Video Tour of Present Activities on Construction Site. By Managing Director Sadbhuja Das. Episode 1
For your transcendental viewing pleasure, Sadbhuja Das and team have put together a video documenting the present state of the temple construction. In it you will not only be able to see live progress, but also an in depth explanation of every part of the project. This is just phase one that we are showing you and phase two will be documented as well. So please stay tuned...
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the feature. Click on the thumbnail to the left to play video.
What's New?
- The Disappearing Act
Sep 4, 2010 / BlogNow that most of the foundation piles are being finished, the grounds at the TOVP site have changed dramatically. Cement is starting to get poured! Little by little bare...
- Google, Get Real
Aug 27, 2010 / BlogGoogle-ing has become a major part in a person's search for information. The web gives endless facts, opinions and photographs at the click of a button. Yet what the web...
- Frequently Asked Questions
Aug 19, 2010 / BlogHere are some questions that we thought should be addressed online for those of you who want more information regarding the new temple...
Why are you building the temple...
Dear Devotees and Friends,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
"Now you all together make this Vedic Planetarium very nice, so that people will come and see. From the description in the Srimad- Bhagavatam you prepare this Vedic Planetarium. My idea is to attract people of the whole world to Mayapur."
- Srila Prabhupada, 1976
This is the instruction of the Founder/Acharya of ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada. On behalf of Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir and the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation, for your thoughtful and generous participation in fulfilling this order.
The fulfillment of the desire of visionaries, from Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu down to Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, saints and incarnations, the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium is a unique and ambitious project to make the vast culture and philosophy of the timeless Vedic tradition accessible to everyone.
Rising from the plains of the holy land of Sri Mayapur, on the banks of the sacred Ganges River, the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium will be a shining beacon to all aspiring spiritualists who are searching for answers to the questions of life.
The temple is being designed according to the sacred architecture that has facilitated spiritual self-realisation for millions of people throughout the ages. Simply seeing the outside of the temple will evoke an appreciation, and
Founder's Vision
Srila Prabhupada
Srila Prabhupada had a clear vision for the temple, and he expressed it on many occasions. He wanted a unique Vedic Planetarium to present the Vedic perspective of life, ... Read more
Chairman's Message
Ambarisa Das (Alfred B. Ford)
Whether you are already familiar with the project, or are a new visitor, we hope that this site will be informative as well as inspiring... Read more
Jananivasa Prabhu Speaks About ToVP
In March 1972, we had the first ISKCON Gaura-Purnima festival in Sridham Mayapur. During that festival, small Radha-Madhava came from Calcutta and were presiding over the program. At that time, only the bhajan-kutir was on ... Read more
