Vilasini Devi Dasi

FROM INK TO IRON

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THE PREDICTION

Eka adbhuta mandira ei haibe prakasa

Gauranga nitya seva haibe vikasa

‘An astounding temple will appear and will engage the entire

world in the eternal service of Lord

Chaitanya’- Lord Nityananda

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SRILA PRABHUPADA ON MAYAPUR

‘My idea is to attract the whole world to Mayapur’ – Srila Prabhupada

- Instruction to Ambarisa Prabhu

- Pointers on the TOVP design to Bhavananda Prabhu

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THE DIRECTORS

AMBARISA DAS Chairman

BHAVANANDA DAS Creative Director

SADBHUJA DAS Managing Director

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My thesis in USA

THE FLOW OF THE MERCY

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THE MERCY OF THE SPIRITUAL MASTER AND THE DHAM

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TOVP OFF THE GROUND

1. Land issues

2. Govt Permissions

3. Money

4. Time

5. Design

6. Team

7. Kick off meeting

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A WORLD ICON

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FAST FACTS

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PROJECT DETAILS

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PROJECT DETAILS

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PROJECT DETAILS

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PROJECT DETAILS

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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

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IN COMPARISON

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CHALLENGES

• Structure• Design acceptance • Finding professionals• Materials for 500 years• World Wide Materials• Chandelier• Spiritual

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CHALLENGES - STRUCTURE

• Soil Type• Rig Machines• SS Reinforcments • 2100 piles • 100’ deep

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DESIGN CHALLENGES

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CHALLENGES FINDING PROFESSIONALS

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CHALLENGES MATERIALS FOR 500 YEARS

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CHALLENGES CHANDELIER

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CHALLENGES FINANCIAL

1. 64 mil dollars

2. Ambarisa prabhu – 23 mil dollars given

3. Phase 1 to Phase 2

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CHALLENGES SPIRITUAL

1. Designation Misidentification

2. Sadhana Seva Balance

3. Keeping alive the internal understanding

4. Dham and Dhamwasis

5. Consciousness

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PERSONALITY : SATADHANYA PRABHULEGAL HEAD

• What you can say loud, you can say soft

• The road to hell is paved with ‘good intentions’

• Fight like Arjuna• Prabhupada said, ‘Stay

away from court’• Paddy fields austerity• Prabhupada was very

frugal

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PERSONALITY: THE SAINTLY BROTHERSHEAD PUJARIS

1. Environment change

2. Respect

3. Selfless

4. Contrast

5. Details of each alatr

6. Meticulous about function

7. Involved

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PERSONALITY: SADBHUJA PRABHUMANAGING DIRECTOR

1. Management qualities

2. Empowers us to do more

3. Extremely committed

4. Sadbhuja 60

5. Never sleeps

6. Stress levels

7. Service Attitude

8. No credit

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PERSONALITY: BHAVANANDA PRABHUCREATIVE DIRECTOR

1. …This is not an ism, but an international society…

2. …What would Srila Prabhupada like?...

3. Altar sizes

4. …I don’t like this…

5. …Prabhupada will pick us up..

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PERSONALITY: AMBARISA PRABHUCHAIRMAN

1. …because Prabhupada is more dear to us than our very life…

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THE JOURNEY TO MAYAPUR

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MEMORABLE MEETINGS

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SITE VISIT

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QUESTIONS ? COMMENTS ! BLESSINGS!