Temples
have been built since ages and many new ones open their doors every
year. The number of temples in U.S. has been rising over the past few
years. Here is a list of five prominent Hindu temples in the U.S.-
Ganesha Temple

Ganesha Temple located in Flushing, Queens is run by the Hindu Temple
Society of North America. It is one of the most renowned and biggest
Hindu temples in America and has a member count of around 20,000. Apart
from the daily services offered, an active community centre is also run
by the temple authorities which conduct formal classes, lectures and
programmes, focusing on the practice of religion, philosophy, culture,
arts and music. The temple was opened before the general public in the
1970’s and traditional events and religious events hosted here attract
people from all over the country. A major part of this magnificent and
impressive construction
was built in India and then imported to America for reconstruction.
Dozens of stone icon of Hindu deities made manually adds to the beauty
of the monument.
Shiva Vishnu Temple

Shiva
Vishnu Temple is a south Indian style temple situated in Broward
County, South Florida. Dr. Ganapati Sthapati, an eminent temple builder
and architect from Chennai gave guidelines for the construction of this
Dravidian style temple. The construction began in the year 1999 with the
help of 12 architects from Mahabalipuram. Two new buildings are there
in the temple complex and the front building has two Raja Gopurams
(entrance towers) and two Vimana Gopurams (towers) above each of the
main Shiva and Vishnu Garbagrahas (Shrines).
The temple is spread across a vast area of 6200 Sq Feet and the
architectural style of the shrine belongs to Chola, and Pallava dynasty
period (10th century) for Shiva and Parivar shrines, and Vijayanagara dynasty period (12th century) for Venkateshwara and Parivar shrines.
The other deities include Lord Ayyappa, Goddess Saraswathim, Lord Muruga, Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Krishna, Lord Ram, Lord Ganapathi and Lord Anjenya.
Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) temple in Aurora

Sri Venkateswara Swami ( Balaji) Temple situated in Aurora is one of the first Hindu
temples to be built in the United States. The temple is dedicated to
Lord Venkateswara, a representation of Vishnu and it is constructed on
20 acres of land, which was donated by Indian American families. Lord
Balaji, Lord Ganesh, Lord Shiv & Godess Parvathi are the other
deities in this temple. Mutaiaistapathy, a famous specialist on Hindu
temples worked with an architect from Chicago, Subash Nadkarni for
several months for the construction of this beautiful shrine.
"The design of this temple is an excellent blend of ancient shilpa shastras and
modern architectural technology," says Sudhir Ghanta, who has been
involved with the shrine right from the beginning, reports Rediff. "It
also serves as a model for many temples that have come up in recent
years and are being built now."
Sri Lakshmi Temple in Ashland

Sri Lakshmi Temple
located in Ashland is spread over an area of 12 acres and it was built
in the 1980’s. Rajagopuram of the temple at a height of 50 feet from
the ground is an attractive feature of the temple and the construction
took two years; with the guidance of Muthiah Sthapathi. Various daily
poojas, festivals, shloka classes, culture/Indian-languages classes, etc
are conducted by the temple authorities. . Temple includes deities of
Sri Maha Ganapati, Sri Mahalakshmi, Sri Venkateswara, SriNataraja ,Sri
Subrahmanya, Sri Hariharaputra, Garuda and Navagraha.
Malibu Hindu Temple

Malibu
Hindu Temple is located in the city of Calabasas in California and is
dedicated to Lord Venkateswara. The temple which was built in the year
1981 is owned and operated by the Hindu Temple Society of Southern
California. The construction of the shrine is inspired by traditional
south Indian style.
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