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Lord Krishna is conquered by the love of His devotee, not anything else. Because of that love He reciprocates by becoming His devotee’s chariot driver, His devotee’s gatekeeper, His devotee’s servant, and even agrees to be bound by a rope. There is no limit to how many ways the Lord exchanges love with His devotees,

Lord Narasimhadeva appeared in the month of Purushottama to protect His dear devotee Sri Prahlad Maharaja and annihilate Hiranyakashipu because Hiranyakashipu had received the boon to not be killed in the twelve months of the year from Lord Brahma in his vain attempts to achieve immortality. In honor of this historic event, which occurred in

What would it be like if Srila Prabhupada was here and he was coming to your temple? What would you do? What would you say? What would you be thinking? Can you even imagine such a thing? Yet this was an experience shared by thousands of his disciples in the early days of ISKCON, and

The following is a video by His Holiness Bhakti Purushottama Swami speaking about the historic Grand Installation of the new Prabhupada Murti in the TOVP in February, 2021 to celebrate the 125th Appearance Anniversary Year of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. February 25 – Nityananda Trayodasi / Worldwide Prabhupada Abhisheka February 26 – Bhakti Charu

The process of bhakti teaches us so much about life…the journey is as important as the goal. We would now love to share the ‘story’, ‘process’ and ‘journey’ which have contributed towards not just the project, but also our own internal growth. Click here to see it in your browser or download a copy to

Hare Krishna! I would like to share this wonderful sample painting of Srila Prabhupada done by bhaktin Ekatirina Andreeva from Volgograd in Russia. She is an aspiring disciple of His Holiness Gopal Krishna Maharaja, and as you can see is very talented! We look forward to her contributing in the TOVP project. This particular piece

After over six months of halted construction on account of the India lock-down, work on the TOVP has successfully resumed. Under the direction of Ambarisa prabhu, a special yajna was performed on August 29, the appearance day of Lord Vamanadeva, to bring auspiciousness to the planned restart of TOVP construction. As Vamanadeva took three steps

Lord Sri Krishna says: “For one who explains this supreme secret to the devotees, pure devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me. There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more dear.” Bhagavad Gita 18.68/69 The worldwide

In the memories of those devotees who lived and served during the physical presence of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada, the expression, “Prabhupada is Coming”, became the clarion call whenever he visited a temple. Devotees would become overwhelmed with ecstasy and stay up all day and night in preparation for his arrival. When Prabhupada would

The wonderful and enchanting history of the month of Purushottama is a long one that takes the personified adhik maas to the highest spiritual realm of Goloka Vrindaban, where she is blessed by Lord Krishna to have 1000 times more benefits to the observer of devotional vows than the month of Damodar. Purushottama Maas comes

The following is a video by His Holiness Indradyumna Swami speaking about the historic Grand Installation of the new Prabhupada Murti in the TOVP in February, 2021 to celebrate the 125th Appearance Anniversary Year of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. 2021 celebrates the 125th Appearance Anniversary Year of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada,

Please join us for this next TOVP TALKS ZOOM webinar with His Holiness Radhanath Swami speaking about his strategies for spreading Krishna consciousness to the elite and upper-class members of society.

On the most auspicious day of Radhastami and the 50th sannyasa anniversary of His Holiness Jayapataka Swami (August 26, 2020) Maharaja speaks about the Grand Installation Ceremony of the New Prabhupada Murti in the TOVP scheduled for February, 2021 to celebrate the 125th Appearance Anniversary Year of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. 2021 celebrates the

Now you can stay in touch and informed about the TOVP through our new and innovative TOVP interactive Smart Card. Simply download the ‘card’ from the link below and click on any of the links to visit our website, Facebook Page, YouTube Channel, Instagram account and much more, all on one convenient online ‘card’. Keep

Below is a letter to His Holiness Jayapataka Swami from Ambarisa and Braja Vilasa prabhus recognizing the auspicious 50th anniversary of his acceptance of the sannyasa order in 1970. Dear Jayapataka Maharaja, Please accept our obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to you! On the most auspicious celebration of your 50th Anniversary of

‘Lock down’ – is the first adjective that glares out during this pandemic. However, that could not be the answer for the dream project of our beloved Founder Acharya. Every day of this challenging period has been harnessed at the Architects’ Desks to ensure excellent preparedness for construction. The conclusive exercise prior to construction is

The following is a video by His Holiness Lokanath Swami speaking about the historic Grand Installation of the new Prabhupada Murti in the TOVP in February, 2021 to celebrate the 125th Appearance Anniversary Year of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. 2021 celebrates the 125th Appearance Anniversary Year of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada,

The Temple of the Vedic Planetarium Communications Department has created yet another way to stay in touch and informed about the progress of the construction of this historic and life-changing temple project rising in the rice fields of West Bengal, India. Click on the link below to join the TOVP NOW! WhatsApp Group and we’ll

The following is a video by Ambarisa and Braja Vilasa Prabhus announcing the historic Grand Installation of the new Prabhupada Murti in the TOVP in February, 2021 to celebrate the 125th Appearance Anniversary Year of His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. 2021 celebrates the 125th Appearance Anniversary Year of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada,

The TOVP West Wing Exhibits is currently scouting for creative talent across the entire ISKCON community base. These are paid service positions, located in Mayapur. We are looking for a skilled concept artist and a Museum exhibit script writer. CONCEPT ARTIST creates a visual representation of an idea for use in the TOVP E exhibits,

For those devotees who use Instagram for a communication and sharing platform, the TOVP Communications Department has launched the TOVP official Instagram account where we will share new photos, videos and messages.
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Please join us for this next TOVP TALKS webinar with His Holiness Jayapataka Swami speaking about the fulfillment of the desire of Sri Caitanya Mahaprahu, The Temple of the Vedic Planetarium.

TOVP – The Desire of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s Fulfilled No one can speak with more conviction and authority on the subject of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium than His Holiness Jayapataka Maharaja. In this interview Maharaja will explain both the practical reasons and preaching vision Srila Prabhupada had for the project, and the sublime,

Promotion Launch for the TOVP Celebration of Srila Prabhupada’s 125th Appearance Anniversary Year in 2021. Janmastami and Vyasa Puja this year marks the launch of the TOVP Management’s announcement to the ISKCON world of our plans for the celebration of the 125th Appearance Anniversary Year of ISKCON Founder/Acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

Dear Bhakti Charu Maharaj, Please accept my prostrated dandavat. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Oh Maharaj, how we will miss your sweet words and gracious mood. Whenever Svaha and I would be in Mayapur when you were there, you would always ask us to your room for prasadam. It was always a glorious occasion and

The TOVP Communications Department is now tweeting on Twitter. This is yet another way to stay informed and in touch with news about our progress. Just search for TOVP Tweets to Follow on Twitter or use the link: https://twitter.com/TOVP2022.   TOVP NEWS AND UPDATES – STAY IN TOUCH Visit us at: www.tovp.org Follow us at:

His Holiness Bhakti Charu Maharaja was one of the most ardent and steadfast supporters of the TOVP. Over the years he personally spoke incessantly about the project, raised funds for construction, attended fundraising events, and was recently planning to travel with the North American TOVP Tour to many temples until the COVID-19 shut everything down.

We are delighted to share that the lock down did not deter the spirits of the team. ‘Moving the deities into Their homes’ is the motto. Capturing the individual and collective contributions herein. Through the duration of the pandemic, the team is at its laborious best to ‘make it happen’. Click here to see it

Hare Krishna Dear Devotees, As you may have heard, ISKCON and the world are now bereft of the association of Srila Prabhupada’s dear disciple, His Holiness Bhakti Charu Maharaja, who has recently left his body due to COVID-19 complications. Please have kirtan and spend some time in thought and prayer for Bhakti Charu Maharaja, who

Please join us for this next TOVP TALKS webinar with His Holiness Jayapataka Swami speaking about the fulfillment of the desire of Sri Caitanya Mahaprahu, The Temple of the Vedic Planetarium.

Dear Maharajas and Devotees, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. We are all distressed to hear the news that His Holiness Bhakti Charu Maharaja has recently contracted the Corona Virus and is in critical condition in the ICU unit of a hospital in the U.S. We therefore immediately made arrangements to

July 5th celebrates the divine disappearance of Sanatana Goswami, brother of Rupa Goswami and the most important of the six Goswamis. His devotional service made him the most beloved disciple of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and our chief purva-acharya. A brief history of his life can be read at the link below. This auspicious day also

Although we struggled with technical difficulties during our first TOVP TALKS webinar and were unable to broadcast the live feed onto the TOVP Facebook Page, the program with Ambarisa prabhu went very well with almost 300 devotees on the Zoom platform.

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This article about the TOVP, written by Tiziano Fusella (Tulasi das), an Italian journalist, appeared in Italy’s most popular and prestigious weekly magazine, il venerdi di Repubblica, on May 29. It is translated below into English from the original Italian. Casa Hare Krishna (House of Hare Krishna) by Tiziano Fusella For five centuries the Basilica

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Broadcast from ISKCON’s World Headquarters in Sridhama Mayapur, the education capital of the world, this bi-weekly webinar will flood the world with the dissemination of devotional and organizational subject-matter of the highest quality by devotee speakers highly regarded in their expertise, in a systematic and effective way through the ZOOM live video conferencing program and format, to be utilized by devotees worldwide for their personal and extended benefit.

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We are pleased to present a 3D image renderings collection of some of the upcoming work at the TOVP, and what you can expect to see as we move closer and closer to the Grand Opening in 2022. What you will see below are 3D image renderings of Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasasana, the Grand Deity altar

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Interior Artwork This is the April Architecture Department Report which focuses on various areas of artwork throughout the project. We have classified the art into 24 modules for the interior and exterior and are sharing the updates of each module in this report. Click here to see it in your browser or download a copy

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The TOVP Team headed by Ambarisa and Braja Vilasa prabhus is grateful to the worldwide ISKCON devotee community for all their support over the years. Without your continued and steadfast source of financial assistance we would not have accomplished what has thus far been achieved and offered to Srila Prabhupada. It is truly a miraculous

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We went into the Second Annual #GivingTOVP Matching Fundraiser with great uncertainty this year. The worldwide corona virus pandemic had all but shut down the world economy, left people jobless and clueless about their future, and all construction on the TOVP is temporarily halted until the India lock-down is lifted. The pressure of bills for

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On May 5th we witnessed the grand completion of the Nrsimhadeva Maha Yajna for the protection of ISKCON, the devotees and the gurus, as well as for the benefit of all humanity. All the names of the 15,000+ Yajnamans, participants, who sent in their names were read during the Maha Yajna and the appropriate prayers

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