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The Hindu Temple Society of North America is a nonprofit organization that manages the Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam temple in Flushing, Queens, in New York City. [1] It is known as the Ganesha Temple after its main deity, Ganesha , [ 1 ] and is the second-oldest Hindu temple in the United States built by Indian immigrants.
Hinduism is the fourth-largest religion in the United States, comprising 1% of the population, the same as Buddhism and Islam. [ 1] The majority of American Hindus are immigrants, mainly from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and the Caribbean, with a minority from Bhutan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Canada, Africa, Europe, Oceania, and other ...
The Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh, inaugurated on June 8, 1977, and the Hindu Temple Society of North America in New York, consecrated on July 4, 1977, became the first Hindu temples in the U.S. built by Indian immigrants. In the 1980s and 1990s, temples were built in nearly all major metropolitan areas.
Devadasi. In India, a devadasi is a female artist who is dedicated to the worship and service of a deity or a temple for the rest of her life. [ 3][ 4] The dedication takes place in a ceremony that is somewhat similar to a marriage ceremony. In addition to taking care of the temple and performing rituals, these women also learn and practice ...
The Penn Hills temple was completed and consecrated on June 8, 1977, becoming the first Hindu temple in the United States built by Indian immigrants. [3] In 2005, the temple was remodeled to resemble the Sri Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati at a cost of $1.5 million. [4] In 2011, $15,000 in credit cards and jewelry was stolen from the temple. [5]
The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Atlanta, Georgia is a traditional Hindu mandir, or place of worship, inaugurated on August 26, 2007 by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, a denomination of the Swaminarayan branch of Hinduism headed by Mahant Swami Maharaj. The mandir is located in the Lilburn suburb of Atlanta and was constructed in accordance ...
The foundation stone of the Rama temple was laid in June 1984. After two years of construction, the temple was inaugurated with a kumbhabhishekham on July 4, 1986. [1] [2] In 1994, the original building on the site was converted to a temple dedicated to Ganesha, Shiva, and Durga. A kumbhabhishekham was performed for the temple in the summer of ...
A carnival float featuring a Hindu temple that is planned for an upcoming India Day Parade in New York City has sparked controversy, with a number of groups calling it anti-Muslim and saying it ...