We Were Out in the Paddocks

A lwAys E mbr A c E d by K åñë A

…We have got the land already in Bhubaneswar. I’m waiting for the plan and estimate. So, keep the $160,000 for this purpose. Further developments I shall let you know. The Bhubaneswar address is as follows: ISKCON Centre/ Nayapalli/Bhubaneshwar-12/Orissa…

Bhubaneswar The Gateway to Jagannātha Purī Dhāma

Çréla Prabhupäda was openly enthusiastic about the prospect of opening a centre in Orissa in Bhubaneswar. It is mentioned in the Utkala-khaëòa of the Skanda Puräëa, that Bhubaneswar is the gateway to the Jagannätha Puré-dhäma, and that to do parikramä of the Jagannätha Puré-dhäma, one must first enter through Bhubaneswar and obtain the permission of Lord Çiva, who is the guardian of that dhäma. Çréla Prabhupäda was therefore going to open a temple at the gateway to the Jagannätha Puré-dhäma through the agency of his disciple Çré Çrémad Gour Govinda Swami.

Then Çréla Prabhupäda again wrote to Çréla Gurudeva:

My dear Gaura Govinda, Please accept my blessings.

I am prepared to come to Bhubaneswar immediately to begin construction on the following conditions: The growth of the temple should be based on book distribution. I am prepared to print books. You can sell them and 50% of the collections must be returned to the BBT to pay for the books. The balance can be used for construction. Whatever you can raise by this method, I am prepared to give an equal amount toward the construction. In other words, the amount required for construction will come 50% from your side and 50% will come from me.