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The Bharatiya Hindu Temple is a Hindu temple in Powell, Ohio. With approximately 2,000 members as of 2010, it is the largest Hindu temple in the Columbus metropolitan area . [ 2 ] According to the Center for Folklore Studies at Ohio State University , "The temple brings new languages, new practices, new ideas, new communities, and even new ...
In 1991, they founded the Jain Center of Central Ohio organization with the goal of building a temple. In 1992, the group started raising funds to construct the temple. Temple construction began on October 15-16, 2011. The temple was dedicated and opened to the public on July 19-23, 2012.
In contrast with the temple's early years, most devotees were of Indian descent. Its membership also included Ohio State students interested in Eastern religions and vegetarianism. [1] [21] [22] By 2017, membership had grown to 400. In response to this growth, the temple purchased 53 acres of land in suburban Hilliard on which to build a new ...
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. [9] [10]
In 1989, the building was renovated and transformed into a Hindu temple. [1] On 10 September 1989, the temple was inaugurated with the sacred images of the deities previously worshiped at the rented location in the presence 2,000 Hindus. [1] In 1997, the temple was remodeled to accommodate the growing Hindu population and expanded to 32 Acres. [2]
2.13 South Carolina. 2.14 Tennessee. 2.15 Washington. 2.16 Wisconsin. 3 See also. 4 References. 5 External links. ... A gurdwara is a Sikh center of worship or temple ...
This is a list of lists of Hindu temples. List is in alphabetical order in three types: based on geographic locations and by continents; by theme; and by prime deity. List is in alphabetical order in three types: based on geographic locations and by continents; by theme; and by prime deity.
The 30th Anniversary of the Hindu Temple of Toledo occurred in 2019, and was celebrated with a pooja for Lakshmi. [3] On October 27, 2019, The temple celebrated its 30th Diwali with an estimated 500 families attending the celebrations. [4] The priest for over twenty years has been Anantkumar Dixit, who hails from a village near Amdavad, Gujarat ...