The Divine Weapon of the Supreme Lord

The TOVP is a Project intended to cultivate a genuine Vedic Culture. We have designed the TOVP to have traditional Vedic Architectural elements, especially for the top of the Temple. The architecture on the top of the Temple is the symbol of the Divine Weapon and Power of the Supreme Lord.
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Metal Casting

Last week in our GRC Factory we experimented with metal casting into a sand mold. We made our fresh Copper based alloy with Nickel, Silicone, Bismuth, Zinc and Aluminum. This alloy creates a non- leaded yellow brass. Our experimental melting furnace runs on regular kitchen gas and it has a maximum temperature of 1,600 °C / 2,912 °F.
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Sweet Treat

A reverential offering of a cake modeled after the TOVP, Srila Prabhupada’s dream project, was made on the special occasion of his divine appearance day. This kind gesture of gratitude was made by loving devotees from New Dwarka, ISKCON Los Angeles, USA, the headquarters of the western world.
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GRC Dome Brackets

We have completed our first bracket for the Kalash on the Planetarium Wing Dome. The bracket weighs 850 kilograms (1,874 lbs). The brackets for the Main Dome will be twice the size and will weigh 1,200 kg (2,646 lbs) each. Each Dome will have 24 brackets, and we have 3 Domes. Thus, the GRC factory
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TOVP Kalashes – One of a Kind

The TOVP Kalash is the only one of its kind in the world owing to its sheer size and magnitude. It is 23 meters (75 feet) tall and 19 meters (62 feet) wide, and sits atop a mammoth dome at a height of 84 meters (276 feet) from ground level. Being the topmost architectural feature
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Rising to the Top with TOVP’s New Hoist

TOVP welcomes the newest addition to our construction team. On Wednesday July 20, 2016 the TOVP’s new red suspended platform arrived on site. The hoist is manufactured by Jaypee and is from Kolkata. The model is the JSP1000 and it can lift up to 1 tonne (1,000 kilograms) and can climb up to 100 meters.
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The construction of the TOVP.

Chatri Kalash Coverings

The chatri work continues to progress at the TOVP and across international borders as well. We have received images from Russia on the advancement of the work on the chatri kalash coverings. Four of the large chatri kalash coverings are being manufactured in Russia. Each kalash is 3.5 meters high and has a diameter of
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Celebrating the Construction Progress of the Main Dome

The first photograph reveals how high we have gone up with the concreting of the TOVP Main Dome. The second photograph shows how the construction of the outer dome kalash is almost finished. If there is not too much rain during this monsoon season, it may be possible to complete the concreting of the Main
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Mukunda Goswami Speaks About TOVP

Transcending all obstacles and challenges, the TOVP team continues to triumph in constructing this timeless architectural masterpiece. His Holiness Mukunda Swami shares an uplifting message about the TOVP. Maharaja expresses his deep gratitude and appreciation for all the hard work and dedication that TOVP team has given towards raising the temple and the Mission of
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