The Mayapur ISKCON temple is one of the most popular religious places to visit in West Bengal. Here are some facts about it...
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ISKON was founded by Sri Prabhupada and Mayapur was foretold by Lord Nityananda, a close associate of Shri Chaitanya about 500 years ago.
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The Temple of Vedic Planetarium (Chandrodaya Mandir) has Sudarshan Chakras of golden base weighing a few tonnes, therefore also known as golden Mayapur ISKCON temple of Bengal.
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Shrila Prabhupada asked Mr Henry Ford, founder of Ford's company, to build his temple of dreams in 1976.
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The two rivers, Ganga and Jalangi are easily distinguished by naked eyes, one is bluish and the other one is muddish in hue.
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The Mayapur temple draws thousands of foreigners from more than 30 countries belonging to different caste, race, religions and creed to propagate the messages of Bhagavad Gita.
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Temple of Vedic Planetarium, Mayapur ISKON will be the world’s largest Vedic temple once the construction is complete.
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Donations are received from patrons but money is never accepted from sale of books, artifacts, gifts or restaurants.
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Also Read: 10 Religious Places to visit near Kolkata, West Bengal.