Building classrooms for Vedic classes:
In 2017, when Govinddham was registered with the state and central government, we started with 2 projects.
- Build classrooms for the young kids in the community to teach them our scriptures and provide them a place to stay while they study at the Ashram.
- Building a temple with in the premises of Govind Dham for devotees to be able to come and pray at the temple.
- Organize festivals and Pooja in the temple and run Vedic scripture classes for kids conurrently.
TIMELINE AND OTHER FACTS
Planning the structure
The morning and evening adorations (sandhya), being a very important duty of the traditional householder, are mainly Vedic in character but have become lengthy because of the addition of Puranic and Tantric elements.
The three main classes in the classic division of Indian society are the Brahmans, the warriors, and the commoners. The Brahmans, whatever their worldly avocations, claim to have by virtue of their birth the authority to teach the Veda, perform ritual sacrifices for others, and accept gifts and subsistence. The term alms is misleading; the dakshina offered at the end of a rite to a Brahman officiant is not a fee but an oblation through which the rite is made complete.
Timeline of the construction
Phase 2 of the project will add about 12 classrooms to the building structure.
Current state of affairs
The structure is ready to be furnished and finished according to the plan. Material is being bought to fix the doors, lights and plumbing to the classrooms.
