ISKCON Mayapur : 5 Unknown Facts!

Mayapur: 5 Unknown Facts!

We bet you don’t know them!

Just 130 Kilometers from Kolkata, Mayapur is situated on the banks of The Ganges, where it confluences with The Jalangi river, A holy city located in the Nadia district, is home to numerous Religious sites and Cultural Importance.

Well, all those were the known facts which are readily available on the internet.

What we are bringing you are 5 unknown and astonishing facts that are very rarely found anywhere.

1. Mayapur Temple Was Envisioned 500 Years Ago!

The Temple was apparently envisaged by Lord Nityananda 500 years ago, a close associate of Shri Chaitanya. The memorial dedicated to the founder of ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada, the Pushpa Samadhi Mandir is one of the most visited sites in the city. The Old Temple Which is open to all currently

2. Vedic Temple To Have Tonnes Of Gold!

It is proposed that The Vedic Planetarium Temple (Chandrodaya Mandir) which is estimated to be completed and get inaugurated by 2022, Will be the largest Vedic Temple in the world. It’ll also have the Sudarshana Chakras and the base of the Chakra which will be of gold weighing around a few tonnes! The Proposed Vedic Temple which is being built

3. Wife of Mr Alfred Ford is A Bengali!

Mr Alfred Ford, great-grandson of Henry Ford, Ford Motor Company’s founder. Who is building 75% of the new Vedic Temple which is being built. It is said that Srila Prabhupada asked Mr.Ford in 1976 to build this temple of his dreams.

Now it’s time to reveal that Sharmila Bhattacharya the wife of Alfred Ford is a Bengali from Naihati, North 24 Parganas. Alfred Ford with his wife Sharmila Bhattacharya

4. You Can actually Distinguish the colours of two rivers with naked eyes!

As written above, we know that Mayapur is located on the confluence of The Ganges and The Jalangi, and there is a ghat near the temple, from where you can easily distinguish between the two rivers’ vivid colours, one is blue-ish and the other one is slightly muddy-ish.The Vivid colours of the two rivers!

5. Devotees Come From All Over The World!

There are almost 4000 foreigners who are currently residing in Mayapur area, hailing from more than 32 countries, free from the creed, race, caste and religious ties, They propagate the messages of Shri Bhagwad Gita, Interestingly most of them are from Russia!