https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Temple_of_the_Vedic_Planetarium%2C_MayapurTemple of the Vedic Planetarium, Mayapur - Revision history2026-11-08T22:29:33ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Temple_of_the_Vedic_Planetarium,_Mayapur&diff=60538&oldid=prev>Debabrata Ganguly at 16:38, 18 April 20212021-04-18T16:38:57Z<p></p>
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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
|name = Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, Mayapur<br />
|architecture = In the form of North Indian [[Nagara architecture|Nagara]] and Odisha Paling temples<br />
|tower = 35 storey high building, (taller than the Egyptian pyramids).<br />
|state = [[West Bengal]]<br />
|length = About 22 acres of land<br />
|alt = <br />
|festival = * <br />
* [[Janmashtami]]<br />
* [[Radhastami]]<br />
* Bathing trip<br />
* Sandalwood journey<br />
* [[Ratha Yatra]] (Chariot ride), etc<br />
|embedded = White stone and precious marble stone<br />
|caption = Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, Mayapur<br />
|architecture_type = <br />
|native_name = বৈদিক তারামণ্ডল মন্দির<br />
|architect = A.C. Bhaktivendanta Swami Srila Prabhupad<br />
|country = India<br />
|religious_affiliation = [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness]] (ISKCON)<br />
|founded_by = <br />
|tradition = [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]]<br />
|location = [[Mayapur]], [[Nadia district]]<br />
|temple_board = [[ISKCON]]<br />
|image = Chandroday mandir uc side view.jpg<br />
|website = {{url|iskconbd.org/en/homee/}}<br />
|Temple president=Ambarish Das(Alfred Ford)}}<br />
{{Commons category|ISKCON Temple, Mayapur}}<br />
'''Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, Mayapur''' is the headquarters of [[ISKCON]] located in [[Mayapur]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].Construction started in 2010<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/iskcon-aims-to-build-world-s-largest-temple-in-bengal/story-MLKZHcqNrTnz41J4PCQnyK_amp.html|title=ISKCON aims to build world’s largest temple in Bengal|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=26 February 2013|access-date=28 January 2020}}</ref> and when completed it will be the world's largest hindu temple. Located {{cvt|130|km}} from Kolkata, It is aimed to be completed in the year 2022.<ref>{{cite book |last=King |first=Anna S. |year=2015 |chapter=Vedic science, modern science and reason |editor-last=Keul |editor-first=István |title=Asian Religions, Technology and Science |publisher=Routledge |page=55 |isbn=9781317674481}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Valpey |first=Kenneth R. |year=2019 |title=Cow Care in Hindu Animal Ethics |publisher=Springer Nature |pages=214-218 |isbn=9783030284084}}</ref> Delay in construction due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|Covid 19 pandemic]] may push the opening date to 2023.<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in West Bengal]]</div>>Debabrata Ganguly