Invitation For Opening Of Siliguri, Sikkim Temple

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Invitation For Opening Of Siliguri Temple

 

BY VRAJARAJ DAS

 

INDIA, Apr 9 (VNN) — Invitation for the opening of Siliguri temple

16-4-02

 

Dear Maharajas, Prabhus & Matajies. Please accept my humble

obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Sri Guru

and Sri Gauranga.

 

By the causeless mercy and blessings of Srila Prabhupada, Sri

Gauranga and all vaishnavas, our ISKCON center in Siliguri is ready

for opening. The opening ceremonies are to be held from the 16th of

April 2002 for five days and it is our humble request to invite all

of you for this extraordinary event. The Name of our Centre is Sri

Gupta Navadwip Dham.

 

Please see attached picture of our temple. and visit our website

http://www.iskcon.net/siliguri for more pictures and information

about project.

 

Siliguri, is situated in a very significant point in India, within

the midst of the Himalayan Sikkim state, North Bengal State, Nepal

and Bhutan Kingdoms. The ISKCON center in Siliguri is also situated

at a central point that connects all these different places.

 

 

 

Keeping to the standards of ISKCON temples worldwide, the center in

Siliguri exquisitely blends architectural beauty, sacred vedic

values and modern technology and serves as an educator and reminder

of the spiritual world.

 

Twenty-two steps (as in Jagannath Puri, Orissa) lead to the temple

hall, which is 201 feet in length and 108 feet in breadth. The shell

shaped ceiling is twenty-seven feet high with paintings that portray

the Lord in His Universal form. The main dome is 129 feet high.

 

The temple houses Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Govinda-Madhavajiu

and Sri Pancha Tattva. These deities are placed in 22 feet high

wooden altars, which are said to be the biggest of its kind in the

world. Besides these presiding deities, there are also deities of

Sri Balaji (Tirupati), Sri Vishvaksena (the Vaishnava form of

Ganesha), Jaya-Vijaya and others.

 

Special arrangements have been made to distribute free prasadam to

every visiting pilgrim and a 1500 seater auditorium with state of

the art marble decorations has also been constructed for all kinds

of preaching programs.

 

The elaborate ceremonies for the opening of this center is to be

held from the 16th April (Tuesday) to the 21th of April (Saturday)

2002. I request you to kindly come, participate in the ceremonies

and festivities and bless us so that we may serve Their Lordships

Sri Sri Radha Govinda-Madhavjiu, Sri Panca-tattva and Srila

Prabhupada. Your presence in Siliguri during the temple opening will

greatly inspire the local people to come and offer devotional

service. So, please do not hesitate to come for the temple opening.

 

Kindly let me know well in advance about your arrival so that I am

may make suitable arrangements.

 

Thanking you,

Your humble servants,

Vrajaraj das.

Temple President.

Vrajaraj.jps

Tusti Mohan Krsna das

PRO

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Address:

 

Iskcon Temple road

Siliguri 734-406

Phone- (0353) 426619 - 539046

Fax: 0091-353-530262

West bengal- India