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Aukland, NZ: 15th March
2006. ISCKON, Auckland has decided to approach
Krishna devotees in New Zealand and across the
world to raise NZD 1 million dollars to make the
Sri Sri Radha Giridhari Temple, Auckland,
debt-free. The website for fund raising, www.iskconnz.com/
1million was launched at the temple by a
project team member, Mrs. Lakshmi Patel, with
a 15-minute multimedia presentation.
Sri Sri Radha
Giridhari temple, Auckland, New Zealand was
inaugurated in January 2004. This beautiful
temple is situated in Kumeu amidst rolling
farmlands, hills and a river and boasts of some
of the most beautiful paintings of Lord
Krishna’s Leelas (pastimes) on its ceiling
panels. In the last two years, the temple has
played host to numerous festivals for visiting
and resident devotees. Currently, the temple has
a large mortgage and most of the cash donation
goes towards monthly interest repayments. We
humbly request devotees in New Zealand and
overseas to help “Make Sri Sri Radha Giridhari
temple debt free”.
Artist Dina Bandhu
Das will be painting the picture on a wall
measuring 4.17 meters x 2.82 meters in the
temples main worship hall. This is the ONLY 1
million-dollar Krishna painting in the world and
the temple expects 10,000 devotees of Lord
Krishna globally to donate $100.00 each to make
a total of one million dollars and help the
temple become debt-free. The temple is
requesting Lord Krishna’s devotees globally to
participate in this once in a lifetime event of
the "1 million dollar Krishna painting"
fundraising and receive the unlimited mercy of
the Supreme Lord and His Eternal Associates.
Donations can be
made via credit card or a direct deposit into
the temple’s bank account, the details of which
are provided on the website.A team comprising of
Rasparayan das, Mr. Vasant Koli, Mr. Roneel
Naidu, Mr. Nikhil Maganlal, Mr. Peter Ho, Mrs.
Lakshmi Patel and Mr. Ketan Patel, has worked to
have the website up and running after the idea
was conceived by a Krishna devotee. Participate
in this once in a lifetime event of the "1
million dollar Krishna painting" fundraising and
receive the unlimited mercy of the Supreme Lord
and His Eternal Associates.
"One who helps in
the building of the temple of the Lord or gives
money, grain, goods etc, as charity for the
daily expenditure, he achieves sayuja liberation
of Vishnu. The merit achieved by thousands of
sacrifices, donations, religious observances,
pious activities cannot surpass such services to
the Lord".
The story
of the picture is:
Once a woman
selling fruits was calling, “O inhabitanta of
Vrajabhumi, if you want to purchase some fruits,
come here!” Upon hearing this, Krishna
immediately took some grains and went to barter
as if he needs some fruits. While Krishna was
going to the fruit vendor very hastly, most of
the grains he is holding fell. Nonetheless, the
fruit vendor filled Krishna’s hands with fruits
and her fruit basket was immediately filled with
jewels and gold.
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