RINDAVAN: The holy town of Vrindavan will be home to a unique and
world's tallest Lord Krishna temple which will be built at an estimated
cost of Rs 300 crore here in the next five years.
'Vrindavan
Chandrodaya Mandir' will have a height of 700 feet or 210 metres, thrice
the height of 72.5-metre Qutub Minar in Delhi. The temple is conceptualized by devotees of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Bangalore.
President Pranab Mukherjee performed 'Ananta Shesha Sthapana Puja' at
the temple, whose foundation stone for the temple was laid on March 16
this year. The idea of this ceremony is that the entire temple
building will be resting on the hoods of 'Ananta Shesha' (snake) which
is very auspicious. The 70-storey temple will feature a capsule
elevator which will take visitors from the ground level to the 700 ft
tall viewing gallery giving an immersive 3D sound and light experience
of the different planetary systems described in the vedic literatures,
project organisers said.
A look-alike of the verdant forests of Vrindavan will be recreated
around this magnificent temple from descriptions in the Srimad
Bhagavatam; sprawling 26 acres it will consist of the twelve forests
(dvadashakanana) of Braj, they said.
The 'Krishna Lila Theme Park' attractions will include themed story
telling areas, musical fountains, garden lawn and water features, Yamuna
creek for boating experience, Braj heritage village and goshala to
recreate the atmosphere of Vrindavan of Lord Krishna.