Rajagopuram

Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of Kansas City is proud to see community coming together to add Rajagopuram to Temple. This will give Temple a landmark identity and bound serve our future generation in understanding their heritage. This page will provide progress towards the project.

Scroll further to check on Rajagopuram expansion project updates.

• Work in progress More idols  
• Dwajasthamba sections and Door panels being made.

Date: 07/06/20

•   Ground sodded with grass

Date: 06/11/20

• Paint/Sealing/Striping work complete

Date: 06/11/20

• Gopuram Kalasas ready.
• More finishing work - Sprinklers restored and working

Date: 06/10/20

• Construction tasks almost complete and now has a better view.
• Electrical work also getting to completion stage.

Date: 06/03/20

•  Landscape and Lighting walls complete

Date: 05/26/20

• Landscape walls and Light pole base setup work in progress

Date: 05/21/20

•  Area around Rajagopuram getting more updates
• Dwajastamba plantes are being made
• Dwajastamba carving in the works.

Date: 05/10/20

• Completed ADA ramp, Gopuram floor, Main door, Front pavement, Parking complete
• Front landscape area in progress

Date: 05/07/20

•  Front pavement getting ready
• ADA ramp getting ready

Date: 05/02/20

•  Finished Rajagopuram structure
•  Courtyard pavement complete

Date: 04/25/20

•  Final level completed, pavement inside and south complete, electrical work in progress
• Door work in Progress

Date: 04/17/20

• Additional levels of Rajagopuram progressing
• Final level and concrete pavement (walking area) in progress

Date: 04/11/20

• Rajagopuram getting levels and more sculptures in the works.

Date : 04/05/20

• Sculptures being made

Date: 04/02/20

•  Side wall getting finishing touches

Date: 03/12/20

• First level roof completed

Date: 03/03/20

• Rajagopuram level-1 roof to be poured
• CMU wall on the East side to continue
• Concrete paving to start inside Rajagopuram courtyard
• Pour slab for flower beds
• Dwajasthambam and Door work is in progress
• Kumbhabishegam committee formed and conducting periodic meeting
• Stapathi VISA process - USCIS is expected to conduct site visit in end of April

Date: 02/28/20

• Rajagopuram footing to be poured tomorrow
• CMU wall on the East side to continue
• Back fill dirt
• Pour slab for flower beds
• Start Rajagopuram CMU wall
• Dwajasthambam and Door work is in progress
• Kumbhabishegam committee formed and conducted first meeting last week

Date: 02/20/2020

•  Perimeter CMU walls in progress
•  Helical piers are completed, ready to pour foundation
•  PSI inspector on site as and when needed, reports are being reviewed by our architect
•  Dwajasthambam footing completed
•  CMU walls on the east will follow next week
•  DFC has set up a spread sheet / calendar to show work progress and inspections dates.
•  Kalasams are being ordered from Kumbhakonam, Tamil Nadu
•  24 concrete idols to go on Rajagopuram is being made by our Stapathi Ravindran in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Date: 01/31/2020

• CMU  wall work in progress

Date: 01/16/2020

• Concrete walls being done today. Helical piers area to follow
• We have a PSI inspector on site as that's being done today.
• Scheduling the installation of three more helical piers and will have PSI on site during the install.
• Crew coming in to start the CMU walls and
• Randy will coordinate all inspections.

Date: 01/09/2020

• Forming for wall, flagpole foundation, helical piers install in progress

Date: 01/08/2020

• Foundation ready to install helical piers
• Reinforcement rods being placed 

Date: 01/06/2020

• CMU blocks arrived
• Concrete being poured for Foundation footing
•  Electricians will be working to set up all wiring in the coming weeks
• Install of the Helical piers.
• Installation of additional foundation walls in the coming week
• Installation of CMU walls- to follow- depends on weather
• Randy Cluck is the superintendent on site

Date: 12/27/2019

• All iron work ready for pouring foundation

Date:12/25/2019

• Drain pipe 50% complete
• Iron work for wall footing in progress
• Dwajasthambam excavation in progress
• Ramp footing in progress
• Electrical demolition completed

Date:12/21/2019

• Construction work underway on footings, plumbing
• Excavation for  footing and electrician will follow.
• CMU walls should be starting in two weeks
• Helical piers will be installed by Custom Concrete
• Specs for piers - to follow
• DF Constrution LLC has been given the construction contract for our project.

Date:12/17/2019