The document outlines the aspirations for the Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir Project. It aims to acknowledge and celebrate Lord Krishna's influence on humanity by constructing an iconic skyscraper temple in Vrindavan. It hopes the temple will attract global attention to Krishna's message of peace. Additionally, it wants the temple to disseminate teachings from the Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam to address modern India's issues with crime, corruption, and inequities. By cultivating ancient Vedic values in youth, the temple aims to develop Indians of high character and transform society for the better.

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Aspirations of
Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir
Project
Lord Sri Krishna, through His timeless message in the
Bhagavad Gita, through His wise and pragmatic counsel in
the Mahabharata and His endearing pastimes in the
Srimad Bhagavatam has shaped the intellectual, cultural
and religious mindscape of India for millennia. It is
humanly impossible to fully comprehend and estimate the
contributions of Lord Sri Krishna to mankind. The
vastness and depth of the
ennobling influence Lord Sri
Krishna has had on humanity is
unprecedented in history. Like a
dwarf reaching to the moon, we
wish to make an attempt to
acknowledge and celebrate, on
an epic scale, Lord Sri Krishna’s
divine blessings to this world. In
this light, it is our aspiration to
create a world-class and iconic
monument for Sri Krishna in the
holy land of Vrindavan and
proudly place Krishna on the
This is Krishna
conscious vision.
"Oh, there are so
many skyscrapers.
Why not construct
a nice skyscraper
temple of Krishna?"
That is Krishna
consciousness.
– Srila Prabhupada

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world mindscape and Vrindavan on the world map.
Vrindavan is revered as a holy town of Krishna temples.
Some accounts describe that there are as many as 5000
Krishna temples – big, medium and small; ancient,
medieval and recent. We wish to make a bold statement
about the importance of Lord Sri Krishna and His divine
mission in the world, using the contemporary
architectural language. A tall, imposing skyscraper temple
should proclaim the status of Vrindavan as one of India’s
spiritual capitals. This should attract the attention of the
world’s thinkers, leaders and other enquiring minds to
know more about Lord Sri Krishna and His soothing,
healing message for a harried world.
From a socio-economic perspective, India is at a unique
historical moment in the world. India is at the cross roads
of development. The journey of this developing nation
since independence has been a long and arduous one.
Today the global Indian has truly arrived. India is being
increasingly regarded as a global leader in talent, higher
education and innovation. Stories abound in the media of
Indians becoming senators and judges in developed
countries, heads of major global technology companies
and educational institutions of repute, acquiring overseas
companies in billion dollar deals – just to name a few. The
brilliance, entrepreneurial spirit and hard-working

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talented Indians have largely contributed to a greater
acceptance and respect for Indians across the globe,
enhancing Indians' self-confidence and self-esteem.
However, somewhere along the journey, we seem to have
lost our way on the moral and ethical front. From being a
celebrated land of sages and saintly rulers of impeccable
character, today we see the rising graph of crime,
corruption and inequities in our country. These pressing
issues seem to eclipse the progress we have achieved in
other areas.
It is our strong conviction
that an answer for this
quandary lies in our ancient
but timeless books of
wisdom. And that's where
we believe the Vrindavan
Chandrodaya Mandir project
will play a significant role.
How?
The Vrindavan Chandrodaya
Mandir is not just another
sacred edifice of concrete,
stone and glass. This project
We are therefore
trying to give
human society the
opportunity for a
life of happiness,
good health, peace
of mind and all
good qualities
through God
consciousness.
- Srila Prabhupada

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is dedicated to play a larger role in shaping the future of
this country. Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir will not only
house a temple for the worship of Lord Sri Krishna, but
will also become a centre for disseminating the profound
message of the Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam,
delivered in a modern context. The design of the temple
complex - a fusion of the modern, and traditional Indian
temple architecture - symbolizes this aspiration, to
present eternal wisdom from the source books of Krishna,
in a way that is relevant to the modern day.
We wish to inculcate the glorious Vedic values in today's
youth and thereby develop the exalted character of a true
Indian with examples and life philosophy drawn from the
Bhagavad Gita and Bhagavatam. Crime, corruption,
inequities and other challenges that seem to dominate our
contemporary society cannot be reined in merely by
improved legislation and stricter law enforcements. Crime
and corruption begins in the heart of the individual. To
mitigate these debilitating vices in the society, the heart of
the individual has to be transformed and a fundamental
revision of worldview is essential. Otherwise all our
attempts to mitigate these vices will merely be cosmetic -
trying to address the symptoms rather than the root cause
of the problems.

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Srimad Bhagavatam describes the four pillars of
spirituality – truthfulness, compassion, austerity and
purity. No civilized society can exist or function outside
the framework of these values. The Bhagavad Gita and
Bhagavatam systematically elucidate a comprehensive and
logical meaning and purpose of life that makes these
values so intrinsic to one’s life.
Chanakya Pandit, in his Niti Shastra has succinctly
captured the true Indian spirit. He says:
matrvat para dareshu, loshtravat para dravyeshu,
atmavat sarva bhuteshu, yah pashyati sa pandita
A learned person is one who regards every woman other
than his wife as his mother, who considers other's wealth
to be worthless pebbles and who treats all living entities -
humans and animals - as he would unto himself.
This is the true Indian culture. This is the true Indian
heritage. These are the true Indian values.
Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir aims to bring about a
awakening among Indians and create a nation that is not
only full of talent, creativity and energy but also adorned
with exalted values and character. A nation we all ought to
be proud of. We believe India truly has immense talent
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we build our character on the basis of the ancient wisdom
that we have inherited. Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir
aspires to provide the impetus for and facilitate this
transformation of the society, to make Indians responsible
global leaders who are guided by a spiritual worldview
and imbued with sublime values. Vrindavan Chandrodaya
Mandir aspires to restore the pride of every Indian.
We welcome you all to participate in this Pride of India
project.