Installation of Volutes Under Domes

An important part of the external finishing work is placing the ‘volutes’ immediately under the domes as ornamental pieces. A volute is defined as “a spiral scroll-like ornament” and is a beautiful addition and enhancement to the external grandeur of the TOVP.   TOVP NEWS AND UPDATES – STAY IN TOUCH Visit us at: www.tovp.org
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Installation of Peacock Brackets

Another gorgeous element of the external temple finishing work are the peacock brackets. Each of the eight Chatris will have 29 peacock brackets installed underneath them for a total of 232 brackets, and will create a beautiful ornamental appearance like a diamond ring surrounded by precious stones. The photo shows one such bracket after being
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TOVP Night View from Master Plan

TOVP 2018 Achievements Overview

2018 was a landmark year for the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium both in terms of construction achievements and fundraising. And the entire TOVP Team is grateful to all the devotees worldwide without whom this would not have been possible. As our motto states, we are “Raising Lord Caitanya’s Temple by the hands of every
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Pillar Work Progress

The Temple of the Vedic Planetarium has 108 pillars within it, appropriately named the Pillars of Devotion. Of these, the first ten located inside the main entrance are called the Sravanam Pillars and will be clad with sandstone embellishments custom made in Jaipur to give them their beautiful detail. The remaining temple pillars will all
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Samadhi Kalash To Be Replaced With Matching TOVP Kalash

Over the years Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi Kalash has become somewhat worn and the framing rusted. Since we had the TOVP Kalashes built in titanium nitride due to its longevity and enduring qualities, we decided that it’s time to replace the Samadhi Kalash with one made of the same material. The design will also match the
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tovp main dome interior 360 degrees panoramic preview

Amazing TOVP Main Temple Interior 360° Panoramic Graphic

Amazing is hardly the word to describe this truly inspiring 360° panoramic view of the interior of the temple room produced by Srisha prabhu and his team at the TOVP 3D Modeling and Visualization Department. Once you have the photo on your screen you can simply allow it to automatically take you on a tour,
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Interior Marbling Progress

Marbling of the interior walls and columns of the main temple hall continues in full force and we have completed a full circle around the hall. You can see the beauty and quality of the first class marble being used and the artistic designs being created.   TOVP NEWS AND UPDATES – STAY IN TOUCH
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Coffered Ceiling Progress Report

We have completed the research for the ingredients that will be used for the coffered ceiling sections within the domes of the TOVP. Based on that research we have found Glass Reinforced Gypsum (GRG) to be the most suitable material for our purposes for many reasons. In the video below you will find a description
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TOVP Exhibits Presents …

Presenting the official trailer of our first Fulldome 360 film – 9 Steps to Eternity, now playing at the Mayapur Fulldome Theater in Sri Mayapur Dham, West Bengal, India! This film was developed by our in-house team of immersive film makers at the TOVP Exhibits using (with permission) paintings from the BBT Archives, and unique
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