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Puranic Cosmology, Volume 1 By H.H. Danavir Goswami (Dr. Dane Holtzman) Includes the cosmological sections from Visnu Purana, Vayu Purana, Makandeya Purana and Linga Purana. Compiled by Srila Krsna-Dvaipayana Vyasa. A virtual storehouse of scientific wisdom waiting to be discovered by modern thinkers. Questions which have baffled the world s best brains for centuries are

As you may remember, a few months ago we gave progress reports on the deity of Jaya (the gatekeeper of the main entrance of the TOVP) being FINISHED and ready for installation. Now we are working on the deity of Vijaya. The work is going on full speed. It’s coming out very nice and we

The most auspicious and powerful Pandava Nirjala ekadasi is approaching on June 20 (US)/June 21 (India and parts of US). Observing a full fast, including water, on this one ekadasi is equal to observing all others. And additionally, giving charity on this ekadasi leads to “imperishable” results. Srila Vyasadeva said to Bhima, “Oh Bhima, Lord

Unknown to many devotees, the TOVP Care Nrsimha Yajna for the protection of devotees worldwide has been continuing daily for one year as initiated by Ambarisa prabhu. Each day our pujari, Krishna Caitanya das, a graduate of the Mayapur gurukula, begins at 10am and for 45 minutes worships Lord Nrsimha as a service to humanity

In a recent TOVP video entitled, A Look Inside the Completed Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, which went quite viral on YouTube, there were a number of comments saying that the temple design looked more like a mosque or had a European or Western feel like a Cathedral or church, rather than a Vedic emphasis.

In October of this year, the 125th Appearance Anniversary year of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, a new and one-of-a-kind ‘worship-pose’ murti of His Divine Grace will be installed in the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium. And Srila Prabhupada will now personally invite the Deities into Their new home. In Vaishnava spiritual life

The first 3-meter (10′) figure for the dancing Sankirtana group, which will be placed at the base of the TOVP Main Dome, was recently cast from fiberglass and yesterday fixed at a height of 52 meters (170′) above the main Altar. This was done for clearer visualization and final approval of the sizes of the

Stephen Hawking on Trial: Confronting the Big Bang By Pierre St. Claire (Vaiyasaki Dasa) The wee Doctor behind the electronic voice on trial? Stephen Hawking’s influence was significant. Nonetheless, renowned cosmologists have detected serious errors in his Grand Design theory of the universe. Stephen Hawking On Trial documents the flaws in the final theory of

While fasting and increasing one’s japa and hearing and chanting about the Lord are foundational principles of ekadasi, giving in charity for the service of Lord Vishnu and His devotees is equally as beneficial for grhasthas. The TOVP Fundraising Department would therefore like to encourage devotees to use this auspicious day of Apara Ekadasi as

PRABHUPADA IS COMING! Let’s Do It! His Grace Sriman Pankajanghri prabhu, our beloved Nrsimhadeva pujari who recently passed away, speaks in this video about his ardent desire to bring Srila Prabhupada to the TOVP and complete the new home of Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Pancha Tattva and Sri Nrsimhadeva. To inspire a grand welcome for

Please take advantage of this auspicious Mohini ekadasi day to sponsor an abhisheka for the installation of the new Prabhupada murti in the TOVP during the #GivingToPrabhupada 11 Day Matching Fundraiser. Go to WWW.TOVP.ORG for more information. Vedic history says that on the day of Mohini Ekadasi, Lord Vishnu appeared as Mohini murti. When Nectar

May 14 (Akshaya Tritiya) – May 25 (Nrsimha Caturdasi) Sponsor a $25 Sacred Water Abhisheka (125 sacred rivers) for Srila Prabhupada’s new murti installation this October. Use the payment links below. For more abhisheka options go to www.tovp.org.  NOTE: The TOVP CARE COVID RELIEF program is donating $25,000 for ISKCON Mayapur and Bangladesh temples under

PRABHUPADA IS COMING! to the TOVP this October at the historic installation of his new murti commemorating his 125th Appearance Anniversary Year. His divine presence there will inspire and guide us to complete the TOVP. His Grace Ambarisa prabhu, TOVP Chairman, encourages all devotees to sponsor an abhisheka for this historic occasion. To encourage a

PRABHUPADA IS COMING! to the TOVP this October at the historic installation of his new murti commemorating his 125th Appearance Anniversary Year. His divine presence there will inspire and guide us to complete the TOVP. Sacinandana Swami encourages all devotees to sponsor an abhisheka for this historic occasion. To encourage a grand welcome for His

The following is a letter from the GBC Executive Committee. The accompanying memorial video is from HareKrsna TV with a special message added at the end from Pankajanghri prabhu. Below the GBC letter is a link to the video of his departure observance, and a letter from Ambarisa and Braja Vilasa prabhus. Dear Devotees, Please

PRABHUPADA IS COMING! to the TOVP this October at the historic installation of his new murti commemorating his 125th Appearance Anniversary Year. His divine presence there will inspire and guide us to complete the TOVP. His Holiness Bhaktimarga Swami encourages all devotees to sponsor an abhisheka for this historic occasion. To encourage a grand welcome

Akshaya Tritiya is commonly understood in the Vedic calendar to be the most auspicious day for beginning any undertaking and for making a donation, especially for a spiritual cause. Any action begun on this day will have everlasting and increasing effects, and any service or charity one performs on this day will be rewarded many

PRABHUPADA IS COMING! to the TOVP this October at the historic installation of his new murti commemorating his 125th Appearance Anniversary Year. His divine presence there will inspire and guide us to complete the TOVP. Giriraja Maharaja encourages all devotees to sponsor an abhisheka for this historic occasion. To encourage a grand welcome for His

A Message from Ambarisa and Braja Vilasa Prabhus To All Devotees Around the World, With heavy hearts we observed the peaceful passing of His Grace Pankajanghri prabhu yesterday. As one of the most critical personalities in the development of the Pujari floor of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, his absence is now deeply felt.

His Holiness Lokanath Maharaja reminds us that PRABHUPADA IS COMING! to the TOVP this October at the historic installation of his new murti commemorating his 125th Appearance Anniversary Year. His divine presence there will inspire and guide us to complete the TOVP. To encourage a grand welcome for His Divine Grace that all devotees, man

Essays on Science and Religion By Bhaktisvarupa Damodar Swami (Dr. T.D. Singh) Science and religion are the two most dominant forces of humanity in the search for the ultimate meaning of life and the universe. Are these two forces reconcilable? If yes, what are the possible grounds for their synthesis? Could the recent developments in

In a few weeks devotees around the world will have an opportunity to participate in the exciting TOVP #GivingToPrabhupada 11 Day Matching Fundraiser. From May 14 (Akshaya Tritiya) to May 25 (Nrsimha Caturdasi) every man, woman and child in ISKCON can sponsor one of 5 kinds of abhishekas for the new murti of Srila Prabhupada

Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe By Stephen C. Meyer The New York Times bestselling author of Darwin’s Doubt and Intelligent Design scholar presents groundbreaking scientific evidence of the existence of God, based on breakthroughs in physics, cosmology, and biology. Meyer uses three scientific points to

Although we’re writing this announcement in English, it should be especially exciting news to all Spanish speaking devotees that the TOVP Communications Department has launched a dedicated Spanish Facebook Page: Templo del Planetario Védico: TOVP – Español We will post most of our articles on this Page with links to the translated pages on the

Authors: Vasyl Semenov | PhD (Physics) and Evgeniya Semenova | PhD (Mathematics) Presented at the BIHS “Consciousness in Science” Conference, Gainesville, Florida (January 18-20, 2019) In this investigation, we are considering some questions related to the vertical dimension of the Puranic universe and, in particular, the interpretations of its measurements. The work is based on

Braja Vilasa prabhu, TOVP Vice Chairman and Director of Development takes the I Love Mayapur YouTube Channel video crew and family on a wonderful tour of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, the largest modern Vedic Temple in the world located in Mayapur, West Bengal, India. The temple is a project of the International Society

Sankhya and Science: Applications of Vedic Philosophy to Modern Science By Ashish Dalela (Rsiraja Das) Most people drawing parallels between science and Eastern philosophy end up claiming that the Eastern mystics knew thousands of years back what modern science discovered only recently. This conclusion may be satisfying as a bridge between religion and science, but

Over the last three years the TOVP Fundraising Department headed by Braja Vilasa prabhu has successfully organized the #GivingTOVP 11 Day Matching Fundraiser online campaign. This has been our largest fundraising event to date which includes the auspicious days of Akshaya Tritiya and Nrsimha Caturdasi. This year, the 125th Appearance Anniversary Year of Srila Prabhupada,

In a few days Vaishnavas worldwide will be celebrating the appearance of Lord Rama (Rama Navami), celebrated as the Lord’s avatar Who exemplified the life of a perfect King and human being. His glorious pastimes are a variety of transcendental pleasure and pain, and everything in-between, all meant to absorb us in His thought, and

The Grand Installation Ceremony of the new, one-of-a-kind, worship-pose murti of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in the TOVP in October this year, his 125th Appearance Anniversary Year, is a historic event of universal importance. Seen in the proper perspective, this is the next step in the fulfillment of his cherished desire to

By Dr. Richard L. Thompson (Sadaputa Dasa)BTG Issue: July/August 1991 | Vol. 25, No. 4 An examination of an extensive list of “astronomical examples” and “examples about time, indicate that old cultures around the world shared a view of the cosmos similar in many ways to the Vedic one. The details that appear again and

With the help of the most developed translation technology and a few website plugins, the TOVP is launching its website in over 70 languages to expand our viewership Internationally. The TOVP website administrator has managed to integrate the website system with state-of-the-art translation software through a company that provides plugins with numerous features for this

Mysteries of the Sacred Universe By Sadaputa Dasa (Dr. Richard L. Thompson) From the flat earth to the sun’s chariot — traditional spiritual texts seem wedded to outmoded cosmologies that show, at best, the scientific limitations of their authors. The Bhagavata Purana, one of the classical scriptures of Hinduism, seems, at first glance, to be

This is a short tour of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP) hosted by Amogha Lila das with Braja Vilasa das, TOVP Vice Chairman, produced by MayapurTV.com. It is spoken in both English and Hindi.   TOVP NEWS AND UPDATES – STAY IN TOUCH Visit: www.tovp.org Support: https://tovp.org/donate/ Email: tovpinfo@gmail.com Follow: www.facebook.com/tovp.mayapur Watch: www.youtube.com/c/TOVPinfoTube

Current and Future Works: January – February, 2021 While capturing the works undertaken currently in the Architectural Department, we have worked out a wonderful solution for increasing the treads of the grand staircase at the building entrance. The tread size is now very comfortable for the footfall of devotees. Soon we will be implementing it

Forbidden Archeologist By Michael A. Cremo (Drutakarma Das) For over twenty-seven years he’s been ‘digging up’ documented, credible findings that mainstream archeologists don’t want you to know about – discoveries in the fossil record that tell a completely different story from Darwinian evolution. This collection of forty-nine articles published in Atlantis Rising magazine is like

Bhagavata Cosmology – Vedic Alternative to Modern Cosmology By Pavaneshwar Das BHAGAVATA COSMOLOGY Consolidates and summarizes the descriptions of universal geography presented in Srimad Bhagvatam, Bhugola Varnanam, Surya – siddhanta, Ramayana,Mahabharat, Visnu Purana, Vayu Purana and other books. This book reconciles the scriptural understanding and the modern understanding by drawing parallels between them. This book

Seen in this video is the completed murti of Jaya, who permanently stands 18′ high with Vijaya at the main entrance of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium. Together, Jaya and Vijaya are the well-known gatekeepers of Vaikuntha who were cursed by the four Kumaras to enter the material world where, by the arrangement of

His Grace Braja Vilasa prabhu announces a very special campaign for Gaura Purnima to give the opportunity to more devotees to get their names in the TOVP Book of Devotion. The Book of Devotion, to be presented at Srila Prabhupada’s new murti installation ceremony in October, will be a testament to glorify the steadfast service

Его Милость Враджа Вилас прабху объявляет о начале специальной кампании по сбору средств в честь Гаура Пурнимы, которая позволит ещё большему числу преданных внести свои имена в Книгу преданности от Храма Ведического Планетария. Книга преданности, которая будет представлена на церемонии установки нового мурти Шрилы Прабхупады в октябре, прославит стойкое служение более чем 8000 преданных, которые