The Passing of His Grace Parvata Muni Prabhu

On Wednesday, January 9th, at 10:00am in Auckland, New Zealand, His Grace Parvata Muni prabhu, lovingly remembered and respected by all that knew him, peacefully passed away from this world after a long battle against cancer. Ambarisa prabhu and the entire TOVP Team are saddened by this loss, but confident that due to his lifetime
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His Holiness Giriraj Swami

Sankirtana Expands from Mayapur

In Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Srila Prabhupada explains the reasons for Sri Krishna Caitanya’s appearance. Lord Krishna, in His pastimes, was unable to experience the glory of Srimati Radharani’s love for Him, the wonderful qualities in Krishna that She relishes through Her love, and the indescribable happiness She feels when She realizes the sweetness of His love.
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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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Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur and the TOVP

The appearance day of His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur, the pioneer of spreading Krishna consciousness throughout the world, is upon us, and it is a time of great celebration and rejoicing, for without his efforts, we would not have the Hare Krishna Movement and the most auspicious opportunity to go back to Godhead. Srila
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His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Vyasa Puja Offering

Below is the 2018 Vyasa Puja offering to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada by His Holiness Jayapataka Swami, which enshrines his profound dedication to our Founder-Acharya and to the fulfillment of his desire for the Temple of the Vedic planetarium. My Dear Spiritual Father, Please accept my respectful obeisances on the occasion of your Vyāsa-pūjā.
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TOVP In The News (The Telegraph Newspaper)

Recently, Sudeshna Banerjee, a column writer from The Telegraph, an Indian newspaper, came to interview Sadbhuja das, the Managing Director of the TOVP. She wrote a very positive and colorful article detailing the plans for the temple and particularly the planetarium. The Telegraph is an English newspaper in India that is published and distributed in
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Splendour in the Grass Festival and TOVP Share Something in Common

What do the Splendour in the Grass Music Festival in Australia and TOVP have in common? Remarkably, devotees from New Govardhana Farm have set up a Govinda’s prasadam stall there with a theme representing the TOVP itself as the shape of the stall. The Splendour in the Grass Festival is a three day music festival
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The TOVP and Purusottama Month Vrata, May 16 – June 13

The following is an explanation about the auspicious nature of the month of Purusottama. Every few years when the month of Purusottama appears the TOVP fundraising department encourages donors to consider making larger pledge payments or completing their pledges during this month since donating to spiritual purposes and making similar vratas (vows) increases one’s bhakti
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TOVP – Akshaya Tritiya: A Special Time for Seva

This Wednesday, April 18, is Akshaya Tritiya, one of the most important days in the Vedic calendar. Akshaya means “imperishable” or “that which never diminishes”. Traditionally, this is the best day for starting important endeavors or projects. For example, Vyasadeva and Ganesa chose this day to start writing the Mahabharata, and every year construction of