A skyscraper Krishna temple in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh would emerge as a major display of Indian culture internationally and would boost tourism in India and local economy, a top ISKCON leader said.
There can’t be a broken infrastructure for spirituality and temples can’t be in perpetual disrepair, Chanchalapathi Dasa, vice chairman and co-mentor of the Global Hare Krishna Movement and senior vice president of ISKCON Bangalore told PTI in an interview.
Being built at a cost of USD 80 million, Vrindavan Heritage Tower will be 70 floors high and 210 metres. “And another example, I’ll tell you, our honourable prime minister has been making a statement, giving a call to the Indian diaspora. Please bring five Americans from America to bring them to India and show them India. When you bring them to India, of course anybody who’s coming from any part of the world, when they’re coming to India, they’re looking for spirituality,” he said.
“Of course they may see good…