The Bharata Hindu Community is building a temple in Ozora, Tolna county, with carved stones and window frames arriving from India in recent days, the group has told MTI.
Hindu temple to be built with pieces fashioned by Indian master craftsmen
In a statement, they said the authentic Hindu temple complex will become one of central Europe’s most distinctive religious buildings, the Hungarian News Agency wrote.
They added that more than 50 tonnes of hand-carved red sandstone elements from the state of Rajasthan, along with hand-crafted doors and windows, have been shipped for the temple. The pieces were fashioned by Indian master craftsmen in accordance with the prescriptions of classical Hindu temple architecture, or Vastu shastra. The temple will be in north Indian style.
They also noted that the project – including the procurement and shipping of materials – is being funded through one per cent donations from Hungarian taxpayers.
They quoted Zoltán Leveles, a Hindu teacher and community representative, who said the temple’s essence lay in “millennia-old spiritual knowledge and peace”, with every detail of the carvings “proclaiming universal peace”.
Foundation stone to be laid in September
Mr Leveles told MTI that planning and permitting were currently under way, with the foundation stone due to be laid in September, according to their plans.
The community said the Bharata Hindu Community is one of Hungary’s registered Hindu religious organisations. The arrival of these stone carvings and the preparatory work mark a milestone in Hungarian religious architecture, strengthening “the foundations of the cultural and spiritual bridge between India and Hungary”.
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