Mayapura, West Bengal
The
Chakra On Top
Today we put the cherry on top. Braja Vilas is the coordinator for the
construction of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, situated off
Bhaktisiddhanta Road in Mayapura, the place of our retreat. By 2022 the work will be complete.
Today we hit a milestone with the installation
of a gorgeous twenty foot diameter Chakra
(the wheel of Vishnu). That meant
hoisting the 1.6 ton piece of artistry up into the air and setting it on top of
the major dome of the new temple!
Various metals have been applied to give it
that gold-look finish. I was sitting
next to Radhanatha Swami amidst a big crowd and after bathing the chakra from
above (everyone had a shot at that) and after the chakra was affixed into its slot in the heavens, we walked around
the building. From afar, we could see
the wheel shining in its glory.
Madhu Sevita happened to walk by. He is the Vatican expert amongst us. I called him over.
“Hey Madhu, is there anything like this in the
Vatican?”
“Yes, St. Peter’s Cathedral. It’s taller.
Five hundred years ago they engineered it so that a cross went on top of
the dome. It’s amazing, but they did.”
Our chakra
is extraordinary and it welcomes the world.
To see this chakra from a
distance is as good as seeing the deity in the temple. https://youtu.be/z8ah3nwrFtc
https://youtu.be/j1O-Ybb1OMg
https://instagram.com/p/Be6wmW7FLV_/
May the source be with you!
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