ISKCON Bangalore is a Spiritual-Cultural-Educational movement that was established to realize the vision of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON, to promote Vedic culture and spiritual learning. It is more than just a place of rituals and worship. It is a versatile and bona fide institution reaching out to all classes of society in all age groups for actively disseminating spiritual, educational and cultural activities. From functioning in a rented house in the city with a bunch of devotees to the launch of the Krishna Lila Theme Park project, it has been a fruitful and rewarding journey for ISKCON Bangalore. The latest venture Krishna Lila Theme Park project is an unprecedented and historical project being attempted for the first time in our country. It aims to introduce the great characters of our Indian epics and instill in the minds of our children the deep values they represent by making use of the narrative strategy known as technology assisted multi-sensory immersive and experiential story telling. About ISKCON Culture Camp In a world infatuated with technological addiction advancement, connecting to our roots is very essential. When Srila Prabhupada, the founder-acharya of ISKCON, arrived in England for the first time, a reporter asked, "Why have you come to England? Srila Prabhupada replied, "I have come to deliver what you have forgotten to take from India-our rich cultural and spiritual wisdom." Following his desire, ISKCON has been disseminating spiritual knowledge and values to human society. ISKCON Culture Camp focuses on making children aware of and appreciate our rich cultural heritage.
CULTURE SESSION Vedic Quiz Stimulates and tests children s intellect and memory Little Krishna animation video shows Bhagavad-gita shloka chanting Pranama mantra Mantra Meditation Helps children calm their restless minds, tap their inner potential and discover their capabilities to hone their talents and skills. Sankirtana Sankirtana, which is the traditional glorification of the Lord's holy names with song and dance has a positive impact on young minds at the sub-conscious level.
ADDED NEW FEATURES: Krishna Theme Puppet show Shadow Puppets Rod Puppets Fun games with Krishna Innovative, Krishna-centric games to enhance children's attention-span and enthusiasm. Blessed Birthday Celebrating birthdays of children during the camp. Offering the fruits of love and devotion Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad-gita (9.26) patraà puñpaà phalaà toyaà yo me bhaktyä prayacchati tad ahaà bhakty-upahåtam açnämi prayatätmanaù If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it. To inculcate the spirit of gratitude and to recognize the mercy of Lord in the form of food, we teach the kids to prepare and offer food to the Lord in a prescribed method, and share the prasadam with all their friends.
VALUES SESSION Vedic theme based stories and activities and Speech Day To enhance the learning experience, we bring in the method of instilling values with stories of Vedic heroes and heroines from the Puranas and practical do it yourself activities. On Speech Day children tell us all that they have learned at the camp, in their own words. Festival celebration Celebrating festivals has been an important part of our culture. Each festival uplifts a unique ideal. Festivals like Rama Navami and Narasimha Jayanthi are celebrated by the children during the camp. They bring home-made offerings to the Lord, perform sankirtan and arati and then sharing the prasadam with camp friends. Spiritual Camp outing One of the exciting aspects of the camp is the one-day educational trip which interested parents may join. They visit ancient temples in the proximity of the city. It is a spiritual picnic, with Kirtan, games and tasty prasadam.
CULTURAL MODULE SESSION Children can choose any one module of their preference for being trained for 3 weeks duration in the Camp, which they shall perform on Talents Day. Note: Children from LKG to Class III are eligible only for Arts & Crafts Module. Various modules offered in the Camp: Arts and Crafts English Theatre Indian Traditional Dance - Folk and Classical Yakshagana Vocal Music
UNIQUE FEATURES OF CULTURE CAMP Photo Session Day Talents Day The chance to be on stage, and present their newly learnt skills on Talents Day, develops the personality of children by overcoming the walls of stage-fright and boosting self-confidence. Children enthusiastically prepare and present the art that they have dedicatedly learnt in the 21 days of the camp. Proud parents, satisfied module teachers and audience cheer and applaud their efforts. Children of different modules collaborate to present a single show and thus imbibe the most important virtue of appreciating all talents to please the Supreme Lord Krishna.
Dedicated to: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Founder-Acharya of International Society for Krishna Consciousness) Srila Prabhupada was born on September 1, 1896 in Kolkata. At which time an astrologer had predicted that at the age of seventy, he would leave India to establish 108 temples of Krishna all over the world. At the age of six he organized a blissful ratha-yatra Krishna festival in his local community which lasted for eight days. Between the years 1965 and 1977, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami or Srila Prabhupada, as his followers affectionately called him, had spread the teachings of Lord Krishna to every major city in the world and had formed an international society comprising thousands of members. His dedication to the order of his spiritual master, and his deep faith and devotion to Lord Krishna had made the words 'Hare Krishna' a household name all over the world, just as Lord Caitanya had predicted five hundred years before. Srila Prabhupada had written and published over seventy volumes of books which have been translated to over 28 languages, tens of millions of which have been distributed throughout the world. When he passed away in 1977 he had established 108 Krishna temples across the globe. For details contact: Tel : 93411 24222 / 93412 11119 E-mail: iskcon.ces@hkm-group.org