Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, Mayapur
Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, Mayapur is a mandir and the headquarters of ISKCON located in Mayapur, West Bengal, India. Construction started in 2010[1] and when completed it will be the world's largest Hindu temple and one of the tallest temples.[2] Located 130 km (81 mi) from Kolkata, it was originally aimed to be completed in the year 2022,[3][4] however delay in construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic may push the opening date to somewhere in late 2023.
| Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, Mayapur | |
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বৈদিক তারামণ্ডল মন্দির | |
 Front view of the temple complex | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Gaudiya Vaishnavism |
| Deity | Sri Sri Radha Madhava and Panca Tattva |
| Festival | |
| Governing body | ISKCON |
| Location | |
| Location | Mayapur, Nadia district |
| State | West Bengal |
| Country | India |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada |
| Type | Eclectic (Nagara and Odisha Hindu temple architecture, U.S. Capitol) |
| Specifications | |
| Length | About 22 acres of land |
| Height (max) | 113 metres |
| Website | |
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See also
References
- "ISKCON aims to build world's largest temple in Bengal". Hindustan Times. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- "ISKCON's Mayapur in West Bengal temple to be world's biggest". Telangana Today. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- King, Anna S. (2015). "Vedic science, modern science and reason". In Keul, István (ed.). Asian Religions, Technology and Science. Routledge. p. 55. ISBN 9781317674481.
- Valpey, Kenneth R. (2019). Cow Care in Hindu Animal Ethics. Springer Nature. pp. 214–218. ISBN 9783030284084.
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