Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir

Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir is an ISKCON temple in Indian state of West Bengal. If completed, it will be the world's largest Hindu temple. It's construction was started in 2010.[1] It is also the headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), located 130 km (81 mi) from Kolkata.[2][3]

Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir
শ্রী শ্রী চন্দ্রোদয় মন্দির
Sri Sri Chandrodaya Temple, Mayapur
Religion
AffiliationInternational Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)
Festival
Governing bodyISKCON
Features
  • Tower: 35 storey high building, (taller than the Egyptian pyramids).
Location
LocationMayapur, Nadia district
StateWest Bengal
CountryIndia
Architecture
Architect(s)In 1967
TypeIn the form of North Indian Nagara and Orissa Paling temples
LengthAbout 22 acres of land
Website
iskconbd.org/en/homee/

References

  1. "ISKCON aims to build world's largest temple in Bengal". Hindustan Times. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. King, Anna S. (2015). "Vedic science, modern science and reason". In Keul, István (ed.). Asian Religions, Technology and Science. Routledge. p. 55. ISBN 9781317674481.
  3. Valpey, Kenneth R. (2019). Cow Care in Hindu Animal Ethics. Springer Nature. pp. 214–218. ISBN 9783030284084.

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