suchandra Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Wednesday January 31 2007 11:02 IST TIRUPATI: The temple town has one more landmark - the Lotus Temple of Radha Govindji, the largest temple of ISKCON (International Society of Krishna Conscience) in the country. [url="http://www.iskcontirupati.info/temple_ing.htm"] The stage is set for its opening. It is located on Hare-Krishna marg near Alipiri. Several hundred gurujis of ISKCON from more than 50 countries have arrived to attend the mega event. For the past three days homams and other rituals are being performed at the new temple and the final puja for installing the statues of Radha, Krishna and their Ashta Sakhis will be performed at an auspicious muhurtham on Wednesday. ISKCON global head Jayapathaka Swamy, Ambareesha Dasa (former Alfred Ford), the great grandson of Henry Ford and others will be in attendance. With over two lakhs devotees expected to turn up for the opening of the temple, ISKCON has made elaborate arrangements. A huge tent was erected in the ground beside the Lotus Temple with carved arches welcoming everyone to take part in the colourful event. The grandeur of the three-storeyed temple is arresting. According to Revathi Ramana Das, director of the temple, Rs 25 crore was spent on building the temple, largest ISKCON temple in the country. The architecture of the imposing structure which seems to be sitting on a petal of lotus is the confluence of North and South Indian temple architecture and is a judicious blend of the traditional and the modern. Every inch of the temple is richly decorated and speaks volumes about the untiring efforts of the artists and artisans from all parts of the country. The main door is of magnificently carved wood and the shapes and motifs on it are amazing. The first floor has an exhibition hall, dioramas of the Lord’s different incarnations and several mythological episodes. The second floor has an auditorium and an audio-visual studio and the temple is located on the third floor. The main temple, which is a grand hall with sculpted pillars will have Radha Govindji and Ashta Sakhis installed on a raised dais and on the left of it will be the seat of Guruji. There is also a modern guest house adjacent to the temple for ISKCON members. It will have a restaurant serving Satvik food soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 All glories to the devotees at ISKCON, Tirupati! Didn't think any temple could get bigger than the Bangalore temple but I was wrong. May the glories of the Lord be spread through such wonderful temples as ISKCON Tirupati and may more people take to Krsna Consciousness. Thanks for posting this <I><B>Suchandra prabhu</I> </B>. Wednesday January 31 2007 11:02 IST +Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0"]newindpress <SMALL>TIRUPATI: The temple town has one more landmark - the Lotus Temple of Radha Govindji, the largest temple of ISKCON (International Society of Krishna Conscience) in the country.</SMALL> <SMALL> The stage is set for its opening. It is located on Hare-Krishna marg near Alipiri. Several hundred gurujis of ISKCON from more than 50 countries have arrived to attend the mega event. For the past three days homams and other rituals are being performed at the new temple and the final puja for installing the statues of Radha, Krishna and their Ashta Sakhis will be performed at an auspicious muhurtham on Wednesday. ISKCON global head Jayapathaka Swamy, Ambareesha Dasa (former Alfred Ford), the great grandson of Henry Ford and others will be in attendance. With over two lakhs devotees expected to turn up for the opening of the temple, ISKCON has made elaborate arrangements. A huge tent was erected in the ground beside the Lotus Temple with carved arches welcoming everyone to take part in the colourful event. The grandeur of the three-storeyed temple is arresting. According to Revathi Ramana Das, director of the temple, Rs 25 crore was spent on building the temple, largest ISKCON temple in the country. The architecture of the imposing structure which seems to be sitting on a petal of lotus is the confluence of North and South Indian temple architecture and is a judicious blend of the traditional and the modern. Every inch of the temple is richly decorated and speaks volumes about the untiring efforts of the artists and artisans from all parts of the country. The main door is of magnificently carved wood and the shapes and motifs on it are amazing. The first floor has an exhibition hall, dioramas of the Lord’s different incarnations and several mythological episodes. The second floor has an auditorium and an audio-visual studio and the temple is located on the third floor. The main temple, which is a grand hall with sculpted pillars will have Radha Govindji and Ashta Sakhis installed on a raised dais and on the left of it will be the seat of Guruji. There is also a modern guest house adjacent to the temple for ISKCON members. It will have a restaurant serving Satvik food soon.</SMALL> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 <font size="10"> All glories to Harinam Sankirtan movement! </font> Wednesday January 31 2007 11:02 IST <SMALL>TIRUPATI: The temple town has one more landmark - the Lotus Temple of Radha Govindji, the largest temple of ISKCON (International Society of Krishna Conscience) in the country.</SMALL> <SMALL><SMALL> The stage is set for its opening. It is located on Hare-Krishna marg near Alipiri. Several hundred gurujis of ISKCON from more than 50 countries have arrived to attend the mega event. For the past three days homams and other rituals are being performed at the new temple and the final puja for installing the statues of Radha, Krishna and their Ashta Sakhis will be performed at an auspicious muhurtham on Wednesday. ISKCON global head Jayapathaka Swamy, Ambareesha Dasa (former Alfred Ford), the great grandson of Henry Ford and others will be in attendance. With over two lakhs devotees expected to turn up for the opening of the temple, ISKCON has made elaborate arrangements. A huge tent was erected in the ground beside the Lotus Temple with carved arches welcoming everyone to take part in the colourful event. The grandeur of the three-storeyed temple is arresting. According to Revathi Ramana Das, director of the temple, Rs 25 crore was spent on building the temple, largest ISKCON temple in the country. The architecture of the imposing structure which seems to be sitting on a petal of lotus is the confluence of North and South Indian temple architecture and is a judicious blend of the traditional and the modern. Every inch of the temple is richly decorated and speaks volumes about the untiring efforts of the artists and artisans from all parts of the country. The main door is of magnificently carved wood and the shapes and motifs on it are amazing. The first floor has an exhibition hall, dioramas of the Lord’s different incarnations and several mythological episodes. The second floor has an auditorium and an audio-visual studio and the temple is located on the third floor. The main temple, which is a grand hall with sculpted pillars will have Radha Govindji and Ashta Sakhis installed on a raised dais and on the left of it will be the seat of Guruji. There is also a modern guest house adjacent to the temple for ISKCON members. It will have a restaurant serving Satvik food soon.</SMALL> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahnava Nitai Das Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 All glories to the devotees at ISKCON, Tirupati! Didn't think any temple could get bigger than the Bangalore temple but I was wrong. Actually it is much smaller than Bangalore ISKCON temple. I don't have any exact statistics, but after seeing both I would say it is less than half the size of Bangalore temple. No idea why the newspaper referred to it as the largest ISKCON temple in the world. Sometimes the newspapers write whatever they want to write. It is still a nice looking temple though. And the location is nice, situated near the walking steps up to Tirumala. I believe the land is actually owned by the TTD, with a 99 year lease given to ISKCON. At least that was the situation back in 1993. I don't know if the land status has changed since then. I don't know whats supposed to happen to the temple when the 99 year lease expires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahnava Nitai Das Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Here you can compare the pictures of the ISKCON Bangalore temple and the ISKCON Tirupati temple. The Tirupati temple is around the size of the front gate of the Bangalore temple. There really is no comparison between the two in terms of size or design. Both are nice, but Bangalore is on a completely different level and scale. Aesthetically the shapes and design of the Bangalore temple are much more pleasing to the eyes, where as the Tirupati temple is kind of a square block. Both have their beauties, but Bangalore is the complete package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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