The temple complex consists of several buildings and structures, namely the Sri Sri Radha Madhava Mandir, Srila Prabhupada's Pushpa Samadhi Mandir and Srila Prabhupada's Bhajan Kutir.[12] Also a large temple under construction named Temple of the Vedic Planetarium[13] belongs to the Mayapur Chandradoya Mandir premises.[14]
The Temple of the Vedic Planetarium's blue dome, inspired by the Capitol Building, features intricate Vedic cosmological elements like Mount Meru and a "universal chandelier", symbolizing a unique fusion of architecture and spirituality.[15]
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Bhajan Kutir
The main altar of Sri Sri Radha Madhav Mandir has a life size Radha Madhav, surrounded by Ashta-sakhis (eight principal gopi friends). Madhava (Krishna) stands in flute-playing posture, and Radha stands on his left. There is a second altar for Pancha Tattva (Sri Chaitanya and his four associates).[16] In the center of this temple is the merciful deity of Narasimhadeva. The deity was installed here after the temple was attacked by dacoits in 1986. A large brass idol of Srila Prabhupada is worshiped at the Pushpa Samadhi Mandir. The Samadhi Mandir has extensive gardens. A large diorama exhibit inside the mausoleum depicts the life of Srila Prabhupada and his struggle to establish ISKCON. The outer walls of the temple are decorated with terra-cotta art depicting various descriptions of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Bhajan Kutir is a renovated thatched hut where Srila Prabhupada stayed from 1972 to 1973 when the first main building (Lotus Building) was built. The Kutir has an deity of Nitai Gaurasundar made of neemwood. The Temple of Vedic Planetarium houses the deity of Radhakrishna, a combined form of the Hindu god Krishna with his chief consort and shakti Radha.[14]
Fahy, John (September 2017). "Failing well: Accommodating vices in an ideal Vedic City". Hau: Journal of Ethnographic Theory. 7 (2): 331–350. doi:10.14318/hau7.2.030. Retrieved 14 October 2023. Prabhupad's vision for Mayapur has been the catalyst for dramatic social, economic, and infrastruc-tural development over the last forty years, which has accelerated markedly since 2009 with the beginning of construction work on what will be one of the largest Hindu temples in the world, the Temple of Vedic Planetarium (TOVP).
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