Created by Debabrata Ganguly
Last edited April 18, 2021
Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, Mayapur
বৈদিক তারামণ্ডল মন্দির
Religion
AffiliationInternational Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)
Festival
Governing bodyISKCON
Features
  • Tower: 35 storey high building, (taller than the Egyptian pyramids).
Location
LocationMayapur, Nadia district
StateWest Bengal
CountryIndia
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Architecture
ArchitectA.C. Bhaktivendanta Swami Srila Prabhupad
TypeIn the form of North Indian Nagara and Odisha Paling temples
LengthAbout 22 acres of land
Website
iskconbd.org/en/homee/

Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, Mayapur is 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. Located 130 km (81 mi) from Kolkata, It is aimed to be completed in the year 2022.[2][3] Delay in construction due to the Covid 19 pandemic may push the opening date to 2023.

References[edit | edit source]

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