Hindus are urging for a designated Hindu Prayer Room named as “Hindu Mandir” at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York, one of the world’s leading airports. JFK Airport already has Our Lady of the Skies Roman Catholic Chapel, Christ for the World Protestant Chapel, International Synagogue and International Islamic Center on the […]
Hindu Temples in USA
North Carolina Hindu Temple in 7.6 acres
North Carolina will have another “traditional” Hindu temple in the near future. Ground Breaking Ceremony (Bhoomi Puja) for “Winston Salem Hindu Temple” in Clemmons (North Carolina) was held on June 11; which included pujas, aaradhana, havan, kalasha pradakshina, samprokshnas, etc. Besides worship services, this 3,600-square-foot Temple will also organize festivals, celebrations, special events, etc., and […]
Hindu temple housing 126 deities built in Michigan
Paschima Kasi Sri Vishwanatha (PKSV) Temple in Flint (Michigan) has raised another temple in its compound costing around half-million dollars, reports suggest. This towering structure contains 126 deities; its construction took over a year which included importing about 7,000 white limestone blocks from Canada; and it will be used for special worships and ceremonies. It […]
Charlotte to have Hindu temple on 17.5 acres
Charlotte (North Carolina) will have a new Hindu temple by next March. Construction has begun on Trimurti Temple Devasthanam by the charitable foundation of the same name for the 10,000 square-foot temple on the 17.5 acres site owned by it. Bhoomi Puja (Ground-breaking Ceremony) was held on June six, which included a procession to the […]
Maryland to have new Lord Krishna temple
A new Hare Krishna temple is being constructed in Catonsville (Maryland), which is expected to be ready within two years. This new two-storey 12,000 square-foot temple with a dome on top, besides the sanctuary with deities of Sri Sri Radha Krishna installed on the altar; will also include an extensive library, classrooms, greenhouse, water-fountains, elaborate […]
Majestic Hindu Temple opens in Colorado
Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of the Rockies opened in Centennial (Colorado) on June seven after three-days of ancient Hindu rituals conducted by nine priests gathered from all over the country. The “Grand Opening Celebrations” included havans, artis, pujas, murti sthapana, cultural program, Veda pranayam, aradhana, archana, Maha Kumbhabhishekam, etc. The new Temple, whose construction […]
Expanded Utah Ganesha Hindu Temple holding elaborate 4-day re-dedication ceremonies
Sri Ganesha Hindu Temple of Utah is holding four-day elaborate ceremonies called “Maha Kumbhabhishekam”, involving ancient rituals for 12-year re-dedication of the expanded-renovated temple, culminating on June seven. Ceremonies at this Temple in South Jordan include pujas, aarthis, havan, homams, adhivasams, archanas, yagnams, etc., leading to the actual Kumbhabhishekam for the gopuram spire (gopurashikharam), which […]
Hindu Temple gets preliminary approval in New Jersey
The 22.6 acres Om Sri Balaji Temple and Cultural Center has reportedly received preliminary approval from Township of Monroe Planning Board in Middlesex County of New Jersey. After meeting various conditions for final approval, it is proposed to be built in two phases and would include 12,179 square feet main sanctuary, another two-storey supplementary temple, […]
Hindus concerned after vandalizing of Dallas Hindu temple
Hindus nationwide are highly concerned after reports of vandalizing of North Texas Hindu Mandir in Dallas, reportedly around April 13. This comes at the heels of reported vandalizing of two Hindu temples in Seattle metropolitan area of Washington State in February last, where words like “GET OUT” and “FEAR” were scrawled on the temple walls. […]
Arizona Hindu temple consecrating 4-deities in 3-day elaborate ancient rituals
Maha Ganapati Temple of Arizona in Maricopa City is consecrating Hindu deities— Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman—in elaborate “Murti Prana Prathistapana Kumbhabhishekam” from May 8-10. It will include Sita Rama Kalyana Utsav, Ganapati Puja, Viswakshena Puja, Swasti Punyaha Vachanam, homams, adhivasam, netronmeelanam, ashtabandhana, samphada aadhya lepanam, cultural events, etc. The ceremonies will also include cow puja […]
Maine Hindu Temple to marry two Hindu deities
Maine Hindu Temple in Westbrook, a suburb of Portland (Maine, USA), is organizing the wedding of Lord Rama, 7th avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu and great hero of epic Ramayana, with Sita, on March 29. The invitation to the “entire community” for this “Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam” reads as: Sri Rama, The eldest son of […]
Lutheran Church is now Hindu Temple in Minnesota
A former Lutheran Church building in Farmington (Minnesota) is now Minnesota Hindu Milan Mandir (MHMM) after some repairs. Launched few months back, this about 18,000 square feet Temple reportedly opens every day; and besides sanctuary for worship services, also serves as a community center. “To promote sympathy, tolerance, love, respect and unity among the human […]
Indianapolis Hindu temple to be consecrated in 5-day long ancient rituals costing $250,000
Five-days of elaborate ancient Hindu rituals by 30 priests costing $250,000 will be performed at the “Maha Kumbhabhishekam” ceremony to mark the consecration/inauguration of the newly built Hindu Temple of Central Indiana (HTCI) in Indianapolis, starting June three. Ancient temple ritual of Kumbhabhishekam is believed to synergize-unite-homogenize the mystic powers of the deity and it […]
Another temple vandalised in 2 weeks in Seattle metropolitan area
Hindus nationwide are highly concerned after reports of various broken windows and scrawling of word “FEAR” at Kent Hindu Temple wall in Washington State late February 26 night. This was second such incident in recent days in Seattle metropolitan area after scrawling of “GET OUT” on Bothell Hindu Temple was discovered on February 15. In […]
Hindus concerned after two US incidents in 10-days
Hindus nationwide are concerned after two incidents—roughing-up of a Hindu grandfather by police in Madison (Alabama) on February six resulting in partial paralysis and then scrawling of “GET OUT” on Bothell (Washington) Hindu Temple wall discovered on February 15—happened in a span of ten days. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada […]
New Hindu Temple in Oregon, USA
New Hindu Temple in Oregon, USA – Hindu Educational & Cultural Society of America in Hillsboro (Oregon) is reportedly planning to break ground in Washington county for a Hindu temple in the next few months. It currently runs Portland Balaji Temple in Hillsboro in a rental space and has bought about 11.5 acres of land […]
Plans to convert Pennsylvania country club banquet site to Hindu temple
Lower Saucon Township in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania (USA) reportedly might have a Hindu temple in the future. According to reports, the banquet facility in what used to be Woodland Hills Country Club having an 18-hole golf course, might be converted into a Hindu temple if approved by the Township Council. There is […]
Hindu Temple opening in Brevard County, Florida Space Coast
A Hindu temple, Manav Mandir Temple Brevard, is having elaborate and traditional three-day opening ceremonies from August 15-17 in Suntree community of Brevard County Florida (USA), about 25 miles from Kennedy Space Center. Its grand opening rituals, titled Pranpratistha Kumbhabhishekham, include Shobha Yatra (parade of utsav murtis), Garbhagruh Navratan Dan (donation of navratan to God), […]
Murti Pratishta Mahotsava at Ohio Hindu Temple
Hindu Temple & Heritage Hall of Toledo in Sylvania (Ohio) is holding a grand three-day Murti Pratishta Mahotsava (idols consecration festival) on August 7-8-9. Ceremonies will include a grand procession through city streets complete with dances, chanting, music, dhol (large drum), kalash (pitcher) and murtis (idols); and the other consecration events will include pujas, mehndi, […]
Maryland Hanuman Temple to be consecrated in August (Sri Bhaktha Anjaneya Temple)
Maryland Hanuman Temple to be consecrated in August 2014 (Sri Bhaktha Anjaneya Temple).. Sri Bhaktha Anjaneya Temple (SBAT) in Ijamsville (Maryland), currently under construction on a 43-acre lot, will be consecrated on August 31. Religious and cultural programs will form part of its Maha Kumbhabhishekam ceremonies from August 29 to September one; including poojas, homams, […]