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Bhakti Caru tells a story of how Srila Prabhupada was challenged with a question, “Why are you building new temples when so many old temples need renovation?”. The answer reveals why Srila Prabhupada has built so many temples, and especially the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium in Mayapur.
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The TOVP Team would like to recognize the wonderful service of Sri Radha Vallabha Das who is responsible for the interior design work of the new TOVP Seva Office in Mayapur. Sri Radha Vallabha prabhu, a graduate in Architecture from SDM Polytechnic College in Hyderabad and Interior Design from Holmesglen Institute in Melbourne, Australia, has
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For those devotees not familiar with the name Sadaputa Dasa (Dr. Richard L. Thompson), he was one of Srila Prabhupada’s foremost preachers to the scientific community, one of the founding members of the Bhaktivedanta Institute, author of numerous books presenting the Vedic view of reality, international lecturer, a respected Vaishnava, and a veritable transcendental genius.
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His Holiness Radhanath Swami implores us to take advantage of this invaluable opportunity to assist Srila Prabhupada in manifesting the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium. This project has the potential to attract the world to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
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His Holiness Bhaktimarga Swami speaks about the need for an ISKCON/Gaudiya Vaishnava central place of worship like Mecca, Jerusalem and the Vatican, as well as the marvel and beauty of the TOVP and its ability to attract the world to Krishna Consciousness. “Stop talking about it and just get it built as soon as possible!”
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Nityananda’s Paduka (Shoes) Bless the Grand Opening of TOVP Seva Office in Mayapur On February 1st, 2015, Lord Nityananda Prabhu’s Appearance Day, the TOVP Seva Office in Mayapur officially opened with a grand celebration consisting of Lord Nityananda’s Paduka (shoes) leaving the altar for the first time to bless the occasion. The Lord’s divine shoes
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A special TOVP World Tour is now being organized, carrying with it Lord Nityananda Prabhu from The Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir in the form of His divine shoes, accompanied by His Holiness Bhakti Purushottama Swami, His Grace Jananivas prabhu, His Grace Radha Jivan prabhu, and His Grace Vraja Vilas prabhu.
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His Holiness Giriraja Swami speaks about the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium and the astounding thing Srila Prabhupada said to him about what would happen if we build this temple.
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Excerpts from Srila Prabhupada – The Founder-Acarya of ISKCON, by His Grace Ravindra Svarupa Das. We have been describing in chronological sequence the critical steps or stages by which ISKCON took form under Srila Prabhupada’s supervision: 1. The founding of an institution under the name “International Society for Krishna Consciousness.” 2. The recognition of that
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Here’s a temporary mock-up showing how the Deities and Altars will appear at the TOVP. As can be seen from the photographs, the Guru-Paramapara up to the six Gosvamis are placed on the left Altar, the Panca-tattva are on the middle Altar, and Sri Sri Radha Madhava and the Asta-sakhis are on the right Altar.
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2014 was a very successful and productive fundraising year for the TOVP. We rolled out new sponsorship programs, including the Radha Madhava Brick, Golden Avatar Brick, the Nrsingha Tiles, as well as the Gratitude Coin Program. Last year, donors came forward to offer million-dollar donations and pledges, and the TOVP team reached out to new
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In August 2014, the construction of Lord Narasimhadev’s altar began and the casting of the altar in reinforced cement is now completed. In the following stages high quality black granite from South India and white marble from Vietnam (the best marble available), along with gold color ceramic tiles will form the rest of the altar
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TOVP Kicks Off 2015 with Million Dollar Donation and Five Million Pledged A dear disciple of H.H. Bhakticaru Maharaj, Guru Gauranga prabhu, has donated $1,000,000 to the TOVP, with an additional pledge of $5,000,000. Guru Gauranga prabhu, a resident of the South African Yatra, was very impressed by the sincere efforts of the TOVP team
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The TOVP Facebook Page recently achieved a milestone, reaching 100,000 Likes!!! More than 80,000 of these were in 2014. Our goal for 2015 as we move towards ISKCON’s 50th Anniversary is 500,000 Likes. With your help we can achieve this goal. Please share the TOVP Facebook Page with all your friends and get the word
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We have exciting news today! The seventh level of the big Dome is going up now. And it will be completed by the start of the GBC meetings.
There are only two more levels remaining to finish this dome. At this amazing speed all the domes will be finishe…
2014 was a banner year for the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium in Sridham Mayapur. Construction continued to outpace expectations, buoyed by a robust fundraising campaign. The construction of the main dome is nearing completion, and the auxiliary domes are now being constructed. The project has entered a new phase of construction beginning a new
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The TOVP Fundraising Team announces yet another opportunity to help build the Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir: The Radha Madhava Brick. Sri Sri Radha Madhava and the Ashta Sakhis have been in their current “temporary” building since 1972, waiting now for 42 years for Their new temple to be built. With the progress of the TOVP steadily
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The design of the TOVP is such that it will have three domes; one main dome in the center, flanked by two smaller domes on either side. The main dome is 58 meters (198 feet) in height and the two side domes are 30 meters (98 feet) and will be taller than Srila Prabhupada’s samadhi.
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The week before Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, His Grace Radha Jivan prabhu, International Director of Fundraising for the TOVP, made his inaugural visit to Toronto, Canada. When prabhu landed in Toronto he was rolling a large duffel bag which actually looked like a Canadian ice hockey bag. However we quickly learned he came to play a
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During the last few weeks work on the retaining wall around the building on the utility floor was begun and is almost finished. The wall, surrounded and packed in by a layer of thick concrete, will retain compressed soil onto the building foundation. The next step will be to start the Sandstone work. This work,
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Ambarish Prabhu and Swaha Mataji Tour the Middle East Countries, With Folded Hands, Humble Words and Warm Hearts to Raise Funds for TOVP Just as Srila Prabhupada had folded his hands with tears in his eyes and thanked his disciples in Mayapur for helping build the Mayapur Chandradoya Mandir, Sriman Ambarish Das and his wife
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During Kartik, many distinguished ISKCON leaders and senior disciples of Srila Prabhupada came to Mayapur and were given special tours of the TOVP project by Vraja Vilas Das, the Director of Development and Sadbhuja Das, the Managing Director. These include His Holiness Devamrita Swami, the GBC representative for Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Brazil;
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An initiated devotee of ISKCON, who wishes to remain anonymous, approached his Guru Maharaj, Srila Devamrita Swami, that he wished to donate 1 million dollars to some project in ISKCON. Devamrita Swami maharaj immediately motivated his disciple to donate this money to the TOVP project, which is at the present the most important project of
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2016 marks the Fiftieth Anniversary celebration of ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada’s great movement to spread Krishna consciousness throughout the world and bring the teachings of Lord Caitanya and the yuga dharma, chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra, to all the conditioned souls on this planet (and perhaps beyond). We are extremely fortunate to be living at
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Just a few days ago construction of the sixth level of the Main Dome started. The most important sections are now finished and it will take just few more months to see the entire Dome completed. Work is progressing rapidly and right on schedule.
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TOVP The Future in The Making Metaphorically, prominent acaryas in Lord Caitanya’s line laid the foundation for the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium by Ajita Nimai Dasa The construction of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP) – the biggest Vedic temple in the world – is well underway in the holy town of Mayapur,
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Many ISKCON leaders visit the TOVP project during their travels throughout the year. Recently Bhima prabhu, ISKCON’s Indian Bureau Director and BBT Manager, along with Hridaya Chaitanya prabhu, Mayapura’s Co-Director visited the TOVP. They were amazed by the progress of the construction over the past year. They were particularly impressed to see how fast the
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The festival of Jagaddhatri puja has been celebrated for the last 300 years in Bengal. Generally, Jagaddhatri is considered another name of Durga. In Sanskrit, Bengali, and Assamese the word ‘Jagaddhatri’ literally means ‘Holder (dhatri) of the World (Jagat)’. In Bengal it is popularly believed that Maharaja Krishna Chandra of Nadia started Jagaddhatri Puja. Around
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The Сhairman of the TOVP project, Ambarisha das together with his wife Svaha dasi visited Mayapur recently. They were very impressed to see how everything is progressing nicely and how quickly the construction is going. Anybody who comes to the construction site can now get a clear picture of the temple as its transcendental form
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Srila Prabhupada envisioned the TOVP/Mayapur City project as a grand display of devotional service and Vedic science (the combination of religion and science) which would attract the whole world to the Krsna Consciousness Movement. While in Mayapur for the annual Gaura Purnima festival in 1976, he stated, “We shall show the Vedic conception of planetary
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An interview with Parvata Muni das, Director of Research and Development. GRC (glass reinforced concrete) is a composite material made out of white cement, white sand, polymers from 6 plasticizers, and fiberglass. It is an alternative decorative element. Our temple will have so many decorative pieces. To make them out of carved marble would be
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Watch and subscribe to the ToVP YouTube channel and receive email notices of new video releases about this astounding and historic temple being built in the rice fields of West Bengal:
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Sometimes we are asked where the Golden Bricks come from; who makes them? Well, they are made right here in Sridhama Mayapur at the Vishwakarma Workshop run by His Grace Sriman Dina Chaitanya prabhu. Each brick goes through a time-consuming and painstaking process to make it suitable for use on the new Pancha Tattva altar,
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Às vezes, nos perguntam de onde vêm os Tijolos de Ourto; quem os fabrica? Bem, eles são fabricados exatamente aqui em Sridhama Mayapur na Oficina Vishwakarma que é administrada por Sua Graça Sriman dina Chaitanya prabhu. Cada tijolo passa por um processo demorado e exaustivo para que se torne apropriado para uso no novo altar
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Иногда нас спрашивают, откуда берутся Золотые Киопичи и кто их делает? Они изготавливаяются Его Милостью Шриманом Диной Чайтаньей прабху непосредственно в Маяпуре, в мастерской Вишвакарма. Каждый кирпич требует длительной и кропотливой работы, чтобы быть достойным для нового алтаря. Изготовление происходит в несколько этапов, которые завершает нанесение имени спонсоров на них. Посмотрите это небольшое видео, которое
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We happily welcome this most miraculous month of Kartik! As was announced by HG Radha Jivana Prabhu, the TOVP fundraising team prepared lamps for offering to the Lord on behalf of the Golden Brick donors. We made list with around 700 donor’s names and are expecting this to increase. Our two cheerful sisters, Mitra Vrinda
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С большой радостью мы встретили самый чудесный и самый благоприятный месяц Картика. С легкой руки Радха Дживаны прабху, команда сбора пожертвований для ТОВП подготовила лампадки для предложения Божествам от имени тех, кто пожертвовал «Золотые Кирпичи». Мы составили список, в котором уже есть около 700 имен и полагаем, что к концу Картики список расширится. Митра Вринда
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Outside and inside brick work Main altar construction Nrsimhadeva’s altar construction Beginning of Rupa Goswami’s Deity out of clay Srila Prabhupada’s bridge View of the TOVP from Navadwip
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Внешняя и внутренняя кирпичная кладка Сооружение главного алтаря Строительство алтаря для Господа Нрисимхадева Начало изготовления глиняного мурти Шрилы Рупы Госвами Мост Шрилы Прабхупады Вид ХВП с Навадвипы
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