By Sunanda Das,
Devotees continuously ask us the million-dollar question, “When is the TOVP opening?” Since construction began in 2009, there have been several opening dates announced, but they have been pushed back for various reasons, such as financial constraints and COVID.
Now, an official and definite date has been scheduled, and Ambarisa Dasa and Braja Vilasa Dasa, Chairman and Vice-Chairman respectively, have made a commitment to this Grand Opening date as a worldwide offering to the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada on his 50th Disappearance Day Anniversary, November 1, 2027. The opening itself will be a 3-4 month-long celebration leading up to Gaura-purnima on March 11, 2028. All our beloved Mayapur Deities will be relocated into Their new palace during that time, along with sixteen new acharya murtis. Mega kirtans, cultural programs, parikramas, and much more will be organized, interspersed with the moving of the Deities.
This will be a momentous and historic event for ISKCON and the entire worldwide Vaishnava community of Vishnu/Krishna bhaktas. It has already been predicted by priests of the Tirupati Balaji temple, which receives about 30 million visitors a year, that the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium will become the Tirupati of the East with an anticipated 60 million pilgrims visiting annually. We cannot fathom the wide-ranging influence the TOVP will have on the world.
Use one or more of the links below to stay in touch and informed so you can get ready for this monumental and world-altering event, manifesting Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s great mercy.
Read more: https://iskconnews.org/when-is-the-temple-of-the-vedic-planetarium-tovp-opening/
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