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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.
The temple is generally thought to be built in the 7th century CE by the ruling Pallavas. [7] This view is based on references to the temple in the hymns of the Nayanar saints. However, the Nayanar Sambandar and the saint Arunagirinathar make clear reference to the Kapaleeshwarar temple being located by a seashore. [8]
Location City, State Description; 1: Pythian Temple (Birmingham, Alabama) 1913 built 1980 NRHP-listed 310 18th St. N: Birmingham, Alabama: Also known as Alabama Penny Savings Bank, which was a major bank serving the black community. 2
Askiminokonson, called Indian Town by English settlers, was a Native American settlement in Maryland. It was inhabited by the Pocomoke, Annamessex, Manokin, Nasswattex, and Acquintica Native American tribes. It was the largest Native American settlement in Maryland in 1671, and was incorporated into another reservation in 1686. [1]
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The Murugan Temple of North America is the first temple in the United States that is dedicated to the Hindu deity Murugan. [1] The temple is located in Lanham, Maryland, about 5 miles (8.0 km) from Washington, D.C. Conceived in the 1980s and opened in 1999, the temple celebrates all Hindu and Tamil festivals, holidays and special occasions.
The temple has a number of shrines, with those of Abhaya Varadeeswarar and Kadal Partha Nayagi, being the most prominent. All the shrines of the temple are enclosed in large concentric rectangular granite walls. The temple has four daily rituals at various times from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and four yearly festivals on its calendar.
This temple is one of the Sapta Sthana Shiva temples in Mylapore area (one of the seven sacred Shiva temples in Mylapore). [1] They are: Karaneeswarar Temple; Tirttapaleeswarar Temple; Velleeswarar Temple; Virupakshiswarar Temple; Valeeswarar Temple; Malleeswarar Temple; Kapaleeshwarar Temple