President Pranab Mukherjee here today inaugurated the Vedic Cultural Centre of ISKCON which is considered to be the largest temple in the city spread across two lakh square feet.
Lauding the efforts of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), he called upon the vedic centre to dedicate itself to the cause of humanity by spreading the message of peace, harmony, love and compassion.
"Today I am told ISKCON movement runs 600 temples across the world. Everyday it provides food to 10 million children daily in India," Mukherjee said.
ISKCON has grown in a short span of time as a movement of high velocity, he said, adding "the movement promoting Krishna bhakti was a representative of the saying that nothing can prevent an idea whose time has come."
The vedic centre built in the six acre campus of ISKCON aims to be educational, cultural landmark of the city and offers daily classes 'Shrimad Bhagwatam' and 'Bhagwad Gita' for everyone.
The building houses a replica of Balaji Temple of Tirupati, meditation hall for about 2000 people, an upcoming fine dining restaurants offering vegetarian cuisines and a multi-media theatre.
The vedic centre will provide value-based training and education for children, courses in behavioural sciences for youth, activity-based learning for girls and stress-management courses for corporates and managers.
