Iskcon plans Rs 500-cr temple
GUNTUR: The Kondaveedu fort area is likely to witness a brisk activity as the state government has cleared land lease for International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) to develop a temple.
In the first phase, the state government has allotted 21 acres of land in Chenghizkhan Pet at the bottom of the Kondaveedu fort in Phirangipuram mandal, to Iskcon on 99 years lease. Though the authorities of Iskcon sought 55 acres in the area, the government allotted about 21 acres in the first phase. The Iskcon will take up construction of a Vedic school and Lord Krishna temple in 17 acres and an orphanage in the remaining four acres.
Iskcon had originally proposed to construct a grand temple at the Kondaveedu fort after local authorities found a rare idol of young Lord Krishna holding butter in one hand and a pot in another (Venna Mudda Gopalaswamy) during excavation works about five years ago.
In the first phase, the state government has allotted 21 acres of land in Chenghizkhan Pet at the bottom of the Kondaveedu fort in Phirangipuram mandal, to Iskcon on 99 years lease. Though the authorities of Iskcon sought 55 acres in the area, the government allotted about 21 acres in the first phase. The Iskcon will take up construction of a Vedic school and Lord Krishna temple in 17 acres and an orphanage in the remaining four acres.
Iskcon had originally proposed to construct a grand temple at the Kondaveedu fort after local authorities found a rare idol of young Lord Krishna holding butter in one hand and a pot in another (Venna Mudda Gopalaswamy) during excavation works about five years ago.
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