"..the first glass Hindu temple in the world."
Time Magazine, John Krich, Apr. 22, 2010: Many places of worship are known for their visual impact. But a dazzling one-man creation down a side street in the Malaysian city of Johor Bahru is attracting an increasing number of adherents and tourists by outshining them all. The Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman bills itself as “the first glass Hindu temple in the world.” Full Article
Srutakirti, August 17, 1977, Vrndavana: They set that exhibit up at the Ratha-yatra festival. They had one large tent of the “Changing of the Bodies” exhibit, and myself and another devotee went to go see it, but there were so many people in line that we changed our mind. Several hundred people were standing waiting to see that exhibit. It’s going to be very famous, “Changing of the Bodies.”
Prabhupada: It is a new thing. Many people come to see in our exhibition..Full Conversation
Those who are familiar with the teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada will instantly recognize that this is a taken from Prabhupada’s Changing Bodies diorama, see below.
That a copy of this diorama is now decorating the high wall of a glass temple in Malaysia is testimony of the far-reaching influence of the teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. He brought the science of Krishna consciousness out from India to share with the whole world.
half a million Thai mosaic pieces
Thank you for posting this wonderful article! Yes!
It would be very nice if other readers could similarly post their own examples of how Srila Prabhupada’s teaching have taken root in modern cultures outside India.
Another example of this is in the spiritual hiphop music listened to by hundreds of thousands worldwide, which regularly bears the main message that you are not the body, that we are meant for spiritual awakening, etc. The devotee bands like Atma, and Masta Buildas etc basically started this whole trend, now it is very popular with many many artists ! These souls are definitely waking up.
The Srimad Bhagavatam purports of Srila Prabhupad state that when a person can understand intellectually that they are not the body, that is the first stage of the liberated platform. Srila Prabhupada is liberating the entire planet, but some devotees seem to be less aware of it, rather they are serving and hiding in the sanctuaries.
The new Temple is the whole world. Let us all serve the universally worshipped Jagad guru, Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.