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TOVP e-Newsletter

July – September 2015

TOVP North American Tour Ends

The North American 108 Day TOVP Tour with Lord Nityananda’s Padukas and Nrsinghadeva’s Sitari, accompanied by Jananivas prabhu, Radha Jivana prabhu, Vraja Vilas prabhu and Sunanda prabhu came to an end on July 5th. Click the links below to read the Daily Diary and see the results, temple by temple.

Daily Tour Diary

Pledge Results by Temple

News/Announcements

Divine Darshan for Ganga

Flood has been on everyone’s mind for awhile now, as we experienced record amount of rain throughout July. But most of us thought it’s too early, previous times …

As the TOVP Bell Tolls

As you enter the gates of Sridhama Mayapur’s ISKCON complex, you will see rising before your eyes the enormous structure of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium …

Helicopter Service

Exciting news lands in Mayapur. A service whereby helicopters transport pilgrims and devotees from Kolkata to Mayapur is moving forward. Today marked the first time the journey …

General Update on Domes

As you enter the gates of Sridhama Mayapur’s ISKCON complex, you will see rising before your eyes the enormous structure of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium …

Construction

Waterproofing the Chatris

A chatri is the roof section on top of a temple dome. On the TOVP there are 8 small domes with their chatris and they are yellow in color.

Anchoring the Tower Crane

The main dome is almost completed and we are now getting ready to start the Kalash! To carry out the Kalash work, the height of the tower crane must be increased …

Work on 9th Ring Has Commenced

Work on the final ring, which is number 9, has commenced! Today the first of the 24 sections was put into place without any problem.

Art, Architecture and Design

3-D Altar Mock-up

Here’s a temporary mock-up showing how the Deities and Altars will appear at the TOVP. As can be seen from the photographs, the Guru-Paramapara up to the six Gosvamis …

Planetarium Design

Srila Prabhupada envisioned the TOVP/Mayapur City project as a grand display of devotional service and Vedic science (the combination of religion and science) …

Bolivian Blue Marble

The blue marble blocks from Bolivia have been cut. The photos show the wonderful quality of the marble and its pristine luster. The blue marble will be used around the altars in the new temple.

Inspiration

Mayapur is My Place of Worship (New Book)

The TOVP Team has published a book by the above name with selected excerpts about the spiritual power of this holiest of sacred places and the manifestation of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium.

Innovation

First GRC Mold Sample

An interview with Parvata Muni das, Director of Research and Development. GRC (glass reinforced concrete) is a composite material made out of white cement …

Leaders Speak Out

His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami

His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami expresses the importance and need of spreading Krishna consciousness as this Kali Yuga progresses and …

His Holiness Prahladananda Swami

His Holiness Prahladananda Swami explains Srila Prabhupada’s vision of spreading Krishna consciousness all over the world through a cultural conquest …

Fundraising

Pledge Your Support

With the announcement by the GBC Chairman, Praghosa das, of 2015 as the Year of the TOVP, and the coming of ISKCON’s 50th Anniversary in 2016 …

Pratapan and Jayasri Pledge $1/2 Million

In Vrindavan in 2014 we inaugurated the Gratitude Coin program to help fund the TOVP project. Our first presentation was at Srila Prabhupada’s Disappearance Day festival during Kartik …

CHAD (Chapter a Day) Kids in Seattle Pledge Silver Coin

On Sunday, July 5th, at the last TOVP presentation of the North American Tour, the CHAD (Chapter a Day) kids group of the Seattle, Washington temple dove into the ecstasy …

History

Lotus Fountain No More

Sridham Mayapur’s famous Lotus Park has been converted into a construction site over the past few weeks, as site clearing works proceed at a rapid pace …

TOVP Video Presentation: Beautiful Animated View of the TOVP

The TOVP will undoubtedly become one of the wonders of the world in beauty, architecture, design, and sheer size. This beautiful animated view of the TOVP provides a window into that reality.

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