A Few Words of Introduction
It is in the words of great saints, prophets and holy men that we receive inspiration, knowledge and the key to our eternal life. And their words are also often prophetic and reveal a glorious spiritual future for all of humanity. The words and teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, following in the footsteps of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Parampara (preceptorial succession), certainly fulfill this caliber of wisdom and prophecy, as all his sincere followers can attest. And particularly with respect to the divine avatar of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, non-different from Sri Krishna, such revealing words as the ones above present a vision and hope for humanity that the floodgates of love of God as opened to the world by Lord Caitanya Himself will continue to remain so for thousands of years to come.
on the part of the followers of Srila Prabhupada to fulfill his final, epochal desire and offering to his predecessor gurus and Lord Caitanya. By building this magnificent temple/planetarium at the birthplace of Lord Caitanya in Sridham Mayapur, West Bengal, the Lord is being glorified and His message spread like never before. It is hoped that the temple will reach a level of influence and importance as to become one of the future wonders of the world. This book, The TOVP Story 1971 - 2026, presents a concise history and photo collection of the project from its earliest inception to its current status. It is our hope that after perusing this book the reader will also be inspired to participate and help the project financially so we can together offer this wonderful and unique temple to Srila Prabhupada at its three month Grand Opening in 2026.
The Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP) represents a humble attempt
From the front cover quote
Srila Prabhupada, now that the Lotus Building is complete, should we demolish the straw house since we don’t use it anymore? ‘No, let people see – this is what we were’, and with a grand swing of his left arm he pointed up to his left where the TOVP now stands and said, ‘and what we have become’. -Srila Prabhupada, 1971
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