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The Vedanta Society built its first temple, called the Old Temple, in North America in San Francisco in 1905. [Note 1] [1] [2] [3] This temple has evolved into a bona fide Hindu temple. [Note 1] Through the 1930s and 1940s, Vedanta Societies were also established in Boston, Los Angeles, Portland, Providence, Chicago, St. Louis, and Seattle.
Holley, David. "Legacy of Peace : Devotees Enact Rich Ritual at Festival as Work Progresses at Nation’s Largest Hindu Temple." Los Angeles Times, October 27, 1985. Shampa Mazumdar and Sanjoy Mazumdar. "Hindu Temple Building in Southern California: A Study of Immigrant Religion". Journal of Ritual Studies, Vol. 20, No. 2 (2006), pp. 43-57.
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The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles, California. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple , a division of the Shriners . It was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (No. 139) in 1975, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Situated in the hills above Malibu, in Calabasas, the Malibu Hindu Temple, established in 1984, was the "first big Hindu temple" in Los Angeles. [18] The Malibu Hindu Temple is a mountain spiritual retreat. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Venkateswara and is fully functional. The priests of the temple live within its precincts. It ...
However, the experiment failed and Heard donated the land and buildings to the Vedanta Society of Southern California as a male-only monastery. [8] It was consecrated on September 7, 1949, by Swami Prabhavananda, as the Ramakrishna Monastery. It is located on a 40-acre property in the rolling hills of Trabuco Canyon, California.
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Landmark downtown Los Angeles hotel 61: Philharmonic Auditorium: July 2, 1969: 427 W. Fifth St. Downtown Los Angeles: Site of former home of Los Angeles Philharmonic; since demolished 64: Plaza Park: April 1, 1970: Between Chavez Ave., Main St., Los Angeles St. and Plaza Old Plaza District