Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
First Shiva temple in Pittsburgh metropolitan area [102] Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh: Opened 1977. Oldest Hindu temple in the United States built by Indian immigrants. [10] Arsha Vidya Gurukulam: Saylorsburg: Founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati: Vraj Hindu Temple: Schuylkill Haven: Dedicated to Shrinathji, a form of Krishna
The Penn Hills temple was completed and consecrated on June 8, 1977, becoming the first Hindu temple in the United States built by Indian immigrants. [3] In 2005, the temple was remodeled to resemble the Sri Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati at a cost of $1.5 million. [4] In 2011, $15,000 in credit cards and jewelry was stolen from the temple. [5]
The cultural district was the brainchild of H. J. Heinz II (1908–1987), known as Jack Heinz, and is managed by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust was formed in 1984 to realize Jack's vision of an entire cultural district for blocks of the Penn–Liberty Avenue corridor, which then was a blighted area.
The culture of Pittsburgh stems from the city's long history as a center for cultural philanthropy, as well as its rich ethnic traditions.In the 19th and 20th centuries, wealthy businessmen such as Andrew Carnegie, Henry J. Heinz, Henry Clay Frick, and nonprofit organizations such as the Carnegie Foundation donated millions of dollars to create educational and cultural institutions.
Groundbreaking of the temple commenced on April 21, 1990 with a Bhoomi Pooja and by November 8, 1991, the temple was completed. The first physical deities were installed in 1995, replacing pictures of deities. [1] [2] Mahatma Gandhi Cultural Center was the first building
The Mount Soma center includes a visitor center, a meditation hall and the Vedic Sri Somesvara Temple. [1] [2] The temple was built using 46 tons of hand-carved Indian granite and Vastu architecture. [3] [4] The temple grounds include hand-carved black granite Navagrahas (nine planets) and a 20-foot statue of Lord Hanuman. [2]
Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of the Rockies in Centennial, Colorado is the major Hindu Temple [1] in the Denver, Colorado region. The Hindu Society of Colorado was incorporated in 1984. [2] [3] During 1996-2015 the temple was located in a former church building in Littleton. The formally designed temple opened on July 3, 2015.
The idea to build a temple first came about in the late 1990s by local Hindus in the Madrid area. [2] The Suhai family initially raised $25,000 and eventually the Hindu community managed to raise over 1.2 million dollars. The temple construction was completed in June of 2005. [3]