The Vedic Cultural Center is a community services project of ISKCON of Washington (which is a non-profit organization with a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt status). The Vedic Cultural Center is open to all regardless of race, religion, sex, nationality or economic status.

Mission: To provide an excellent facility for the greater Seattle community to participate in cultural events, seminars, exhibits and festivals that help preserve and promote the traditional Vedic arts, cuisine, music, dance, drama, literature and languages. Vedas are ancient scriptures from India that provide spiritual and material knowledge for the upliftment of all people. Veda means knowledge. This knowledge has been passed down from the very beginning of time. Vedic culture has preserved the principles of right action and right thought that promote peace and social harmony. Modern society can benefit tremendously from the Vedic knowledge and culture. We invite you to connect with the original teachings of the Vedas and enrich your life’s journey with this five thousand year tradition. Vedic life is simple – learn through arts, music, dance and drama while leading a life of social harmony and respect for basic human dignity. Volunteers: • President: Harry Terhanian (Harivilas das ) • Nanda Suta das • Paramananda das • Balaram leela das • Madhava Gauranga das • Amritananda das • Nritya Gauranga das • Radhika Gopinath das • Taraka Mukkamala • Bajahari das • Govind Caran das • Pandava Vijaya das • Gaura Gopal das Program Description: The following are the rooms of the Vedic Cultural Center that are open to the public subject to approval and availability: • Three multi-purpose classrooms with a capacity of 15 people each • One large multi-purpose classroom with a capacity of 30 people • A multi-purpose cultural hall on the first floor with capacity of 150 people Services: Mercy meals delivered: The center provides meals on wheels to seniors who are immobile or otherwise unable to come to the center for food. Please send us an e-mail if you need such meals provided. Teen Feed: Periodically the center conducts the Teen Feed event where local teens are provided with quality food and socially harmonious entertainment using dramas and singing. We have seen that teens that come to such programs have developed better behavior. Distribution of free food at center: Seven days a week the center distributes free food. It is our philosophy that no one within 15 miles of the center should go hungry. Stop by for a meal for lunch or dinner. A typical meal consists of rice, vegetable curry (Sabji) and lentil soup (Dal).