The Eighth Ring of the Main Dome Underway

Since the start of the Gaura Purnima festival devotees have witnessed the rise of the eighth ring of the main dome. Presently, two segments have been installed. Once it is finished the ninth and last ring will get underway, completing what will become historically the largest dome on any building in the world. As we
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TOVP Video Presentation February Update 2015

The Temple of the Vedic Planetarium is Rising! Srila Prabhupada’s gift to Lord Chaitanya is nearing completion of the first stage. Be a part of all the intricate work that’s gone into the construction last year by a dedicated team of devotees at Sridham Mayapur in West Bengal, India. A film by Sridama dasa and
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Narasimhadev's altar

Lord Narasimhadev’s altar Work Continues

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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Main Dome

The Seventh Level of the Main Dome is Going Up

We have exciting news today! The seventh level of the main 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 finished within six months.
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Retaining Wall Construction Begins

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,

Distinguished guests visit TOVP

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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tovp main dome sixth level

6th level of the Main Dome

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 in the latest issue of Back to Godhead magazine

TOVP The Future in The Making Metaphorically, prominent acaryas in Lord Caitanya’s line laid the foundation for the Temple of the Vedic Planetariumby 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, West
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Bhima and Hridaya Chaitanya Prabhus visit TOVP

ISKCON Indian Bureau Director and Mayapur Co-Director Visit TOVP

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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