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
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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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.
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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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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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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Dear TOVP Donors and Well-Wishers, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. dadati pratigrhnati guhyam akhyati prcchati bhunkte bhojayate caiva sad-vidham priti-laksanam Offering gifts and accepting gifts, revealing one’s mind in confidence and inquiring confidentially, accepting prasada and offering prasada – these are the six symptoms of love shared by devotees. Nectar
Chatris are elevated dome-shaped pavilions used as an element in Indian architecture. They are commonly used to depict the elements of dignity and honor in architecture. The word chatri means “canopy” or “umbrella.” The word chatri is also used to refer to the small pavilions that mark the corners and roof of an entrance of
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We’re starting the cladding of white marble (from Vietnam) underneath the chatris. In a few days we’ll show you some pictures with the trimmings (pillars).
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