Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, Mayapur

Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, Mayapur is a mandir and the headquarters of ISKCON located in Mayapur, West Bengal, India. Construction started in 2010[1] and when completed it will be the world's largest Hindu temple and one of the tallest temples.[2] Located 130 km (81 mi) from Kolkata, it was originally aimed to be completed in the year 2022,[3][4] however delay in construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic may push the opening date to somewhere in late 2023.

Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, Mayapur
বৈদিক তারামণ্ডল মন্দির
Front view of the temple complex
Religion
AffiliationGaudiya Vaishnavism
DeitySri Sri Radha Madhava and Panca Tattva
Festival
Governing bodyISKCON
Location
LocationMayapur, Nadia district
StateWest Bengal
CountryIndia
Architecture
Architect(s)A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TypeEclectic (Nagara and Odisha Hindu temple architecture, U.S. Capitol)
Specifications
LengthAbout 22 acres of land
Height (max)113 metres
Website
tovp.org

See also

References

  1. "ISKCON aims to build world's largest temple in Bengal". Hindustan Times. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. "ISKCON's Mayapur in West Bengal temple to be world's biggest". Telangana Today. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. King, Anna S. (2015). "Vedic science, modern science and reason". In Keul, István (ed.). Asian Religions, Technology and Science. Routledge. p. 55. ISBN 9781317674481.
  4. Valpey, Kenneth R. (2019). Cow Care in Hindu Animal Ethics. Springer Nature. pp. 214–218. ISBN 9783030284084.

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