ISKCON Auckland has decided to approach Krishna devotees in New Zealand and across the world in order to raise NZD 1 million dollars to make the new 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.

Renowned Ukrainian artist Dina Bandhu Das will be painting the picture on a wall measuring 4.17 metres x 2.82 metres in the temple’s main worship hall. This is the ONLY 1 million-dollar painting in the world and the temple expects 10,000 of Lord Krishna’s devotees globally to donate $100.00 each to make a total of one million dollars and achieve the temple’s debt-free goal.

Work on the painting will start as soon as a donation total of $100,000 is collected. The progress of the painting will be posted on the temple website on a regular basis.

The temple is requesting Lord Krishna’s devotees globally to participate in this once in a lifetime event, fundraising for the "1 million dollar Krishna painting", and to receive the unlimited mercy of the Supreme Lord Krishna 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. Donations have already started pouring in, with the first donor registered being Mr. Manoj Nair from California, USA.

A team comprising Rasaparayan das, Padmasambhava das, Mr. Vasant Koli, Mr. Roneel Naidu, Mr. Nikhil Maganlal, 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.

For more information on the fund-raising, please visit www.iskconnz.com/1million and be part of the world’s ONLY “1 million dollar” Krishna Painting.