The Making of the Acharyas
Fri, May 22, 2015
by Parijata Dasi
The making of the acharya murtis is a procedure that requires several steps: Step 1 First, a clay model of the acharya is made based on shastric descriptions and certain known poses that distinguish him from the other acharyas. Step 2 Second, a silicone rubber mold is created. Using a custom special home-made spray gun
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TOVP Photo For Your Altar
Fri, February 27, 2015
by Sunanda Das
Recently an announcement by Pragosha das, the new GBC Chairman, celebrating 2015, the 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in the Western world, as The Year of the TOVP was posted. A list of suggestions as to how to actively facilitate this concept by all ISKCON Temples and devotees is forthcoming, but the first is
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Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasasana
Tue, February 17, 2015
by Parijata Dasi
The drawings for the construction of Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasasana have been completed and we can now get an idea of the grandeur and size of our Founder-Acharya’s seat. Situated facing Sri Panchatattva, the Vyasasana will be 17.5 feet (5.30 meters) tall, of which 6 feet (1.8 meters) consist of the dome, 11.5 feet (3.5 meters)
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TOVP Seva Office Designer, Sri Radha Vallabha Das
Wed, February 11, 2015
by Sunanda Das
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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The 3D Mock-up of the Altars
Mon, January 19, 2015
by Antardwip Das
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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The TOVP Main Dome Planetary Display
Thu, October 30, 2014
by Nitya Priya Devi Dasi
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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First GRC Mold Sample
Wed, October 29, 2014
by Nitya Priya Devi Dasi
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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Seeking an Immutable Metal
Wed, October 01, 2014
by Suja Nambiar
When it is perfection that is being pursued, there is nothing that can deter your success. There isn’t a dearth of corroborative examples and the following account is surely one such. As a representative of the team, Vilasini devi dasi, the Head Architect for ToVP arrived at Shanghai on 18th September. The purpose of this
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TOVP Exhibits
Fri, September 12, 2014
by Sunanda Das
In the mid-1990’s ISKCON scientist Sadaputa das (now deceased) of the Bhaktivedanta Institute was instrumental in designing the planetarium as well as various scientific exhibits for the TOVP project. In this Srimad Bhagavatam lecture/video (3.29.6) from 1997 his genius and intelligence stand out as he explains the nature and purpose of some of the exhibits,
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