Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir

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Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir
Temple of the Vedic Planetarium
Chandrodaya Mandir in ISKCON Campus 10.jpg
A view of the Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir from the Ganges (Hoogli)
Religion
Affiliation Hindu temple
Festival
Governing body ISKCON
Location
Location Mayapur
StateWest Bengal
CountryIndia
Architecture
Founder A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir (also called Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir), also known as Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, is a Hindu temple complex under construction dedicated to the Pancha-Tattva deities, Radha Madhava, Nrisimhadeva and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, located at the town of Mayapur in West Bengal, India. It will be the Largest Religious Monument in the world after completion of construction. It is a temple of great significance to the Hindu community of Vaishnavism. This temple is the main tourist center of Mayapur. The headquarter of International Society for Krishna Consciousness is this Temple.

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Location, architecture, and shrines

The temple is located in the Ganges Delta region at the confluence of the Ganges and Jalangi rivers in the Nadia district of the Indian state West Bengal. The area is located 11 metres (36 ft) above the mean sea level. [2] Ganges flows on the western side of the temple premises, while Jalangi river flows on the southern side.

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founded Mayapur as a place of pilgrimage in the 20th century. [3] The temple or 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. [4] Also a large temple under construction named Temple of Vedic Planetarium [5] belongs to the Mayapur Chandradoya Mandir premises. [6]

Bhajan Kutir Srila Prabhupada's Bhajan Kutir 07102013.jpg
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. In the center of this temple is the merciful deity of Nrisimhadeva. 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 thatched huts where Srila Prabhupada stayed from 1972 to 1976 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. [6]

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  2. ↑ "Mayapur topographic maps, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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