It’s a Love Feast at ISKCON of Houston on Saturday, March 11
Join the Blessing of Govinda’s Restaurant
photo by ISKCON Houston
The Houston Chapter of The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) – also known as Hare Krishna Temple – will be celebrating the Grand Opening of Govinda’s (which means “The One Who Brings Pleasure”), the vegetarian/vegan Indian restaurant next to ISKCON of Houston Center, located at 1320 West 34th Street in the Heights area of Houston.
photo by Amber Batterson
The grand opening special price for lunch on March 11th is “Buy one Get one Free” (regularly $11), plus beverages.
Govinda’s culinary lineup includes the husband and wife team of executive chefs Joynitai and Jamuna Dasadhikari (formerly with other Govinda’s for over 20 years), and Amar Singh Bishwakarma (formerly the executive chef at Bombay Brasserie and other five-star restaurants in India) as chef de cuisine. Manager Kishan Sardana is a 40-year veteran of the restaurant industry.
photo by V. Sweeten
“On the eve of the internationally celebrated Festival of Colors, which ushers in spring, we will be officially celebrating the grand opening of our restaurant, Govinda’s,” stated General Manager Shyamasundar “Shyam” Das. Das, who for decades has owned and managed restaurants, motels and real estate in Houston, is the acting president of the Hare Krishna Temple.
“At 10:30 am, we will be opening our center grounds to all our neighbors and friends for free tours of our center and school,” stated Das. “We will also have musical entertainment, children’s games on the great lawn, and a vegetarian lunch buffet at Govinda’s Restaurant.”
photo by Amber Batterson
For more information about Govinda’s, please visit www.Govindashou.com or call 832-831-9951.
Houston’s ISKCON Community Continues to Grow
More than thirty years ago, the founding members of the ISKCON (The International Society for Krishna Consciousness) bought several acres of land off West 34th street to build a center for their community. In 2004, they began construction of the current 24,000 square foot beautiful center, with a 72-foot high central dome, which debuted on May 16, 2014.
Festival Day at The Temple-photo from ISHKON Houston
Along the way, they built an organic urban farm, an elementary school — Goswami Academy — where they integrated the classroom programs with their values-based curriculum focusing on character development and academic excellence that meets Texas Education Agency requirements. They are even building apartments which will be available to those who are living a healthy lifestyle – (vegetarian, no smoking or drinking of alcohol).
photo by Amber Batterson
Education expansion: Opened in 2014, Goswami Academy offers pre-school (starting at age three) and regular classes through the fifth grade. Goswami Academy plans to add a new class level each year up to the eighth grade. They are currently building a new state of the art school building, which will include its own science lab and library, a day-care center and room to grow for high school in the future. They hope to have a grand opening of the new building in the fall of 2017 in time for the new school year.
More details available at www.iskconhouston.org/alpha.
Featured photo by Amber Batterson