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  2. Chandratiya Temple - Wikipedia

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    There is an inscription about the Barsur dated back to Shaka Samvat 983 (1068 AD) in Telugu scripts. The inscription states that Mahamandleshwar Chandraditya Maharaj, who was a chief of the Nagvanshi ruler 'Dharavarsha' and was the head of the Telugu Chodd family and Amma Village, excavated a tank and built this marvelous Shiva Temple at the center of the site.

  3. Mama Bhanja Temple - Wikipedia

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    Mama Bhanja Temple is a temple in Barsur, Chhattisgarh. The temple is dedicated to God Shiva. According to a legend, the task to create this temple was given to two people who were related (Mama is maternal uncle and Bhanja is the nephew). Surprisingly, the two men were able to complete in a day and hence the temple was given this name. [1] The ...

  4. Hinduism in Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    The navagraha (idols of nine planets) ceiling in the temple is a special feature. [22] The oldest temple in southern Los Angeles, the Radha-Krishna Temple contains idols of Radha and Krishna and also of Ram Parivar (Family of God Rama) and also of Lord Shiva, which setting is in line with current trend of mixed sampradaya temples. [22]

  5. List of Hindu temples in the United States - Wikipedia

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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. [9] [10]

  6. Hollywood Sikh Temple - Wikipedia

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    By the mid-1980s, between 200-300 Sikhs attended Sunday services at the temple, and in 1986, the temple was demolished to make way for a larger one. [ 5 ] The new, larger temple opened in 1996, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] with its dedication ceremony presided over by "the supreme and highest spiritual and temporal authority of the Sikh religion visiting from ...

  7. 108 Shiva Temples - Wikipedia

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    These hundred and eight Shiva temples are mentioned in the Shivayala Stotram and a song is written in the Malayalam language. [7] Of the 108 Shiva temples, 105 temples are situated in Kerala state, two temples in Karnataka and one in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu .

  8. Shiv Durga Temple of Bay Area - Wikipedia

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    Shiv Durga Temple of Bay Area is a Hindu temple in Santa Clara, California that serves the Hindu population of the San Francisco Bay Area. [1] The temple opened in December 2012. The main deity of the temple is Goddess Durga. The temple also has idols of other deities such as Lord Ganesha, Sai Baba, Shiva Linga and Radha Krishna. The temple is ...

  9. Conversion of non-Hindu places of worship into temples

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    A militant leader in the area reportedly announced a campaign to move throughout the area's villages forcing Christians to reconvert to Hinduism. [22] [23] Ashtalakshmi Temple North Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA: US Ashtalakshmi temple in North Hollywood, California, was once a church and was bought by the Hindu community. Aberdeen Hindu Temple