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Phase 2 project - expansion
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ISKCON of Central New Jersey acquired a 7-acre
land in Oldbridge, New Jersey. With a hope to construct a temple, and build a spiritual community around the
temple, this land was purchased on the auspicious day of Dussehra.
Sri-Sri Radha-Krishna Temple & Cultural
Center
ISKCON of CNJ, Route 34, Oldbridge, NJ
We have completed and submitted our plans to the Oldbridge township for approval. Soil testing
and environmental impact testing companies were hired to furnish these reports for our application. The projected elevations
of the temple and Cultural center were prepared. Those who have been to Sri Jagannath Puri, can make out that temple domes
to certain extent resemble that of Puri.
What will the temple and Cultural center
provide?
- A home for the Supreme Personality
of Godhead where the community can gather and have the merciful glance of the Supreme Lord: Sri Sri Radha Krishna, Sri Sri
Jagannath Baladev, Subhadra, and Sri Sri Gaura Nitai.
- A large Darshan Hall ;
- A facility to provide service
to the Supreme Lord; like engaging in deity worship, sewing, cooking, garland-making, preaching, and unlimited other opportunities
to serve the Supreme Lord;
- A Spiritual University imparting
vedic knowledge to community at large; to learn about difference between soul and body, reincarnation, vegetarianism, existence
of God, and how to establish relationship with God;
- A cultural center for cultural,
and multi-media presentations;
- A place for systematically raising
the children with spiritual and moral values, teaching languages, musical instruments, vedic traditions and arts;
- A place for celebrating major
festivals with the proper mood and understanding of the festival;
- A caring community to enhance
loving exchanges between each other;
- A yoga center ---- to teach “mantra
meditation”;
- A food for life program providing
free meals for all at our center, and community outreach;
- A place for performance of “Samskaras”
from Birth to Death;
- A place for learning cow-protection
and cow-worship, and taking care of Tulasi;
- A catering service to provide
delicious sanctified food;
- A state-of-the art library;
- Beautiful gardens;
- Guest Rooms;
- 140 car parking facility;
- Recreational grounds;
- And much more!
What are the benefits of helping a temple?
“He who attempts to erect temples for the Lord is freed from the sins of a thousand births.”
“Those who think of building a temple in their minds are freed from the sins of a hundred births.”
“Those who approve of a man's building a temple for Krishna go to the region of Achyuta [Vishnu] freed from sins.”
“Having desired to build a temple for Hari, a man immediately takes a million of his generations, past and future,
to the region of Vishnu.”
Agni-Purana
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Services |
Cost |
Total
Projected Cost |
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Architect |
$30,000 |
$90,000 |
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Engineer |
$15,000 |
$32,000 |
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Lawyer |
$3500 |
$250/hour |
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Soil-Testing |
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$8700 |
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Environmental Impact Test |
$1500 |
$4500 |
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Traffic Engineer |
$2000 |
$4000 |
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Professional Planner |
$500 |
$4000 |
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Land Mortgage |
$52,500 |
$3500/month |
We are building a home for the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, one that will also serve as a Spiritual University. With this view we seek your kind assistance
and help. Overleaf is a breakdown of the costs.
All
donors of $1000 and above will be offered Life Membership of ISKCON of Central New Jersey, and $1500 donors will be offered
deluxe life membership. Also, such donors’ names will be displayed
on a plaque at the entrance to the Temple.
For more information please
contact:
Madhupati dasa 973-519-3374 or Hari Rama dasa 862-228-4586
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Total construction cost |
$7 million |
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Darshan
Hall |
$1 million |
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Auditorium-Dining
Hall |
$1 million |
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Deity
Altar |
$100,000 |
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Deities |
$30,000 |
x 2 |
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Radharani's
Kitchen |
$250,000 |
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Domes
above the Altar and Darshan Hall |
$500,000 |
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Parking
Lot |
$250,000 |
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Lighting
System |
$100,000 |
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Sound
System |
$60,000 |
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Krishna
Lila Diorama |
$75,000 |
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Goshalla |
(proposed) |
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Temple
Gates |
$50,000 |
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Gardens
(Bagicha) |
$150,000 |
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Bhaktivedanta
Library |
$100,000 |
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Multimedia
Audio-Visual Room |
$50,000 |
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Brahmacari
Ashrama |
$50,000 |
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Shoe
Room (Charan Seva) |
$30,000 |
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2 |
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Room
Donors |
$25,000 |
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18 |
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100
sq ft: |
$10,000 |
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50
sq ft: |
$5,000 |
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25
sq ft: |
$2,500 |
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10
sq ft: |
$1,000 |
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1
sq ft: |
$108 |
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Your contribution will help us move quickly
towards these goals!
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Program held at (Sundays): * 143 State
Route 35 * Laurence Harbor * NJ * 08879-2834
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