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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.
The Protestant Reformed Dutch Church of Flushing (Bowne Street Community Church) is a historic house of worship at Roosevelt Avenue and Bowne Street in central Flushing, Queens, New York City. Built in the Romanesque Revival style, it is notable for a tall corner bell tower, extensive use of decorative brickwork, and its opalescent glass ...
Kissena Corridor Park is a 100-acre (0.40 km 2) park which connects two separate corridors, adjoining Flushing Meadows–Corona Park to Kissena Park. It contains a baseball field and a playground called Rachel Carson Playground. [125] Bowne Park is an 11-acre (45,000 m 2) park developed on the former estate of New York City Mayor Walter Bowne ...
The John Bowne House is a house at 37-01 Bowne Street in Flushing, Queens, New York City, that is known for its role in establishing religious tolerance in the United States. Built around 1661, it was the location of a Quaker meeting in 1662 that resulted in the arrest of its owner, John Bowne , by Peter Stuyvesant , Dutch Director-General of ...
Devasthanam (transl. Temple) is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language musical drama film directed by Janardhana Maharshi. It stars S. P. Balasubrahmanyam , Aamani and K. Viswanath . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The Q12, Q15 and Q26 run between Bowne and Union Streets. In addition, Main Street is a drop-off stop for the Q26 to Flushing, and a pick-up stop for the Q15 to Beechhurst. The Nassau-bound n20G runs from Bowne Street to Main Street. The westbound Q19 and Q66 buses run from Prince Street to Main Street, where service originates.
A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Kovil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to deities through worship, sacrifice, and prayers. It is considered the house of the god to whom it is dedicated.
The Ekambareswarar Temple was constructed by Alanganatha Pillai, a dubash in the service of the British East India Company in the 1680s. [2] The temple is marked in a 1710 map of Madras city as "Allingall's Pagoda".