suchandra Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Looks like ISKCON focuses on preaching and opening temples at places where people are familiar with the vedic tradition. Many places all over Europe where once preaching centers were started with great effort are meanwhile abandoned. Kalam to lay foundation for 350-ft-tall Yanam Tower http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20070606044559&Page=A&Title=Southern+News+-+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0 Wednesday June 6 2007 15:07 IST Get tomorrow�s Almanac today on your BSNL mobile @ Re 1 per day. YANAM:President APJ Abdul Kalam will lay foundation stone for a 350-foot Yanam Tower on June 29. The tower being modelled after Eiffel Tower of Paris will be erected at a cost of Rs 43 crore. It will have a 10-acre park around it, aerial view and other facilities, said Pondicherry Tourism Minister Malladi Krishna Rao. Speaking to newsmen here on Tuesday, the Minister said that Kalam would also launch a health scheme under which Rs 2.5 lakh would be provided as financial assistance for every family, and also a programme for plantation of 1.1 lakh sapplings. Explaining the development activities in Yanam, Krishna Rao, who completed one year as the Tourism Minister, said the constituency would be developed with Rs 400 crore. Plans are afoot to construct an ISKCON temple at a cost of Rs 20 crore, Venkateswara temple at a cost of Rs 6 crore, a huge statue of Lord Hanuman with Rs 5.11 crore, Bharat Matha statue with Rs 78 lakh and Jesus statue with Rs 32 lakh. A laser show facility would be set up at a cost of Rs 80 lakh. An indoor stadium, international cricket stadium and a golf court would be constructed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Prabhupada wanted temples in india. What are you doing to improve the so called decline in Europe? It only takes one person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchandra Posted June 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Prabhupada wanted temples in india. What are you doing to improve the so called decline in Europe? It only takes one person. Well it only takes one person who says above that according Prabhupada temples should be closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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