New India Architecture : Temple of the Vedic Planetarium

[Kashmiri Pandit]

ISKON is deviating away from the Dharmic culture. and will be a religion in itself in 200 years like Jainism and Buddhism. This temples rituals are a proof. The will have Dharmic roots but thats about it.

I also used to think like that .
Heck ! We are on verge of Having Sai Devotee making a separate religion .

 

[Vyom]

I also used to think like that .
Heck ! We are on verge of Having Sai Devotee making a separate religion .

No, its not like that. Its a centralized form of Belief system. And they don't recognize Shiva as a Hindu God. ISKCON calls Lord Shiva an “Anti-Vedic God” stating that he is not present in the Vedas. They are different from other societies or schools of Hinduism by the fact that ISKCON acts like a marketing corporation.

 

[Gen Padmanabhan]

No, its not like that. Its a centralized form of Belief system. And they don't recognize Shiva as a Hindu God. ISKCON calls Lord Shiva an “Anti-Vedic God” stating that he is not present in the Vedas. They are different from other societies or schools of Hinduism by the fact that ISKCON acts like a marketing corporation.

Previously it was vaishnavite vs shaivite. Then the concept of Dharma came. Then we forgotten this, and now new V/S breed is developing.

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

They are a sub sect of Vaishnava , Who believes in Krishna as Supreme Personality of God Head .
Calling Shiva a Demi God isn't much of a problem for a Shaivite like me .

I am a Shaivite , Yet I have same Love for Lord Vishnu .
I haven't read Vedas , But Have read somewhere that Vedas talk about Proto Shiva ( most probably ) Rudra or Pashupati Nath .

Previously it was vaishnavite vs shaivite. Then the concept of Dharma came. Then we forgotten this, and now new V/S breed is developing.

 

[Vyom]

They are a sub sect of Vaishnava , Who believes in Krishna as Supreme Personality of God Head .
Calling Shiva a Demi God isn't much of a problem for a Shaivite like me .

I am a Shaivite , Yet I have same Love for Lord Vishnu .
I haven't read Vedas , But Have read somewhere that Vedas talk about Proto Shiva ( most probably ) Rudra or Pashupati Nath .

Yes you are correct and If any one is not a fan of Shiva he will become one by reading Amish. an New Sect

BTW In Vedas the concept is of Advaita and ISKON simply says krishna is the greatest. much like those of

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

Yes you are correct and If any one is not a fan of Shiva he will become one by reading Amish. an New Sect

BTW In Vedas the concept is of Advaita and ISKON simply says krishna is the greatest. much like those of

 

[Grevion]

Thats great,

Yes it is, I regularily visit this temple as a student of BHU. . BTW I am online from cyber Library, BHU

Thats very good use of our govt. resources.

Yes I have, In my school days, our ultimate destination after school bunk was Sarnath. you will find there ultimate peace (that too when you are bunking the classes. )

I have been to sarnath once. was very thrilled to see the actual Ashok Chakra and the Lion Capital of Ashok kind of gave me goosebumps.

 

[Trident]

New ISKON temple coming up at Kondaveedu Andhra Pradesh

 

[Baby-5]

Thats very good use of our govt. resources.

You have no clue,to what extent I have used govt. resources my whole life.

I have been to sarnath once. was very thrilled to see the actual Ashok Chakra and the Lion Capital of Ashok kind of gave me goosebumps.

I know dude, the exact feeling of patriotism you are describing about.

To be fair it is ISKCON. They are heavily represented by Westerners too, so there will be amalgamation of Western influences with Indian.

Their genes as well as mindsets are fused, culture is next.

 

[Royal Kathiyawadi]

eh...
look like some Byzantine Building

 

[Srinivas]

I think we need to build traditional places based on heritage and ancient architecture.

Apart from that when building smart cities and others we need to follow modern styles based on convenience.

 

[Stag112]

Such a comparison is unfair and unnecessary.

Temples grander than the Taj have already been built, and have their own bragging rights. But that does not mean the Taj lost its appeal.

This temple, much grander than Taj is not very far from it.

 

[Bitter Melon]

ISKON is deviating away from the Dharmic culture. and will be a religion in itself in 200 years like Jainism and Buddhism. This temples rituals are a proof. The will have Dharmic roots but thats about it.

What is wrong with the rituals there? They are purely Hindu rituals.

No, its not like that. Its a centralized form of Belief system. And they don't recognize Shiva as a Hindu God. ISKCON calls Lord Shiva an “Anti-Vedic God” stating that he is not present in the Vedas. They are different from other societies or schools of Hinduism by the fact that ISKCON acts like a marketing corporation.

That was true until they had only Western patrons/devotees. They went bankrupt with just those guys and then had to take help of the Indian diaspora and community to revitalize themselves. Now with the huge Indian element back into the temple structures, it is no more such an exclusivist club. They do celebrate Maha Shiv Ratri too.

Such a comparison is unfair and unnecessary.

Temples grander than the Taj have already been built, and have their own bragging rights. But that does not mean the Taj lost its appeal.

This temple, much grander than Taj is not very far from it.

This building is based on ancient architecture and not modern. There are no modern Indian designs which can compete with the grandeur of the past.

 

[Stag112]

This building is based on ancient architecture and not modern. There are no modern Indian designs which can compete with the grandeur of the past.

There really was no need to say that

 

[Point_4590]

How can you compare the technical and architectural prowess of indian artisans with a tradition of more than 2 thousand years goes back to mauryan and buddha's time .............. with modern architecture done with the help of superior tools and knowledge.

Google

Rock cut architecture
Stupas
Cave architecture
Mauryan Pillars

you will know the answer.