TOVP Pujari Floor Grand Opening – H.H. Gopal Krishna Maharaja Speaks Out (2 min. video)
In a little over one month, ISKCON will be celebrating another milestone event at the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium in preparation for the opening in 2022: The Grand Opening of the fully completed Pujari Floor. On February 13, 2020, in observance of the 146th anniversary of the appearance of His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati and in preparation for the relocation of our beloved world Deities into Their new home, the Pujari Floor will be inaugurated with great pomp and celebration.
This will be the largest pujari space of its kind in the world at a size of 2.5 acres, with over 20 dedicated rooms for Deity seva designed under the scrutiny and guidance of Their Graces Jananivas and Pankajanghri prabhus, ISKCON Mayapur’s Head Pujaris. Details of the level of professionality, resources, and the multi-faceted elements that are part of this highly specialized pujari area can be found in this Pujari Floor Report from Cushman & Wakefield who have overseen the work from its start.
Srila Prabhupada said, “Mayapur is my place of worship.” Here he established the Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir to facilitate that worship, eventually to a scale that would influence the entire world through the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium. Indeed, the TOVP is the long-awaited new home for Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Sri Pancha Tattva and Sri Nrsimhadeva, and this Pujari Floor opening ceremony heralds the relocation to Their new home in 2022. Here They will be worshiped in the most impeccable and grandiose manner for thousands of years to come, offering Their merciful darshan to devotees and pilgrims from every corner of the world.
Grand Opening Schedule
9:00 Svagata: Welcoming the Deities, Padukas and Srila Prabhupada
9:30 Invocation Prayers
9:45 Addresses by Senior Vaishnavas
11:30 Vastu Puja/Homa Yajna
12:15 Puspanjali for H.D.G Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur
12:30 Pujari Kaksha Udghatana: Pujari Rooms Opening
2:00 Bhandara: Celebration Feast
The full event can be watched live or recorded on Mayapur.tv