By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi
The Srila Prabhupada International Heritage Museum, under the guidance of TOVP Chairman Ambarisa Das and Svaha Dasi, will be constructed in three phases. The first phase will cover 1,000 square feet and will open on February 18, 2025, during the International Leadership Sanga (ILS). The second phase will expand to 6,000 square feet, and the third will reach 21,000 square feet. In preparation for the opening, devotees are invited to contribute personal effects related to Srila Prabhupada to this important legacy project.
Braja Vilas Das, Vice Chairman of the TOVP, said in a video, “For the future generations who didn’t have the association of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, this is the museum where they can experience Srila Prabhupada, experience his lectures, his talk, his walk, his language.”
He added, “This museum in Sri Dham Mayapur in the Temple of Vedic Planetarium will have many features such as interactive exhibits, touch displays, historical artifacts, multimedia presentation, and also Srila Prabhupada memoirs by Siddhanta Prabhu.”
The museum, initiated by Ramesvara Das, who donated three sets of Srila Prabhupada’s clothes, will be the largest museum dedicated to any spiritual leader in the world. According to TOVP Chairman Ambarish Das, those who donate to the museum will have their name and photo displayed in the museum along with a description of the item they gave. Their name will also be displayed on the devotional wall of fame in the TOVP.
Other notable donations received so far include a three-tier cooker, a typewriter, and a lamp from Govinda Dasi and Kusha Devi Dasi, a harmonium from Srila Prabhupada’s personal servant Srutakirti Das, Srila Prabhupada’s hat from Adhikarta Das, three original Srimad Bhagavatam sets from Mukhya Devi Dasi, and a framed piece of Srila Prabhupada’s cloth from Siddhanta Das. Daivisakti Devi Dasi will bring items from Vrindavan that originally belonged to the Mayapur temple. She oversees Srila Prabhupada’s museum in Vrindavan and is the curator of this new museum.
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