| Bangalore, June 18, DHNS: A towering temple complex | | | | the ancient Indian classics, to the contemporary |
| atop the Vaikunta Hill off Kanakapura Main Road, | | | | society, in an interesting and captivating presentation. |
| complete with theme parks reinventing mythological | | | | The idea is to transport visitors to the time and place |
| episodes, 4-D experience theatres, and much more. | | | | of the different episodes of the Mahabharata, |
| Promising to realise all this in 36 months flat, the | | | | Bhagavata and Ramayana. Recreated is a scene |
| International Society for Krishna Consciousness | | | | where King Indra threatened the Vrajavasis to |
| (Iskcon), Bangalore, is all set to perform the project, | | | | inundate their village because he was angered with |
| “Krishna Lila Park’s” Bhoomi Pooja on | | | | their refusal to perform the yearly puja. This is shown |
| Sunday. | | | | with torrential rains, blasts of thunder and lightening and |
| At an estimated cost of Rs 350 crore, the Park | | | | the consequent flooding of the Yamuna, recreated |
| project on 28 acres of land is definitely on a mega | | | | with dramatic effect. |
| scale. But, Iskcon had to come through a taxing tiff | | | | The main temple complex building will be about 360 |
| with State Congress Working President D K | | | | feet tall, with a viewing gallery at 500 ft level. The |
| Shivakumar before it went ahead with the project. | | | | Krishna Heritage Tower will house the Sri Puri |
| Family edutainment According to Iskcon the objective | | | | Jagannath Mandir and the Sri Radha Krishna Mandir. |
| of the grand project, packaged in a ‘family | | | | At the 500 ft level, the complex will have the Sri |
| edutainment format’, is to present, preserve and | | | | Venkateshwara Sky Temple. |
| promote the cultural heritage of India as portrayed in | | | | |