Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja Blesses the ToVP
His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami visited the offices and site yesterday, March 6, and walked the whole length of the temple observing the progress and giving critical critiques. Here is a photo...
View ArticleGaura Purnima and the ToVP, as told by Madhavendra Puri Das
I came into Mayapur in the early evening, via the train from Kolkata. I'd never arrived at this time but the dusty yellow lit scene was only a side thought in my mind. The horns, the calls and the...
View ArticleWhite Marble Has Arrived
The marble we ordered from Vietnam has just arrived! We will be using it for the inside and outside finishing work. Checking out the marble we noticed how flawless it was. It is completely up to our...
View ArticleThe ToVP welcomes our newest secretary!
We are heartbroken to say that Revati Devi Dasi will be leaving our team for bigger and brighter avenues in her life. But how could we replace such an enthusiastic and dedicated secretary to Sadbhuja...
View ArticleSurprise Visit by Bhakti Caru Swami!
His Holiness Bhakti Caru Swami unexpectedly came to see how development was progressing on the ToVP during his short visit to the Dham. Always with a big smile on his face, Maharaja was most...
View ArticleNever before seen design sketches!
The artists and architects have been hard at work designing the temple to make it look more beautiful than any other in the world. Their sketches fill the art room walls with color and wonder, sastric...
View ArticleThe Next Generation
Gunacuda Mataji's 3rd graders came into the offices today from Sri Mayapur International School to inquire about the ToVP. With notebooks and pencils ready, they gathered around Bhumi Mataji's desk to...
View ArticleGoing Green with LED Lighting
LED lighting is a 50 year old technology but has developed and become more popular in the last 12 years. Essentially this type of lighting consumes lower energy, produces less heat, has a longer...
View ArticleGarden Grid
Here is a shot of the garden and boundary wall surrounding the temple. In it you can see the outside amphitheatre, four main entrances from North, South, East and West and in the middle will be a big...
View ArticleStainless Steel Dome Structure
Here are the AutoCAD pictures of the stainless steel dome structures. They are extremely intricate and commencement is now in progress for the fabrications of the three domes. The temple continues to...
View ArticleNew Ramp and Front Steps Canopy
Day by day the temple becomes even grander. There is something new to gaze at every time one walks by the towering structure. This time we have the back ramp of the structure almost completed, which...
View Article"Pools, Skate Parks, and Zip-Lines"
These were the requests of SMIS's 7th and 8th grade boys who came for a visit today. Their ideas where from another world, but still I thought they were a bit amusing. Again bringing the young kids on...
View ArticleYajna Shala discussions with Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami
Today His Holiness Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami graced the ToVP offices to discuss designing the yajna shala for the temple. The shala is going to be facing the temple and have openings in four directions...
View ArticleBoat Festival Panorama
The boat festival has been going on for some time now and every evening Sri Sri Radha Madhava get into Their swan boat and take a ride around Srila Prabhupada's lake. The multi-colored lights and...
View ArticleNrsimhadeva Wing Flies High
This photo was taken in Srila Prabhupada's garden behind the Pancha-Tattva extention. You can see Lord Nrsimhadeva's wing starting to come up with a vengeance. They are practically finished with this...
View ArticleTurkey Marble
A week ago Sadbhuja Prabhu took a trip out to Bodrum, Turkey, to visit a white marble quarry. He had been to Turkey marble mines before and was always impressed with the quantity of marble they had on...
View ArticleToVP as seen from the Jalangi River
One of our team members recently went over the Jalangi River, to Swarupganj, to see how big the temple looked from that side... and it's now bigger than Srila Prabhupada's Samadhi without the domes!...
View ArticleConstruction of Main Dome
Since the ToVP is a progressive and dynamic project, there is always something happening to capture awe and strike wonder. Recently, it has been a milestone reached in the construction of the super...
View ArticleWelcome Drdha Vrata Gorrick! Our newest ToVP Arts Team Member!
Please meet Drdha Vrata Gorrick, a resident of Mayapur Dham and an exceptional artist now attached to the ToVP team. Drdha Dasa will be helping the ToVP with creating the Vedic Chandelier by focusing...
View ArticleIt’s Been A Thin Slice of Heaven
My time has come to an end working at the magical Temple of The Vedic Planetarium. After 2 years doing service as the blog writer and journalist I'm officially hanging up my pen (keyboard) to go get...
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