Invitation For Opening Of Siliguri Temple

July 11, 2003

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@pamho.net

Tusti Mohan Krsna das

PRO

tmk@pamho.net

Address:

Iskcon Temple road

Siliguri 734-406