Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, associated with Shree Swaminarayan Vadtal Gadi (SSVG), has formally opened in Scranton (Pennsylvania, USA) after murti-pratishtha ceremony recently. According to reports, this building used to be a Presbyterian church before. Murti-Pratishtha Mahotasv for this Hindu temple at 933 Prescott Avenue, which has been around for about two years, was held on June […]
Hindu Temples in USA
Hindu Temple of Tristates to start construction in summer in New York’s White Plains
Hindu Temple of Tristates in White Plains (New York), which has been approved by the City Council, plans to begin construction in summer, reports suggest. It has been reportedly conducting monthly prayers, festivals and community events in Royal Palace; an award-winning Indian restaurant which claims to blend “fragrant, pungent, and warm spices from all over […]
Bingo hall to be converted to Hindu Temple in Pennsylvania
Allentown, Pennsylvania’s third most populous city, will have a Hindu temple in the near future. A former bingo hall near city airport is to be converted to a Hindu temple by International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation (ISSO). Reports suggest that this temple complex, which includes worship and meeting areas and priest’s quarter, is expected to be […]
Grand Hindu Temple coming up in Charlotte, USA
A new $3.2 million Hindu temple is coming up in Charlotte (North Carolina, USA), which is hoped to be ready by early 2015. According to reports, it is being built in about 20,000 square feet in a campus of 19.5 acres at the same site as existing Hindu Center of Charlotte (HCC) building, and its […]
$1.5 million Hindu temple planned in Tampa
A $1.5 million and 10,600 square feet Hindu temple has been planned for Tampa (Florida, USA), which hopes to complete construction in 24 months. Existing Sanatan Mandir in about 4,000 square feet, whose history goes back to 1989 and which has been a Jewish synagogue, will be reportedly remodeled into a Community Hall when the […]
$4.5 million Indian Cultural Center opens in New Jersey
A $4.5 million Indian Cultural Center has opened in Evesham Township in New Jersey (USA), said to be the first of its kind in the region. A project of Indian Temple Association Cultural Center and about 25 years in the making, Griha Pravesh Pooja (religious housewarming) to bless this two-storey 20,577 square foot multipurpose building […]
Hindu Temple to break ground in Minnesota in 2014
A new Hindu temple will reportedly break ground next year in Rochester (Minnesota, USA). As growth in the area Hindu community is causing shortage of space at the current site of Hindu Samaj Temple of Minnesota, it is planning to break ground in 2014 on a new and larger site, which will be built in […]
Texas to have another Hindu Temple (Shirdi Sai Durga Shiva Venkateswara Temple)
Area Hindus are reportedly planning to open a new temple in Katy (Texas, USA) by May next. Named as Shirdi Sai Durga Shiva Venkateswara Temple (Hindu Temple of Katy), it will be built on 2.39 acres of acquired land. Community plans to conduct fundraisers to cover the cost. This temple will be termed as Adhamottamam […]
Hindu Temple in Prestigious Smith College (Women’s College) in USA
Smith College (SC) in Northampton (Massachusetts), among the largest women’s colleges in USA, reportedly houses a “Hindu Mandir”. This Hindu Mandir (temple), part of the Helen Hills Hills Chapel of SC; equipped with images, incense, and religious texts; “is a place for Hindu worship and prayer”. Applauding SC for provision of dedicated space for Hindu […]
Parashakti Temple in Michigan, USA
Goddess Parashakti Ammal is the Eternal Mother as per Hindu Dharma. Parashakti Temple in Michigan is an abode to the divine Mother. The Parashakthi Temple, also known as the Eternal Mother Temple was built in 1999 and the inaugural pooja took place in October 1999. The temple has several deities and the murthy pratishtas have been […]
Hindu Temple of Southern Illinois, in Carbondale (Illinois, USA)
Hindu Temple of Southern Illinois (HTSI), reportedly the first one in this part of the state, has opened after three-days of elaborate ceremonies and rituals in Carbondale (Illinois, USA). Grand-opening ceremony of 4,000 square-foot HTSI; a project of non-profit Hindu Temple and Cultural Society of Southern Illinois founded in 2009; included kumbaabhishekam, araadhana, and various […]
Bhumi Pujan for Ganesha Temple in New Jersey (Sarv Dev Mandir, Community Center)
Ground-breaking of Siddhivinayak Temple was held in Toms River (New Jersey, USA) on June one. Hundreds participated in the Bhumi-Pujan ceremony of this upcoming Temple (also known as Sarv Dev Mandir and Community Center) on a six-acre plot, which started with Shree Ganesh Rath Yatra (procession) and included Ganesh Pujan, Kalash Pujan, Navgrah Pujan, Havan, […]
$10m Venkateswara Temple opens in Michigan after 6-day ceremonies
The about $10 million and 30,000 square foot Sri Venkateswara Temple & Cultural Center on over ten acres of plot in Novi (Michigan, USA) has opened after six days of elaborate celebrations and rituals which ended June two. Program included Phaladhivasam, Pusphadhivasam, Sayanadhivasam, Ksheeradhivasam, Jaladivaasam, Chayadhivaasam, Srivari Kalyana Utsavam, Gartha Pooja, Rathnanyasam, Bimbayanthra Sthaapanam, Nayana […]
Sree Venkateswara Temple of Cleveland in Richfield, Ohio opening on May 22, 2013
Sree Venkateswara Temple of Cleveland in Richfield Village (Ohio, USA) is opening on a seven-acre lot with elaborate seven-day celebrations starting May 22, 2013. The “Grand Opening & Prana Pratishtapanam Celebrations”, based on Agamas, besides various Poojas, Homams, Aarathis, Sankalpams, Punyahavachanams, Prarthanas, etc., will also include Kalasadivasam, Jaladivasam, Dhanyadivasam, Ksheeradivasam, Pushpadivasam, Phaladivasam, Sayanadivasam, Rathna Stapanam, Mahakumbha/Upakumbha […]
Maine Hindu Temple to open in April 2013 (Church converted to Temple)
A former Church in Westbrook (Maine, USA), which was purchased in December last by a Hindu group, will reportedly formally open as Maine Hindu Temple in early April 2013. But worship and chanting services have already started in this Temple, which calls itself “a place of worship and spiritual enlightenment”, and Jaya Ekadshi Vrat was […]
Catholic school converting to Hindu temple in Pennsylvania
A former Roman Catholic school building is reportedly being converted to a Hindu temple in Steelton (Pennsylvania, USA). Reports suggest that the 24,490 square-feet building complex, which used to house Prince of Peace Parish School in Steelton, has been purchased for $575,000 and it would be turned into BAPS Hindu Temple, where BAPS stands for […]
Guruvayurappan Temple in Texas launching sanctuary construction
Construction of the sanctum sanctorum (Sreekovil) of Sri Guruvayurappan (Sri Krishna) Temple in Houston (Texas, USA) will be launched on February two after elaborate two-day ceremonies and ancient rituals. According to reports, Temple organizers are aiming to build this grand temple based on the architectural and ritual features of Guruvayur Devaswom of Kerala (India) and […]
Hindu Center to be consecrated in central Florida next fall
Anoopam Mission Shree Swaminarayan Spiritual and Cultural Center in Lakeland (Florida, USA) reportedly will be officially consecrated next fall. Few thousand devotees, coming from India-United Kingdom-Australia besides various states of USA, are expected to participate in the three-day consecration ceremony in November-December next of this Hindu center in Central Florida, which will be presided over […]
Church to be converted to Hindu temple in Maine
A Hindu temple is reportedly opening in a former Church in Westbrook (Maine, USA). This building, said to be built in 1840, which was formerly Universalist Church of Westbrook, has reportedly been bought by a Hindu group, but a date is yet to be fixed for temple opening. Meanwhile, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a […]
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir opens in California
The majestic and traditional “BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir” in Chino Hills (California, USA) is being inaugurated on December 23. The four-day festivities of Grand Opening Mahotsav reportedly included ceremonial prayers for world peace, murti-pratishtha, nagar-yatra through Artesia streets, kirtan-aradhana, cultural program, dedication assembly, etc. Said to be one of the largest Hindu houses of worship […]