Dasa
1,60,00,000 Sri Ratnangada Govinda Dasa
to ISKCON

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 Go Seva
At the goshala of the ISKCON Bangalore temple, cows are not only kept for their milk but also protected and revered as
valuable members of society. Srila Prabhupada writes: “The human society should recognize the importance of the cow and
the bull and thus give all protection to these important animals.” The goshala at the temple houses 25 cows that are looked
after with dedication and care. Their milk is used in offerings made for Their Lordships. When they are old, they are moved to
ISKCON Bangalore’s farm in Mahadevapura (Mandya district) to peacefully spend the rest of their lives grazing on the fresh
grasses available there. The young bulls are also moved to the farm when they are old enough, to engage in work around the
farm.

Total expenditure for maintenance of goshala

`16,57,247/-
(2015-16 :`15,36,464)
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ISKCON Bangalore E-Presence

ISKCON Bangalore has its presence in the e-world through its website www.iskconbangalore.org. The site has been providing
information about the activities and services of ISKCON Bangalore since the year 2000. Besides providing information,
ISKCON Bangalore’s website provides net users the opportunity to have live darshan of Radha Krishnachandra and other
presiding Deities on Hare Krishna Hill.

Facebook likes: Twitter followers :

7,80,286 6,461
(2015-16 : 7,62,395) (2015-16 : 5,323)

Google+ followers: YouTube subscribers :

2,371 15,002
(2015-16 : 2,143) (2015-16 : 3,268) 29
 Visitations to the site www.iskconbangalore.org

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The online presence of ISKCON Bangalore is not limited to the website www.iskconbangalore.org but is also
the social media.
The high resolution picture of the daily darshan of the Deities can be your wall paper. Download it from our site.
www.iskconbangalore.org/daily-darshan
You can also watch live darshan and hear daily Bhagavatam lectures. Visit www.iskconbangalore.org/live-darshan
Like our Facebook page to get regular updates and inspiring quotes. https://facebook.com/ISKCONBangaloreTemple
Alternatively you can also follow our Google+ profile. https://plus.google.com/+iskconbangalore
To get quick updates about what is happening in the temple you can follow us on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/ISKCONBangalore
For professional news and updates from ISKCON Bangalore, connect to our LinkedIn page.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/iskcon-bangalore/
For daily darshan of the Deities and images of festival celebrations, follow our Instagram account.
https://www.instagram.com/ISKCONBangaloreTemple/
Do not forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/iskconworld

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 Dignitaries who received
the Lord's Blessings
on Hare Krishna Hill

His Holiness Sri Sri 1008 Vidyasagar Madhava Theertha Swamiji (Sr.) Sri Sugunendra Thirtha Swamiji of Puttige Math
Tambihalli Mahasamsthana

H H Shri Vidyavallabha Theertha Swamiji, Kaniyoor Matha Shri K S Narayanacharya

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 Shri Shivarudra Swamiji of Belimutt Anil Swaroop_Chief Secretary, MHRD

Daljit Singh Cheema, Education Minister, Punjab Bangalore Mayor, Smt Padmavathi

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 Indian Hockey team U T Khader, Minister for Food and Public Distribution,

Mr Dominic McAllister - UK’s Deputy High NIRD With Development Professionals from Bangladesh,
Commissioner to India Egypt, Nigeria, Srilanka, etc

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 His Excellency the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee Visited ISKCON Bangalore

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 We the
Radha Krishna Temple !
Pinaki GS
Divine discipline: Located in north Bangalore, this temple, sprawling over a large Inspiring - A must-see: Wow, what a moving spiritual place. One of the highlights
expanse, firstly strikes one with the cleanliness n the social discipline as shown by of our trip to Bangalore! The ceremony and chanting, the vibe of pure devotion,
everyone visiting n paying obeisance to the deities. There is no mad scramble, no the shrine - it doesn't matter what your religious beliefs are; this is a beautiful and
jostling n yelling as devotees quietly await their turn in a queue either silent or peaceful place.
talking softly. One can easily spend a couple of hours in these divine environs.
Ashok K Reviews from Google+
Spiritual recharge atop hill of grandeur! A well-organized entry, car-parking and Rashmi Kathuria
the queue system. A mind calming walk up the hill with chants of Hare Rama.... A great feeling. Peace and contentment felt to the fullest. Experienced the power
The sanctum sanctorum is an awe-inducing hall of splendour and divinity. The ever of Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare. You must have
patient and calm volunteers add a halo to the experience. A visit worth to make prasadam. Lots of shops on the way for Krishna stuff. Small toys for children,
with family and friends. Not the one to pass up if you are in Bangalore. books of Bhagavad-gita lessons in multiple languages are available here…
Aabraham
A place of Peace, Piety and Inspiration: This is indeed a very special place, and it is Gee Kay
more inspiring and more spectacular with each visit. I came here in the early days I feel rejuvenated and get peace of mind whenever I visit this spiritual temple.
and what has not changed is the cleanliness, the attention to detail and the sheer Situated at a height, cool breeze in the bustling city of Bengaluru is worth visiting.
intensity of prayer and devotion. Very systematic.
Ami
A genuine divine place: It was my wedding anniversary and I visited this temple for Aswin Asok
the first time. We were in time for the aarti and it was a wonderfully divine feeling. Calm, peaceful and a clean temple. Iskcon conducts lots of charity activities too.
The 108 steps you pass while chanting at each step was a moving feeling. A place The ceiling in the sanctum is eye-catching. The food served is very tasty. The stalls
you feel where God actually resides. A very well organized temple. A place you exhibit a variety of items. Located very near to main road and is accessible by
can't miss if you are in Bengaluru. Metro service also. Parking facility is also available.
Bindu V
Step into doors of divine...! The green environment welcomes you into a unique Reviews from Facebook
glass architecture reflecting the blue colour of sky. The melodious chanting of Prithvi Somashekar
Lord Krishna brings you out from stress and depression and gives you a feeling of I recently visited ISKCON. I had a peaceful darshan of Radha and Krishna. I made
god’s lap. We can find hundreds of book collections and you can grab out various myself feeling positive by chanting Hare Krishna mantra. Hare Krishna!!
different articles in the stores...!
Keshavbr Sunny Yadav
Pleasant visit: Early morning Aarati time visit was very pleasing and heart-warming It was a wonderful experience to go to Iskcon temple. I stayed there 2 hours and
that gave much satisfaction of God's grace and blessings. Temple is neat and well found peace of mind. After that I took prasadam lunch which was amazing. In
presented with best possible arrangement for a positive renewal of our mind and total it was a wonderful experience.
heart. Jai Sri Krishna!
Krishnamurthys Srinivas Murthy
A Great Experience: Attending morning pooja at 7 a.m. is a great experience. The It’s always been a wonderful experience being at Iskcon temple. You get ample
decoration, the ambiance, the people chanting Hare Krishna mantra and the positive energy when you are Krishna Conscious, as the teachings by Lord Krishna
dance by the disciples - all takes you to a different world. are universal and applicable in your daily life. And in today's dynamic world, we
NITISH R need a strong thought process and for that we need a good foundation.
Quiet place to contemplate: Very well organized place. A treat to watch and go
through the entire temple premises. The prasadam is very good. The food court or Mohan Sahu
the restaurant inside serves delicious food. Great cafeteria. Books collection is A place where you can feel the personal presence of Lord Krishna. A place filled
great. Lastly, the temple where deity resides is mesmerizing. It offers a place to with spiritual energy. A place where you feel like spending every moment of life.
meditate. Words are not enough to describe my experiences here. You have to personally
Nagesh visit once, to know what exactly it feels to experience the highest form of divinity.
A landmark Spiritual Destination: ISKCON Temple is a landmark of Bengaluru for
people from all walks of life with a spiritual bent of mind & wanting to understand Deepti Sarnaik Asgaonkar
the Indian culture. It has a fine blend of religion with modern management & lot of Night view of the temple is very beautiful with lighting and fountains. Area is very
learning about Krishna & the epics of India… clean and well maintained. Proper management of devotees from entry to exit.
Inside temple many options of food courts available.
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 The Akshaya Patra Foundation
It was Srila Prabhupada's compassion upon all children of God To aid the various initiatives of Akshaya Patra,
that inspired ISKCON Bangalore to serve mid-day meals to the missionaries of ISKCON in Karnataka (in 2016-17)
raised funds to the tune of:

`10,81,01,898/-
underprivileged children in various government schools.
Akshaya Patra feeds 16,62,245 children studying in 13,549
government schools in 27 locations across 11 States of India.
The Foundation implements the mid-day meal programme by
operating the centralised kitchen model in 26 locations and the
Number of mid-day meals
decentralised kitchen model in 2 locations. served by Akshaya Patra
Branch Name Enrolled No of Schools Programme
29.83 Crores
2016-17 2016-17
Bangalore 1,91,367 1244
Hubli 1,29,308 807
Mangalore 16,047 138 (in 2015-16: 27.55 Crores)
Mysore 23,450 164 Sohil Khan
Bellary 1,17,490 577 A IV standard student in the Government Upper Primary School in Pratapnagar,
Jaipur, for whom school is the silver lining in the cloud their way out of poverty.
Vrindavan 1,42,600 2112 Young Sohil aspires to become a doctor and is willing to work hard to realise his
dream. He likes studying in general, but Mathematics and English are his
Lucknow 90,956 1008 favourite subjects. His intention is to earn good money and get his grandmother
Jaipur 1,22,594 1760 and his entire family, including his stepmother and step brothers out of the throes
of poverty. “We have a small house, which is not in good shape. I want to
Baran 11,594 110 renovate it and maybe add another floor, so that all of us can live together,” he
says. For now though, he is stuck in their family business. Sohil’s family was
Nathdwara 28,009 412 actually living in such difficult conditions, so it wasn’t surprising that he likes the variety of food that is
Jodhpur 13,488 140 served at school. “My favourite is dal-chawal, but we also get roti, halwa, kheer, rabdi, and even
biscuit and bananas at times.” Even his grandmother says that they tell her what they had for lunch
Ajmer 16,233 192 whenever they are in good mood. She is thankful that the three of them get one good meal in school.

Puri 46,425 654 Sanjana Borashetti

Nayagarh 24,074 270 Sanjana Borashetti, VIII std student, is not only a school topper but is also the
go-to person for her classmates.
Rourkela 49,733 417 In love with literature, especially poems, Sanjana has her own collection of poems
Bhubaneshwar 55,174 419 written in Kannada in a class workbook.

Ahmedabad 1,22,057 523 After school, she heads home which shelters seven people under the same roof; a
Vadodara 1,15,251 620 home that has grown accustomed to living without electricity.
In school, she supervises many activities such as assembly, attendance and daily
Surat 1,50,333 336 news (relevant current affairs are announced every day). As the class monitor for a total of 36
students, she ensures her classmates are aware of upcoming activities in school. To live without a few
Bhilai 29,088 176 basic necessities can be a challenge. But a few get on without perceiving it as a hindrance. For
Hyderabad 62,020 463 Sanjana, television is a forgotten tool and lack of electricity is no reason to complain. With all the
support that she gets from her teachers, she has been performing well in her academics and is also
Vizag 21,603 92 sure of her interests. “When I grow up, I want to become a DC,” she says. District Collector (DC) is
one of the most competitive jobs in India and Sanjana wants to take up this role to put an end to
Kakinada 13,583 80 bribery.

Mangalagiri 16,068 182 Government Higher Primary School, located in Bairidevara Koppa, Hubballi, is well maintained,
clean, and the students are enthusiastic. A section of this school was built under the ‘Freedom
Guwahati 47,249 606 through Education’ project led by Round Table India.
For Sanjana, being in school amongst her classmates means everything. Be it studying or spending
Nagpur 5,720 46 free time, she prefers school environment. During school lunch, she gets to eat freshly cooked food;
Chennai 731 1 Rice and Sambar, and Pulao are her favourites. Back at home, food is prepared on an earthen stove
using firewood.
38 Total 16,62,245 13549
Annual Overview of other
independent centers in Karnataka

ISKCON HUBLI-DHARWAD ISKCON MYSORE

ISKCON MANGALORE
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 ISKCON Hubli-Dharwad
Sl.No Particulars FY 2016-17 FY 2015-16

1 Hundi Collection `64,61,940 `14,66,900

2 Society Collection `93,51,058 `1,42,94,735

3 Number of Visitors who visited the temple

during the year 120400 persons 2,00,000 persons

4 Number of Visitors who chanted the Holy Names 18722 persons 17,000 persons

5 Number of Visitors who performed Pushpanjali

& other Sevas 55 persons 1,300 persons

6 Number of Patron families who visited the temple

for special puja 1150 families 1,100 families

7 Number of mid-day meals served by Akshaya Patra

Programme 2.54 crore meals in the year 129308 students per day 1,42,000 students per day

8 Number of leaf cups (donnas) of free kichidi

prasadam distributed to the daily visitors of the temple 120400 donnas 2,00,000 donnas

9 Number of young people who participated in the

FOLK Youth Programmes and related events of the temple 6906 students 6,000 students

10 Number of Books of Srila Prabhupada Distributed in the temple.

Maha Big Books 1065 books 1,134 books
Big Books 237 books 360 books
Medium Books 629 books 1,392 books
Small books 3008 books 4,124 books
CC Sets 1 set 2 sets
SB Sets 33 sets 130 sets
Small & Medium Sets - 157 sets

11 KV & BVD Subscription Details : 29,370 magazines

Krishna Voice (English) 50 1,050
Bhakti Vedanta Darshan (Kannada) 100 1,850

12 Number of Magazines with Krishna Consciousness messages distributed :

Krishna Voice (English) 22200 12,600
Bhakti Vedanta Darshan (Kannada) 12600 22,200

13 Number of Students who participated in Krishna Contest

& Goloka Shades 2665 students 4,800 students

14 Number of Children participated in Heritage

Fest across the city 11182 students 13,769 students

15 Number of children who took part in culture camp 72 students 93 students

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 ISKCON-Mysore
Sl.No Particulars FY 2016-17 FY 2015-16

1 Number of Visitors who visited the temple during the year 4,87,757 4,45,441
2 Number of Visitors who performed Pushpanjali & other Sevas 2,054 2,973
3 Number of Patron families who visited the temple for special puja 2,464 2,347
4 Number of persons honored Sri Krishna Prasadam as part of the special puja 2,824 2,747
5 Number of mid-day meals served by Akshaya Patra Programme 37,96,522 24,02,061
6 Number of leaf cups (donnas) of free kichidi prasadam distributed to the
daily visitors of the temple 4,78,120 4,19,400
7 Number of young people who participated in the FOLK Youth Programmes
and related events of the temple 2,795 2,430
8 Number of Books of Srila Prabhupada Distributed in the temple.
Maha Big Books 259 568
Big Books 129 182
Medium Books 259 211
Small books 908 1,233
CC Sets 0 5
SB Sets 93 108
Small & Medium Sets 123 109
9 KV & BVD Subscription Details :
Krishna Voice (English) 13140 13,296
Bhakti Vedanta Darshan (Kannada) 17148 17,268
10 Number of Students who participated in Krishna Contest & Goloka Shades 1491 511
11 Number of Children participated in Heritage Fest across the city 2450 2,307
12 Number of children who took part in culture camp 70 65
13 Number of Programmes of Sri Krishna Kalakshetra :
Festival Concerts 22 16
Festival Concerts - No. of Artistes 106 120
14 No. of Cows maintained in Goshala 13 11
15 No. of people had prasadam during Sankirtan programme at donors place 4516 3,860
16 No. of outstation Sankirtan programmes conducted 2 2
17 No. of Nagar Sankirtans conducted 4 4

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 ISKCON-Mangalore
Sl.No Particulars FY 2016-17 FY 2015-16
1 Hundi Collection `1,63,077 `1,67,581

2 Society Collection `45,74,587 ` 48,06,085

3 Number of Visitors who visited the temple during the year 31,065 persons 31,700 persons

4 Number of mid-day meals served by Akshaya Patra Programme 31,30,676 Children 33,65,842 Children

5 Number of leaf cups (donnas) of free kichidi prasadam

distributed to the daily visitors of the temple 11350 Leaf cups 25,540 donnas
13945 Plates;

6 Number of young people who participated in the FOLK Youth

Programmes and related events of the temple 3560 students 4,608 students

7 No. of Satsang programmes, Life Sublime Sessions etc 159 127

8 Total No. of books sold 11656 books 12,409 books

9 No of school children who participated in different programs

(details in next sheet) 751

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Core Objectives of ISKCON
Bangalore
Objective 1: To distribute the holy names and Objective 8: To create special purpose initiatives
promote quality chanting. in line with the principles of Krishna consciousness
to support the various programmes envisaged by
Objective 2: To maintain opulent and gorgeous ISKCON Bangalore.
Deity worship along with celebration of festivals on
a grand scale throughout the year. Objective 9: To capitalize on opportunities that
will help to further Krishna consciousness, help to
Objective 3: To increase the awareness and present, preserve and promote the cultural
appreciation of Srila Prabhupada - his message, his heritage of India through new projects.
saintly personality, his character, his mission and his
institution. Objective 10: To bring about a way of life that is in
harmony with Nature and to offer a sustainable
Objective 4: To distribute Srila Prabhupada’s books. alternative to the dominant consumerist and
materialistic world.
Objective 5: To maintain and nourish a vibrant,
inspired and committed community of missionaries Objective 11: To promote sustainable and socially
with mature understanding of Srila Prabhupada’s responsible practices while achieving the above
instructions. objectives.

Objective 6: To enlist and cultivate donors with the Objective 12: To distribute food from the temple
twin objectives of raising funds and making them life as a social responsibility which is in line with the
time supporters of the Krishna consciousness charitable objectives of the temple.
movement.

Objective 7: To increase Krishna consciousness

among the desired sections of the society.

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 Core Objectives: A schematic diagram
showing the organization structure
in relation with the objectives
Srila Prabhupada

Seven Purposes of ISKCON as outlined by Prabhupada

Twelve objectives specific to ISKCON-Bangalore

STRATEGIC COUNCIL
Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa, Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa, Sri Jai Chaitanya Dasa,
Sri Stoka Krishna Dasa, Sri Amitasana Dasa and Sri Vasudev Keshav Dasa

Distribute the holy names and promote quality chanting (Obj.1): Madhu Pandit Dasa

Obj 2: To maintain opulent and gorgeous Deity worship along Obj 3: To increase the awareness and appreciation of Srila
with celebration of festivals on Prabhupada - his message, his saintly personality, his Obj 4: To distribute
character, his mission and his institution. Srila Prabhupada’s books.
a grand scale throughout the year.
Obj 6: Enlist and cultivate donors
Obj 7: Increasing Krishna Consciousness
Obj 5 a: To maintain and nourish a vibrant, inspired and
Obj 8: To create special purpose initiatives in line with the
committed community of missionaries (brahmacharis)
principles of Krishna Consciousness to support the various
programmes envisaged by ISKCON Bangalore.
Obj 5 b: To maintain and nourish a vibrant, inspired and
Obj 12: To distribute food from the temple as a social
committed community of missionaries
responsibility which is in line with the charitable
(grihasthas) objectives of the temple.
Amitasana Dasa
Vasudev Keshav Dasa Chanchalapathi Dasa

Obj.9: New Projects : Madhu Pandit Dasa, Chanchalapathi Dasa Jai Chaitanya Dasa and Amitasana Dasa
Obj.10: Sustainable Alternative Lifestyle : Madhu Pandit Dasa and Jai Chaitanya Dasa

Obj 11: Ensure socially responsible and sustainable means to achieve the objectives.
Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa, Sri Jai Chaitanya Dasa, Sri Stoka Krishna Dasa, Sri Amitasana Dasa, Sri Vasudev Keshav Dasa

Facilities, utilities & material management: Jai Chaitanya Dasa

Administrative Block: Human Resource, Information Technology: Amitasana Dasa

Finance & Accounting, Audit & MIS:

Madhu Pandit Dasa & Jai Chaitanya Dasa

Public Relations, Strategic Communication & E-Presence: Chanchalapathi Dasa

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Organization Structure
Srila Prabhupada’s
Directions

Governing Body Committee

of ISKCON Bangalore

Hare Krishna Hill Temple Other Temples

of ISKCON Bangalore of ISKCON Bangalore

Madhu Pandit Dasa Vaikuntha Hill

Temple President Mysore Hubli Mangalore
Bangalore

Madhu Pandit Dasa Jai Chaitanya Dasa Rajiv Lochana Dasa Karunya Sagar Dasa
Temple President Temple President Temple President Temple President
Chanchalapathi Dasa Jai Chaitanya Dasa Stoka Krishna Dasa Amitasana Dasa Vasudev Keshav Dasa
Senior Vice President GBC Member Vice President Vice President
Vice President

Jai Chaitanya Dasa Rasika Shekara Dasa

Vice President Vice President

Cultural Education
Temple Services F&B (Krishnamrita) Youth Programme
Services

Brahmachari Grihasta
Ashram Mgmt. Ashram Kitchen Ashram Mgmt. Dhananjaya

Convention Halls
Divisions
Yatri Nivas & Theatres Hundi Goshala

Organic Farming

Human Graphic Design Information Hospitality

Resources Services Technology

Finance and Material

Accounts
Secretariat Facilities & Utilities Management Service Lines
Strategic Communications & Creative Audio
e-Presence Public Relations
Legal Visual Communication

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 ISKCON Bangalore:
Organisational Chart
For Divisions & Service Lines
TEMPLE NAME PRESIDENTS VICE PRESIDENTS

Hare Krishna Hill, Bangalore Madhu Pandit Dasa Chanchalapathi Dasa (Senior Vice President)
Jai Chaitanya Dasa
Stoka Krishna Dasa
Amitasana Dasa
Vasudev Keshav Dasa
Vaikuntha Hill, Bangalore Madhu Pandit Dasa Jai Chaitanya Dasa

DIVISIONS Vice Presidents General Manager / Division /Service Line Head

Temple Services Vasudev Keshav Dasa Vasudev Keshav Dasa
Cultural Education Services Vasudev Keshav Dasa Nanda Nandana Dasa
Youth Programme Chanchalapathi Dasa Sampati Dasa
Brahmachari Ashram Mgmt. Vasudev Keshav Dasa Vasudev Keshav Dasa
Ashram Kitchen Vasudev Keshav Dasa Kaivalyapathi Dasa
Grihastha Ashram Mgmt. Vasudev Keshav Dasa Kaivalyapathi Dasa
Dhananjaya Amitasana Dasa Krishna Sakha Dasa
Yatri Nivas Jai Chaitanya Dasa Lalita Vishaka Devi Dasi
Convention Halls & Theatres Chanchalapathi Dasa Kaivalyapathi Dasa
Hundi Jai Chaitanya Dasa Radha Kanta Dasa
Goshala Jai Chaitanya Dasa Chamari Devi Dasi
Organic Farming Jai Chaitanya Dasa Jai Chaitanya Dasa

SERVICE LINES
Human Resources Amitasana Dasa Nanda Nandana Dasa
Graphic Design Services Chanchalapathi Dasa Chamari Devi Dasi
Information Technology Amitasana Dasa Janaki Vallabha Dasa
Hospitality Jai Chaitanya Dasa Lalita Vishaka Devi Dasi
F&B (Krishnamrita) Chanchalapathi Dasa Kaivalyapathi Dasa
Finance and Accounts Jai Chaitanya Dasa Shyama Vallabha Dasa
Secretariat Jai Chaitanya Dasa Shyama Vallabha Dasa
Facilities & Utilities Jai Chaitanya Dasa Prahaladisha Dasa
Material Management Jai Chaitanya Dasa Radha Kanta Dasa
e-Presence Chanchalapathi Dasa Janakhi Vallabha Dasa
Strategic Communications & Public Relations Chanchalapathi Dasa Naveena Neerada Dasa
Legal Jai Chaitanya Dasa Kodandarama Dasa
Creative Audio Visual Communication Chanchalapathi Dasa Bharatarshabha Dasa
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 GOVERNING BODY COMMITTEE REPORT 2016-17
TO MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS
Your Society’s Governing Body is pleased to present the Annual Report of the 39th Year of the Society along
with audited accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2017.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Extract of Receipts & Payments Account For the year ended (Rs. In Lakhs) % Increase/ (Decrease)
31st March 2017 31st March 2016
Opening Balance 1,329.69 456.46 191%
Receipts from:
Revenue Donations 1,706.49 1,859.71 (8%)
Corpus Donations 1,534.16 1,269.70 21%
Rental & Other Income 1,024.02 884.06 16%
Increase in current liabilities and provisions 117.64 113.43 4%
Total Receipts (A) 4,382.31 4,126.90 6%
Payments towards:
Revenue Expenditure 3,512.08 2,957.45 19%
Capital Expenditure 700.21 262.01 167%
Increase in Inventory -0.33 6.23 (105%)
Decrease in loans and advances 155.51 27.98 456%
Total Payments (B) 4,367.47 3,253.67 34%
Excess of Receipts over Payments (A-B) 14.84 873.23 -98%

Closing Balance 1,344.53 1,329.69 1%

Extract of Income & Expenditure Account For the year ended (Rs. In Lakhs)
31st March 2017 31st March 2017 % Increase/ (Decrease)
Donations 1,706.49 1,859.71 (8%)
Rental & Other Income 1,024.02 884.06 16%
Total Income 2,730.52 2,743.77 -
Expenditure towards:
Charitable Expenses 3,512.08 2,957.45 21%
Total Expenditure 3,512.08 2,957.45 21%
Cash Deficit 781.56 213.68 266%
Depreciation 183.81 197.08 (7%)
Net Deficit 965.37 410.76 135%
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 REVENUE EXPENDITURE
The total revenue expenditure excluding depreciation for the year 2016-17 is Rs. 3512.08 lakhs as compared to Rs.
2,957.45 lakhs of 2015-16. There is an increase in expenditure by Rs 554.63 lakhs which can be detailed in the following
table:
(Rs. In Lakhs)
Particulars 2016-17 2015-16 (Decrease)/Increase
Distribution of Food 406.69 374.36 32.33
Distribution of Books 110.59 140.53 (29.94)
Educational Programmes 154.58 137.03 17.55
Mid day meal & General Donation 11.58 50.57 9.46
Cultural Complex Maintenance, Staff Costs, Utilities,
Services and other Program costs 2828.64 2,254.96 573.68

Total Revenue Expenditure excluding Depreciation 3,512.08 2,957.45 554.63

During the year under consideration, the Society had distributed free Kichidi prasadam of 41.7 Lakhs leaf cups (donnas) as
against 41.30 Lakhs leaf cups of previous year. Anndana Seva for public has served to the extent of 4.38 lakhs plates during this
year as compared to 5.10 lakhs of previous year. Apart from the above the Society also distributes free full meal prasadam to the
participants/seva karthas who participate in various programs of the temple. Considering the additional activities, the food
distribution cost has increased by Rs 32.33 Lakhs, however the Society manages the expenditure with better purchase practices
to achieve overall reduction in cost.

As compared to the previous year one can witness a marginal reduction in amount spent towards Distribution of Books. The
temple distributes books for 3 specific types. We distribute books to pushpanjali seva and nitya seva karthas, Magazines for
interested well-wishers/patrons/devotees of the temple and books to those who participate in our various children and youth
programs. This year we have witnessed 43% increase in number of Pushpanjali sevas performed from 49,513 (15-16) to 49,361
(16-17). In the Magazines category, the Society has started encouraging well-wishers/patrons/devotees to choose e-Magazines,
so that we can be more environmental friendly, this also had evinced some interest and thereby reducing our costs.

The society spends on children’s cultural educational programs and scholarship programs. During the year under consideration,
the Society has spent Rs.16.05 Lakhs towards scholarships to the students as against Rs. 15.94 Lakhs in the previous year and Rs
4.46 lakhs has been transferred to the Scholarship Reserve Fund. Owing to change in the structure of cultural education
programs, this year we have seen less participation in few of our programs.

In order to maintain the cultural complex at HK Hill and other centers of the Society and to run the various programs of the
Society, the Society spends on Cultural Complex Maintenance, Staff Costs, Utilities, Services and other Program costs. During
the year under consideration the Society had spent Rs. 2828.64 Lakhs under this category. This expenditure can be further
48 analyzed as follows:
 (Rs. In Lakhs)
Particulars 2016-17 2015-16 (Decrease)/Increase
Salaries & Wages and related contributions 858.01 820.64 37.36
Staff Welfare, Training, Medical Relief etc. 39.13 17.55 21.57
Contract Staff, Labour Charges, Professional Charges 480.16 163.53 316.62
Honorarium to volunteers, missionary maintenance 160.83 137.24 23.58
Power, Lighting, Water and other utilities 153.96 140.61 13.34
Cultural complex, Guest House, Goshala maintenance,
Security and House Keeping 488.92 445.75 43.16
Printing & Communication Expenses 87.49 118.02 (30.52)
Conveyance and Travel 93.42 59.29 34.13
Rental-buildings, equipment, vehicles etc. 88.95 57.79 31.16
Rates & Taxes, Agricultural Expenses, Finance Charges 102.77 93.49 9.27
Vehicle Fuel and Maintenance 42.56 45.18 (2.67)
Equipment Maintenance 23.30 4.61 18.68
Deity Worship Expenses 41.40 52.38 (10.98)
Other Expenses 112.26 147.33 (35.07)
Total 2,828.64 2,303.41 525.23

There is an increase in personnel costs by 37.36 lakhs, owing to annual increments and salary revisions. The Society has
sufficiently recognized the gratuity liability, thus there was no need to provide further liability in this regard, hence no provision
has been made towards the gratuity in the current financial year. However the Society has to recognize its liability towards the
leave-encashment of Rs 37.48 lakhs towards its employees in the financial year 2016-17. The said expense has been accounted
under ‘Personnel Cost’ and is based on the actuarial valuation. Contract Staff, Labour Charges & Professional Charges has
increased by 338.20 lakhs as legal charges and labour charges has considerably increased during this year. In the case of
“Cultural complex, Guest house, Goshala maintenance, Security and House Keeping” there is an increase in spending to the
tune of Rs. 43.16 Lakhs, this largely owes to increase in annual increment in housekeeping and repairs and maintenance.

ACTIVITY WISE EXPENSES

In this section of our annual report we have extensively covered about various activities of our cultural complex at HK Hill.
If we were to review major activities of this center, we can note that around Rs. 81.59 Lakhs was spent in youth initiatives, Rs.
16.39 Lakhs towards education programs, Rs. 155.39 Lakhs towards distribution of prasadam, Rs. 517.63 Lakhs towards
maintenance of the cultural complex etc.

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
The Society has spent Rs. 700.21 Lakhs towards capital expenditure, of which Rs.307.05 Lakhs has been spent towards
cultural complex construction at Vaikunta Hill, & Rs. 133.07 Lakhs is towards building of cultural complex at Hubli. Other
assets being Rs. 22.20 Lakhs of Information Technology assets, 65.11 Lakhs of Deity Paraphernalia and Rs 65.44 Lakhs of
equipment’s.
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 RECEIPTS
To meet the above expenditures the Society raised revenues in the following manner:

Particulars 2016-17 2015-16 (Decrease)/Increase

Corpus Donations received 1,534.16 1,269.70 264.46
Revenue Donations received 1,706.49 1,859.71 (153.22)
Rental & Other Income 1,024.02 884.06 139.96
Total 4,264.67 4,013.48 251.20

In the year under comparison it can be noted that the Society was able to raise corpus donations of Rs.1534.16 Lakhs as against
Rs. 1269.70 Lakhs in the previous year. There is an increase in the corpus donations by Rs.264.46Lakhs. The Society witnessed
decrease in the general donations by 8%. The other incomes has increased by 16% which helped the Society to reduce the
gap in revenue front. Overall the Society was able to raise sufficient funds to meet its expenditure and fulfill its desired
objectives. The following chart further illustrates the same

Analysis of Total Income

2015-16
Corpus Donations
22% Received
24% 32%
Revenue Donations
36%
Received
Rental & other income

40%

46%
2016-17

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REVENUE DONATIONS RECEIVED
The substantial raise in the revenue donations received can be further analyzed as follows.

(Rs. In Lakhs)
Particulars 2016-17 2015-16 (Decrease)/Increase
Religious Donation 750.35 575.11 175.24
General Donation 865.90 1,188.52 (322.26)
Educational Donation 90.24 96.08 (5.84)
Total 1,706.49 1,859.71 (153.23)

It can be noted that the Educational donation which represents the donations towards the scholarship program, cultural
education initiatives, etc. has decreased by 6%. General donations includes voluntary contributions towards Annadana,
Goshala etc. has also decreased by 27%. Religious donations include Hundi collections, puja seva tickets, etc. which has
witnessed an increase to the tune of 30%.

The Hundi operations are administered by our Management representative, the Banker & the CA firm, as in the previous year.
We are thankful to M/s Kotak Mahindra Bank - Malleshwaram Branch and M/s G.S. Girish & Associates, Chartered
Accountants, Bangalore for their valuable services in this regard.

RENTAL & OTHER INCOME

There is an increase in rental & other income by 16%. Better utilization of funds has resulted in increase in interest earned in
the fixed deposits Rs. 16.70 Lakhs.

In order to set off the costs of security and general maintenance of the complex, the Society charges a very nominal parking
fees and footwear fees. Parking & footwear fees collected for the year 2016-17 is Rs. 103.31 Lakhs as against Rs. 107.40 Lakhs
for the year 2015-16.

Agricultural income has witnessed an increase by Rs. 16.11 Lakhs due to increased yield & better prices. The Society has
generated Rs. 56.99 Lakhs as Agricultural Income in the year 2016-17. This represents the sale proceeds of the agricultural
produce that had been generated from the organic farm land situated at Mahadevapura Post, Mysore District.

OTHER ITEMS
Out of Rs 1524.97 Lakhs of current liabilities, Rs 821.40 Lakhs represent interest free non-refundable deposit made by the
trust ISKCON Charities to ISKCON Bangalore Society towards earnest money deposit for making the land at Vasanthapura,
Bangalore South available to ISKCON Charities Trust for the purpose of Krishna Lila Park Project as approved by Government
order No. ITY 52 TTM 2005, Bangalore dated 28/06/2005.

To sum up, the Society was able to fund all the goals it had set for the past year and was able to raise additional resources for
the capital expenditures it had planned for the year.
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 Society Governance
COMPOSITION OF GOVERNING BODY
The Governing Body of the Society has been entrusted, by its members, the duty to manage the day-to-day affairs of
the Society. The Governing Body currently consists of 9 members who have considerable experience in running the
Society.

Sl No Name Positions held in Society 5 Amitasana Dasa Governing body member

1 Madhu Pandit Dasa President 6 Rajiv Lochana Dasa Governing body member
2 Chanchalapathi Dasa Vice President 7 Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa Governing body member
3 Jai Chaitanya Dasa Secretary 8 Vasudev Keshav Dasa Governing body member
4 Stoka Krishna Dasa Treasurer 9 Karunya sagar Dasa Governing body member

Governing Body Members’ Profile:

Madhu Pandit Dasa
President, Governing Body Committee, ISKCON Bangalore Society
Temple President, ISKCON Sri Radha Krishna Temple, Bangalore

Madhu Pandit Dasa (aka Madhusudan S) was born in 1956 in Trivandrum, India. As a pre-degree student, he was selected by the National
Science Talent search programme of the country. He completed his B.Tech. in Civil Engineering from IIT-Mumbai in the year 1980. During
his days in IIT, he became interested in the books of Srila Prabhupada. While he was doing his M.Tech. course in IIT-Mumbai in 1981, he
dedicated himself to the service of humanity by becoming a full-time member of ISKCON.
He was soon made the President of ISKCON, Trivandrum. In 1983, he became involved in overseeing the activities of ISKCON, Bangalore
along with his responsibilities in Trivandrum temple. Under his leadership, in 1988, the Government of Karnataka allotted 6.5 acres of a
rocky abandoned hillock in the city to set up a cultural complex. He headed the architectural design of the temple on Hare Krishna Hill,
organized the construction of the colossal cultural complex, mobilization of support and fund raising to the tune of Rs. 38 crores (Rs. 380
million or $ 9.5 million) and recruiting and training nearly 100 full-time dedicated members of ISKCON.

He initiated the Akshaya Patra programme to provide mid-day meals to underprivileged children studying in Government schools of
Bangalore Rural District in June 2000.

Chanchalapathi Dasa
Vice President, Governing Body Committee, ISKCON Bangalore Society
Temple Senior Vice President, ISKCON Sri Radha Krishna Temple, Bangalore

Chanchalapathi Dasa (aka S Chandrashekar), was born in 1963 in Bangalore, India. While an undergraduate student in PSG College of
Technology, Coimbatore, he became interested in the message and mission of Srila Prabhupada. Later he joined the Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore for the Masters programme in Electrical Communication Engineering. In 1984 he became a full-time dedicated
member of ISKCON, Bangalore and soon became the Vice President. He has been involved in the implementation of various programmes
of ISKCON, Bangalore.

As Vice Chairman and Trustee of The Akshaya Patra Foundation he heads all the activities of the Foundation across the country. He
played an important role in production of “Little Krishna”. As Temple President of Sri Sri Radha Vrindavanchandra Mandir, he is heading
52 various projects of the Group at Vrindavan.
Jai Chaitanya Dasa
Secretary, Governing Body Committee, ISKCON Bangalore Society
Temple President, ISKCON Mysore
Temple Vice President, ISKCON Sri Radha Krishna Temple, Bangalore

Jai Chaitanya Dasa (aka Jainarayan K), was born in 1966 in Kerala, India. He came in touch with the teachings of Srila Prabhupada while
pursuing his undergraduate course in Commerce at the Mahatma Gandhi College, Trivandrum. He joined the movement in 1984.
He was a pioneer in ISKCON-Bangalore’s organic farming and rural development programmes. He is also heading the activities of
ISKCON-Mysore temple.

Stoka Krishna Dasa

Treasurer, Governing Body Committee, ISKCON Bangalore Society
Temple Vice President, ISKCON Sri Radha Krishna Temple, Bangalore

Stoka Krishna Dasa (aka Seshadri Yagati), was born in 1960 in Mysore, India. He completed his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from
Regional Engineering College, Nagpur. After a short term as a lecturer in Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan, he joined Infosys
Technologies Ltd as a Software Engineer. His work took him to many US cities and companies. He also served in Tata Boroughs Ltd in
Mumbai. He joined ISKCON in 1989 as a full-time missionary.
He has been involved in training and counseling full-time missionaries in Bangalore after which he headed the activities of Mysore temple
and Chennai center. He is currently overseeing the ashrama and training programme of full-time missionaries.

Amitasana Dasa
Member, Governing Body Committee, ISKCON Bangalore Society
Temple Vice President, ISKCON Sri Radha Krishna Temple, Bangalore

Amitasana Dasa (aka Amit Chabra) was born in 1969 in Namrup, Assam, India. He studied B.Tech. in Computer Science from REC
Kurukshetra, later worked in Kirloskar Computer Services, Bangalore as a Software Engineer and then joined ISKCON, Bangalore in 1992.
He has been involved in organizing youth programmes of the temple which include conducting of seminars, workshops and study courses
for self-development on the basis of spiritual principles.

Rajiv Lochan Dasa

Member, Governing Body Committee, ISKCON Bangalore Society
Temple President, ISKCON-Hubli

Rajiv Lochan Dasa (aka Rajesh Kumar Tyagi) was born in 1972 in Sonepat, Haryana, India. He studied B.Sc. at St. Joseph's College,
Bangalore. He joined ISKCON, Bangalore in December 1993. He is currently heading the activities of ISKCON-Hubli temple.

Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa

Member, Governing Body Committee, ISKCON Bangalore Society

Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa (aka J V V Sathyanarayana Rao), was born in 1972 in Rajahmundry, India. He studied M.Tech. in Computer
Science from IIT Chennai, was working in Novell Software as a Senior Software Engineer and then joined ISKCON, Bangalore in 1997.
He has been overseeing and managing the brahmachari ashrama and is involved in conducting training programmes and overseeing and
managing services of full-time missionaries.

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 Vasudev Keshav Dasa
Member, Governing Body Committee, ISKCON Bangalore Society
Temple Vice President, ISKCON Sri Radha Krishna Temple, Bangalore

Vasudev Keshav Dasa (aka Vishal Agarwal), was born in 1973 in Kolkata, India. He studied B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication
Engineering from REC Warangal, worked in Wipro Systems, Bangalore as a Systems Engineer and then joined ISKCON, Bangalore in 1998.
He has been involved in overseeing and directing activities of the Deity department of Bangalore temple which includes daily service to
the Deities, planning and execution of festivals, etc.

Karunya Sagar Dasa

Member, Governing Body Committee, ISKCON Bangalore Society
Temple President, ISKCON Mangalore
Unit President, Akshaya Patra Foundation, Mangalore

Karunya Sagar Dasa (aka N Kamalakar) joined ISKCON-Bangalore in 1996. A prolific speaker on various spiritual topics, he has been
serving the movement in Mangalore as President of ISKCON since Apr 2006. He is instrumental in starting the Akshaya Patra program at
Mangalore and currently feeding 17,026 children in and around Mangalore city.

III. OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING GOVERNING BODY:

The Governing Body plays a primary role in ensuring good governance and functioning of the Society.
Agenda and Notes on agenda are generally circulated to the members ahead of each meeting of the Governing Body. Where it is not
practical to attach or send the relevant information as a part of agenda papers, the same are tabled at the meeting and the presentations
are made to the Governing Body.

The members of the Governing Body have complete freedom to express their opinion and the decisions are taken after detailed
discussions.
The Governing Body meets regularly and reviews the operations of the Society. The members, being missionaries, do not take any sitting
fees from the Society.

During the year under review, the Governing Body met seven times. The details of the Board Meetings held during the Financial Year 2015-
16 are as under:

S. No. Meeting Date Place of Meeting

1 03-May-2016 Bangalore
2 28-Oct-2016 Vrindavan
3 27-Jul-2016 Bangalore

IV. BOARD MEMBERS’ REMUNERATION:

The Board members, being missionaries dedicated their lives exclusively for serving the objects of the Society, and working for the benefit of the
society at large, do not take any remuneration from the Society except for their existential necessities which is governed by the Society’s
policies. The Society provides the basic existential necessities like food, clothing, shelter, medical support and children’s education of
missionaries.
The management also affirms that no material transaction has been entered into by the Society with the Governing Body Members, their
relatives, etc., that may have a potential conflict with the interests of the Society.

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V. MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATION ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
The Governing Body members, based on the representations from the operating management, confirm that:
a) The financial statements are prepared in accordance with the significant accounting policies described in the financial statements and
there are no material departures;
b) In selection of the accounting policies, they have consulted the statutory auditors and applied these policies consistently, making
judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent, so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Society as at 31st
March 2016 and of the Income and Expenditure of the Society for the year ended 31st March 2016;
c) They have taken proper and sufficient care, to the best of their knowledge and ability, for the maintenance of adequate accounting records
for safeguarding the assets of the Society and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) They have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis;
e) Income & Expenditure have been regrouped and segregated to clearly reflect the Income and Expenditure pertaining to the Suit Schedule
Property and other than the Suit Schedule Property. The details of the same are given in paragraph (a) of the Notes to Accounts.

VI. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AT HARE KRISHNA HILL TEMPLE:

These committees work under the direction of the President of the Hare Krishna Hill Temple. For the benefit of the stakeholders, this
management structure is briefly outlined.

Strategic Council (SC):

Chairman of the Strategic Council : Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa, Temple President
Secretary of the Strategic Council : Sri Vasudev Keshav Dasa, Temple Vice President

Members of the Strategic Council : Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa, Temple President
: Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa, Temple Senior Vice President
: Sri Jai Chaitanya Dasa, Temple Vice President
: Sri Stoka Krishna Dasa, Governing body member
: Sri Amitasana Dasa, Temple Vice President
: Sri Vasudev Keshav Dasa, Temple Vice President

Brief on Strategic Council: In the Strategic Council, the Temple President decides after receiving inputs from all the members of the Council. All
the departmental heads of the temple report directly or indirectly to one of the members of the Strategic Council, hence in this body, the Temple
President would be able to make informed decisions. Primarily the Strategic council focuses on

1. Concept level discussions of strategic matters concerning HK Hill temple

2. Change management related discussions

Executive Council (EC):

Chairman of the Executive Council : Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa, Temple Senior Vice President
Secretary of the Executive Council : Sri Gunakara Rama Dasa, Temple commander
Members of the Executive Council : Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa, Temple Senior Vice President
: Sri Vasudev Keshav Dasa, Temple Vice President
: Sri Sridham Krishna Dasa, GM-Fund raising
: Sri Radha Kanta Dasa, General Manager
: Sri Acharya Ratna Dasa, Unit Head-Fund raising
: Sri Raghukula Nandana Dasa, Unit Head-Fund raising
: Sri Krishna Sakha Dasa, GM-Fund raising
: Sri Shyama Vallabha Dasa, Head Finance & Accounts
: Sri Gunabhadra Dasa, Head-Deity Dept
: Sri Prahladeesha Dasa, GM- Facilities
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 : Sri Kaivalyapati Dasa, GM- Prasadam Distribution
: Sri Nandanandana Dasa, GM-HR
: Sri Mahaprabhu Gauranga Dasa, GM - Facilities
: Sri Naveena Neerada Dasa, Head PR & Communications
: Sri Sampati Dasa, Head Folk
: Sri Anantha Kirthi Dasa, Temple commander
: Sri Gunakara Rama Dasa, Temple commander
Brief on Executive Council: Executive Council is a forum to take decisions collectively with due diligence on concerns related to temple
missionaries, propagation work, conduct of festivals etc and this forum acts under the supervision of strategic council.

Management Support Group (MSG):

Chairman of MSG : Sri Amitasana Dasa, Temple Vice President
Co-ordinator of MSG : Sri Shyama Vallabha Dasa, Head Finance & Accounts
Members of MSG : 14 members comprising two Vice Presidents of the
Temple, Heads of depts. of Facilities, Purchase,
Information Technology, Human Resources, Public
Relations, Strategic Communications, Finance,
The Akshaya Patra Foundation
Scope / Role of MSG:
1. Establish, review and improve the internal control systems including Internal Audit system.
2. Deliberate and advice on improving Governance.
3. Review and recommend on matters relating to secretarial practice, legal aspects (except for disputes related with Iskcon Mumbai).
4. Review and recommend on financial performance of all entities at Bangalore.
5. Deliberate and recommend on critical matters related to finance, projects etc.
6. Deliberate and recommend on new initiatives, investments.
7. Review and improve HR & Finance practices.
8. Implementation of decisions taken at EC
9. Providing inputs to EC so as to enable them to arrive at quick decisions. Issues are discussed at MSG before referring to EC

Acknowledgment
The Governing Body would like to express their appreciation for assistance and co-operation received from all the stakeholders during the year
under review. We also wish to place on record our deep sense of appreciation for the committed services by the missionaries, volunteers,
executives, professional consultants, contractors and employees of the Society.

We continue to be inspired by the vision that has been so far outlined and discussed, and we pray that we be given multiple opportunities and
avenues to serve the society at large and the stakeholders in specific.

Last but not the least, we are deeply indebted and grateful for the contributions of all our donors who have identified with our cause and without
whose active contribution, we would not have been able to scale the current heights and more importantly stay on top.

For and on behalf of the Governing Body Committee

Jai Chaitanya Dasa

Secretary
Sep 25, 2017

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Financial Statements

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 AUDITOR’S REPORT
To
The Members
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
(Society Regn. No. S. No. 49/78-79)
Regd & Head Office: Survey No.55,
Vasanthapura, Kanakapura Road,
Bangalore - 560 062.

We have audited the attached financial statements of International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Bangalore (Society Regn. No.S
49/78-79) as at 31 March 2017, these financial statements are the responsibility of the Society's management. Our responsibility is to
st

express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We have conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing
the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statements
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We report that:
a) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary, for the
purpose of our audit.
b) The said accounts are in agreement with the books of account maintained by the Society.
c) The Society has maintained proper books of accounts.
d) In our opinion and to the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations given to us the said
accounts along with the schedules and notes on account attached thereto, give a true and fair view, subject to:
Notes regarding
i Regrouping and segregation of income and expenditure (Note II {1}) in so far as:
1. in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs as at 31.03.2017,
2. in the case of the income and expenditure account, of the excess of expenditure over income for the year ended on
31.03.2017 and
3. In the case of the receipts & payments account, of the net increase in receipts for the year ended on 31.03.2017.

For R.S.Prabhu & Co.

Chartered Accountants

Sd/-

R. Shiva Prabhu
Proprietor
M.No.24053

Place : Bangalore
Date : 20th September, 2017
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(Society Regn. No. S.No. 49/78-79)
Regd & Head Office: Survey No.55, Vasanthapura,
Kanakapura Road, Bangalore - 560 062
Balance Sheet as at
( Rs. in Lakhs)
Sch. 31-Mar-17 31-Mar-16

SOURCES OF FUND
Own Funds A 21,711.43 20,158.18

Total 21,711.43 20,158.18

APPLICATIONS OF FUND
Fixed Assets B 5,073.15 4,556.75

Current assets, loans and advances C

Loans & Advances 1,623.23 1,467.72
Inventory 52.93 53.26
Cash & Bank Balances 1,344.53 1,329.69
3,020.69 2,850.67
Less: Current Liabilities & Provisions D
Provisions 138.30 121.04
Current Liabilities 1,524.97 1,439.22
1,663.27 1,560.26

Net Current Assets 1,357.42 1,290.41

Deficit in Income & Expenditure 15,280.86 14,311.02

Total 21,711.43 20,158.18

Significant Accounting Policies & Notes to Accounts I
As per our report of even date for International Society for Krishna Consciousness
for R. S. Prabhu & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Sd/- Sd/- Sd/-
R. Shiva Prabhu Madhu Pandit Dasa Jai Chaitanya Dasa
Proprietor President Secretary
M.No. 24053
Place: Bangalore
Date : 20th September, 2017
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 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
(Society Regn. No. S.No. 49/78-79)
Regd & Head Office: Survey No.55, Vasanthapura,
Kanakapura Road, Bangalore - 560 062.
Income & Expenditure account for the period ended
(Rs. In Lakhs)

Sch 31-Mar-17 31-Mar-16

INCOME
Donations Received E 1,706.49 1,859.71
Other Income F 1,024.02 884.06

Income Total 2,730.51 2,743.77

EXPENDITURE

Charitable Expenses G 3,470.68 2,856.62

Mid Day Meal Donations - 48.45
Deity Worship Expenses H 41.40 52.38
Depreciation B 183.81 197.08
Expenditure Total 3,695.89 3,154.53

Excess of Expenditure over Income (965.38) (410.76)

Transferred to Reserves:
Scholarship Reserve Fund 4.46 5.70

(969.84) (416.46)

Balance brought forward from previous year (14,311.02) (13,894.56)

(15,280.86) (14,311.02)
Significant Accounting Policies & Notes to Accounts I

As per our report of even date for International Society for Krishna Consciousness
for R. S. Prabhu & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Sd/- Sd/- Sd/-
R. Shiva Prabhu Madhu Pandit Dasa Jai Chaitanya Dasa
Proprietor President Secretary
M.No. 24053
Place: Bangalore
Date : 20th September, 2017
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 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
(Society Regn. No. S.No. 49/78-79)
Regd & Head Office: Survey No.55, Vasanthapura, Kanakapura Road, Bangalore - 560 062
Receipts & Payments A/c for the period ending
(Rs. In Lakhs)
31-Mar-17 31-Mar-16
Receipts :
Donations 1,706.49 1,859.71
Corpus Donation 1,534.16 1,269.70
Other income 1,024.02 884.06
Increase in Other Funds 14.63 -
Increase in Current Liabilities & Provisions 103.01 113.43

Total Receipts 4,382.31 4,126.90

Payments :

Charitable & Administrative Expenses 3,470.68 2,905.07

Deity Worship Expenses 41.40 52.38
Fixed Assets 700.21 262.02
Increase in Inventory (0.33) 6.22
Decrease in Loans & Advances 155.51 27.98

Total Payments 4,367.47 3,253.67

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Receipts for the year 14.84 873.23

Cash & cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

Cash 14.92 17.47
Bank 1,314.77 438.99
1,329.69 456.46

1,344.53 1,329.69

Cash & cash equivalents at the year end

Cash 9.62 14.92
Bank 1,334.91 1,314.77
1,344.53 1,329.69

As per our report of even date for International Society for Krishna Consciousness
for R. S. Prabhu & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Sd/- Sd/- Sd/-
R. Shiva Prabhu Madhu Pandit Dasa Jai Chaitanya Dasa
Proprietor President Secretary
M.No. 24053
Place: Bangalore
Date : 20th September, 2017
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 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
(Society Regn. No. S.No. 49/78-79)
Regd & Head Office: Survey No.55, Vasanthapura,
Kanakapura Road, Bangalore - 560 062

Schedules forming part of the financial statements

(Rs. In lakhs)
31-Mar-17 31-Mar-16

Schedule A : Own Funds

Trust Fund Receipts
Opening Balance 20,140.96 18,871.26
Add: Corpus Donations /Honour Scheme receipts during the year 1,534.16 1,269.70
21,675.12 20,140.96

Reserves & surplus

Capital Reserve 6.39 6.39
Scholarship Reserve Fund 15.29 10.83
Endowment Fund 14.00 -
Interest accrued on Endownment Fund 0.63 -

36.31 17.22

21,711.43 20,158.18

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Schedules forming part of the financial statements (contd..)
(Rs. In lakhs)
31-Mar-17 31-Mar-16
Schedule C : Current Assets, Loans & Advances :
Loans & Advances :
Advance for Land 1,166.70 1,166.70
Other Advances 294.95 145.57
Income Tax Receivables 29.98 27.62
Deposits 122.97 110.90
Prepaid Expenses 8.63 16.93
1,623.23 1,467.72
Inventory :
Raw Materials, Stores, Spares & Fuel 28.52 24.06
Agricultural Produces 24.41 29.20
52.93 53.26
Cash & Bank Balances
Cash in Hand 9.62 14.92
Bank Balance
- in current account 3.53 5.02
- in savings bank account 1,137.56 1,041.08
- in Fixed Deposits 193.82 268.67
1,344.53 1,329.69

3,020.69 2,850.67

Schedule D: Current Liabilities & Provisions :

Provisions: (Ref Sch I (II) (4))

Provision for Leave Encashment 62.83 35.70
Provision for Gratuity 75.47 85.34
138.30 121.04
Current Liabilities:
Advances Received 247.57 211.06
Sundry Creditors 378.93 322.59
Accrued Expenses 54.27 71.59
TDS Payables 7.69 4.90
Earnest Money Deposit: [Ref Sch I(II)(3)] 821.46 821.48
Statutory Payables 15.05 7.60
1,524.97 1,439.22

1,663.27 1,560.26

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 Schedules forming part of the financial statements (contd..)
(Rs. In lakhs)
31-Mar-17 31-Mar-16
Schedule E: Donations received
Religious Donations 750.35 575.11
General Donation 865.90 1,188.52
Educational Donation 90.24 96.08
1,706.49 1,859.71

Schedule F: Other Income

Rent Received 477.62 528.01
Dharmashala 134.63 129.61
Footwear 43.02 41.60
MVT 7.62 7.71
Parking Charges 60.29 65.80
Interest Received 86.29 35.44
Agricultural Income 56.99 40.88
Folk Programme Fees 31.50 2.35
Yoga for Happiness RTP 86.16 10.80
Miscellaneous Income 39.90 21.86
1,024.02 884.06
Schedule G: Charitable Expenses
Food Distribution Exp. 406.69 374.36
Educational Expenses:
Books Distribution Expenses 110.59 140.53
Educational Programmes 154.58 137.03
General Donation 11.58 2.12
683.44 654.04
Establishment Expenses:
Cultural Complex Maintenance 631.57 579.87
Personnel Expenses 1,077.47 988.46
Utilities & Services Expenses 975.43 540.76
Rates & Taxes 22.02 27.27
Agriculture Expenses 70.85 57.03
Financial Charges 9.90 9.19
2,787.24 2,202.58

3,470.68 2,856.62

SCHEDULE H : Deity Worship Expenses

Pooja Expenses 41.40 52.38
41.40 52.38
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(Society Regn. No. S.No. 49/78-79)
Regd & Head Office: Survey No.55, Vasanthapura,
Kanakapura Road, Bangalore - 560 062.

Schedules forming part of the financial statements (Contd...)

Schedule B : Fixed Assets
WDV Addition Gross (Rs. In Lakhs)
SL. Description of Assets Total
as on during the year Asssets
Additions Rate
Deductions for WDV
01- during during of Depreciation
as on
The for the
Apr-16 >180 days <180 days the year the year Dep.
Year
year 31-Mar-17

Rs Rs Rs Rs Rs Rs Rs

1 Land Freehold 267.39 - 37.31 37.31 - 0% 304.70 - 304.70

Land Development 12.72 - - - - 0% 12.72 - 12.72

2 Live Stock 10.59 - - - 0.04 0% 10.55 - 10.55

3 Building 931.51 5.56 1.82 7.38 - 10% 938.89 93.80 845.09

4 Furniture & Fittings 102.37 4.08 2.76 6.84 - 10% 109.21 10.78 98.43

5 Vehicles 34.52 6.20 13.21 19.41 3.59 15% 50.34 6.56 43.78

6 Plant, Machinery & Equipments 238.45 32.82 13.21 46.03 0.14 15% 284.34 41.71 242.63

7 Computers & Printers 23.22 9.25 6.39 15.64 - 60% 38.86 20.93 17.93

8 Books & Periodicals - - - - - 15% - - -

9 Computer Softwares & Development 4.68 3.67 2.90 6.57 - 60% 11.25 6.36 4.89

10 Deity Paraphernalia 97.28 6.41 58.71 65.12 - 162.40 3.47 158.93

11 Leasehold Improvements 2.01 - - - - 2.01 0.20 1.81

12 Capital work in Progress 2,832.01 174.13 344.72 518.85 19.17 - 3,331.69 - 3,331.69

Total 4,556.75 242.12 481.03 723.15 22.94 5,256.96 183.81 5,073.15

Previous Year 4,491.81 168.34 130.43 298.77 36.75 4,753.83 197.08 4,556.75

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 Schedule I : SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES & NOTES TO ACCOUNTS

I. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

1. Method of accounting
The accounts and financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost basis in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. The Society follows mercantile system of accounting.

2. Revenue Recognition
All Donations received are accounted on receipt basis. Corpus Donations including donations for Building fund, honour scheme receipts
and those schemes which are intended and propagated as corpus donations are credited to Corpus Fund of the Society and all other
Donations received is treated as Income during the year.

Donations in kind, other than those received for depreciable assets are measured at fair value on the date of receipt and recognized as
income only upon their utilization.
All other general receipts are recognized as and when such events are performed or when right to recognize such receipts is established.

3. Fixed Assets
Fixed Assets are stated at cost of acquisition or construction, less accumulated depreciation. Intangible assets are recorded at the
consideration paid for the acquisition of such assets including installation/implementation charges and are carried at cost less
accumulated amortization.

Fixed Assets received as donation-in-kind are measured and recognized at fair value on the date of being ready for their intended use.

4. Depreciation
Fixed assets are depreciated on written down value method at the rates mentioned below;
Class of Asset Rate
Buildings 10%
Furniture & fittings 10%
Vehicles 15%
Plant, Machinery & Equipments 15%
Computers & printers including computer software 60%
Intangible assets 25%
Deity Paraphernalia (Imitation jewelleries,
deity dresses & Pooja equipment) 15%

Land, including freehold and leasehold, biological assets and deity paraphernalia consisting of gold, silver and ornaments/other articles
which are made from gold or silver are not depreciated.
5. Inventory
Inventory has been valued at cost which comprises purchase cost and all other expenses incurred in bringing the inventory to its present
location and condition and are determined under the first-in-first-out method.

Inventory comprises provisions and groceries which include food grains, dhal and pulses, oils, ghee; and other items like machinery
spares, fuel, agricultural produce and other consumables.
66 Inventories received as donation in kind are measured at fair value on the date of receipt.
6. Investments:
Investments being holdings are valued at cost & no appreciation or depreciation is accounted for the market values as at the year end.

7. Income Tax
The Society is registered as charitable institution under section 12A of Income Tax Act 1961 (‘the Act’). Under the provisions of the Act, the
income of the Society is exempt from tax, subject to the compliance of specific terms and conditions specified in the Act.

8. Retirement Benefits
Provident Fund:
All eligible employees receive benefit from provident fund (‘fund’) which is a defined contribution plan. Both the employee and the Society
make monthly contribution to the fund, which is equal to a specified percentage of the covered employee’s basic salary. The Society has
no further obligations under this plan beyond its monthly contributions. Monthly contributions made by the Society are charged to
income and expenditure account.
Gratuity:
The Society provides gratuity, a defined benefit retirement plan, to its eligible employees. In accordance with the Payment of Gratuity Act
1972, the gratuity plan provides a lump sum payment to the eligible employees at retirement, death, incapacitation or termination of
employment, of an amount based on the respective employee’s basic salary and tenure of employment with the Society. The gratuity
liability is accrued based on an actuarial valuation at the balance sheet date, assessed by an independent actuary.

Compensated absences:
The employees of the Society are entitled to compensated absences which are both accumulating and non-accumulating in nature. The
expected cost of accumulating compensated absences are determined by actuarial valuation based on additional amount expected to be
paid as a result of the unused entitlement that has accumulated as at the balance sheet date. Expense on non-accumulating compensated
absences is recognized in the period in which the absences occur.

II. NOTES TO ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2017

1. Segregation of income;
The society had obtained injunction against ISKCON-Mumbai and others from interfering with its affairs which was upheld by the Hon’ble
High Court of Karnataka, in April 2002. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the year 2002 while accepting the verdict of the Hon’ble High
Court had laid restrictions on alienation or creation of third party rights on the immovable property at Hare Krishna Hill Bangalore and
certain movable properties listed in Schedule A & Schedule B, referred to in Hon’ble High Court Order (herein after called Suit Schedule
Property).

Accordingly the society's income and expenditure during the previous years also had been segregated to clearly reflect the income and
expenditure pertaining to suit schedule property and other than suit schedule property.

The suit OS 7934/01 has been decreed by Hon’ble City Civil Court in favour of this Society on 17th April 2009, declaring the suit Schedule
property belonging to this Society. ISKCON Mumbai had appealed against this order before Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka. The
Hon’ble High court had declared the suit schedule property as belonging to ISKCON Mumbai, for which the Society has appealed before
the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court passed a status quo order and granted leave in the special leave petition. The appeal is pending
before the Supreme Court. In the light of pending civil matters in the courts, the management has decided to continue the above
bifurcation of income and expenditure as being done since the financial year 2003-2004.The detailed bifurcation is as under;

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 ANNEXURE 'A' TO NOTES ON ACCOUNTS (Rs. in Lakhs)

For The Year Ending For The Year Ending

31-Mar-17 31-Mar-16

Particulars Other than Scheduled

Other than
Scheduled Total Suit Schedule Total
Property Suit Schedule Property
Property
Property

INCOME :

Donations Received :
Religious Donations 610.88 139.47 750.35 516.00 59.11 575.11
General Donation 610.84 255.06 865.90 641.55 546.97 1,188.52
Educational Donation 23.78 66.46 90.24 25.51 70.57 96.08
Total - Donation Received 1,245.50 460.99 1,706.49 1,183.06 676.65 1,859.71

Other Income :
454.02 23.60 477.62 463.07 64.94 528.01
Rent Received
134.63 - 134.63 129.64 (0.03) 129.61
Dharmshala
43.03 - 43.03 41.60 - 41.60
Footwear
7.62 - 7.62 7.71 - 7.71
MVT
60.29 - 60.29 65.80 - 65.80
Parking Charges
16.70 69.59 86.29 14.62 20.82 35.44
Interest Received
- 56.98 56.98 - 40.88 40.88
Agricultural Income
- 31.50 31.50 - 2.35 2.35
Folk Programme Fees
0.21 85.95 86.16 - 10.80 10.80
Folk Hostel Fees
34.64 5.26 39.90 19.03 2.83 21.86
Miscellaneous Income

Total - Other Income 751.14 272.88 1,024.02 741.47 142.59 884.06

TOTAL - INCOME 1,996.64 733.87 2,730.51 1,924.53 819.24 2,743.77

EXPENDITURE

Charitable Expenses :
Food Distribution Expenses 155.39 251.31 406.70 237.94 136.42 374.36

Educational Expenses:
Book Distribution Expenses 9.55 101.04 110.59 31.14 109.39 140.53
Educational Programmes 16.28 138.30 154.58 19.80 117.23 137.03
General Donation 8.00 3.58 11.58 1.40 0.72 2.12
Establishment Expenses :
Cultural Complex Maintenance 517.63 113.94 631.57 295.90 59.98 355.88
Personnel Expenses 738.71 338.76 1,077.47 628.45 360.01 988.46
Utilities & Services Expenses 752.83 222.59 975.42 484.67 280.08 764.75
Rates & Taxes 15.78 6.23 22.01 18.22 9.05 27.27
Agriculture Expenses - 70.85 70.85 - 57.03 57.03
Financial Charges 1.29 8.61 9.90 0.67 8.52 9.19

Midday Meal Donation:

Corpus Donation Given during the year - - - 10.45 38.00 48.45

Deity Worship Expenses 23.72 17.69 41.41 25.02 27.36 52.38

Depreciation 148.79 35.02 183.81 159.43 37.65 197.08

Grand Total 2,387.97 1,307.92 3,695.89 1,913.09 1,241.44 3,154.53

Excess of Expenditure over Income (391.33) (574.05) (965.38) 11.44 (422.20) (410.76)
Transferred to Reserves:
Scholarship Reserve Fund - 4.46 4.46 - 5.70 5.70

(391.33) (578.51) (969.84) 11.44 (427.90) (416.46)

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2. Regrouping of income;
Previous year figures has been re-grouped and re-classified wherever necessary.

3. Advance received from M/s ISKCON Charities:

M/s ISKCON Charities, a registered public charitable & religious Trust has given a sum of Rs 11,66,70,063/- in April 2008 for the
purpose of purchasing the land at Sy No. 55, Vasanthapura, Bangalore South for the purpose of developing a tourism theme
park based on Indian heritage and culture, also called as Krishna Lila Park. As on the balance sheet date there is a balance
amount of Rs 821.40 Lakhs (previous year Rs.821.40 Lakhs) as deposit towards Krishna Lila Park Project. The said land at
Vasanthapura is made available to M/s ISKCON Charities for constructing the Krishna Lila Park as per the State Government
Order No. ITY 52 TTM 2005, Bangalore Dated 28-06-2005.

4. Employee Benefit Plans;

Defined contribution plan: Total contribution made by the Society during the year towards provident fund is Rs.42.29 Lakhs
(Previous Year Rs.39.37 Lakhs).

Defined benefit plan (Gratuity): The society has recognized provision for gratuity for the eligible employees of the society on
the basis of actuarial valuation report. During the year the Society had reversed the provision for gratuity of Rs.9.86 Lakhs
(Previous Year Rs. 18.40 Lakhs provision recognized) on the basis of actuarial valuation report.

Compensated Absences:
The Society has provided for compensated to eligible employees for Rs. 27.12 Lakhs for the current year as per actuarial
valuation report. Previous year the Society had recognized the provision for Rs.17.44 Lakhs as per actuarial valuation report.

As per our report of even date

for R. S. Prabhu & Co., for International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Chartered Accountants

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R. Shiva Prabhu Madhu Pandit Dasa Jai Chaitanya Dasa
Proprietor President Secretary
M.No. 24053
Date: 20th September, 2017
Place: Bangalore

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Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
Contact:
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