Tag: mandir
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Indonesian Hindus welcome Murugan to Java
Java, Indonesia: Mahakumbhabhishekam rituals took place to inaugurate Jakarta’s Murugan Temple, (Shri Sanathana Dharma Aalayam) @jktmurugantemple this February. At 400 square meters, this is Indonesia’s first temple dedicated to Murugan. Built with a towering 40-meter high Rajagopuram (entrance tower), it is now Indonesia’s largest temple built in the Dravida style of architecture (native to Southern Bharat). Home…
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St Albans; a new home for the Madhva Vaishnavas in the UK
22nd December 2024: Inauguration rituals took place at the new Venkata Krishna Vrundavan Mandir in St Albans. Located in a former church, this is the UK branch of the Sri Puthige Matha. The Puthige Matha is one of the Ashta-mathas, or eight monasteries established by Shri Madhcacharya, who lived either between 1199-1278 or 1230-1317 CE in…
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Renovating Swaminarayan Mandir Karachi; beacon of Hindu resilience
This year will see the renovation of the Swaminarayan Mandir in Karachi, Pakistan, which comes under the jurisdiction of the Naranarayandev Gadi. One of the two lineages established by Shri Swaminarayan, this Gadi (seat of spiritual leadership) is based at the world’s oldest Swaminarayan Mandir in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and is led by Acharya Koshalendraprasadji. Under…
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Dates for Rama Janbhoomi Mandir Consecration Announced
Construction of a two-storey temple, at Shri Rama Janmabhoomi (Ayodhya, India) started in 2020. Work on the ground floor is nearing completion and this part of the structure will be opened to the public in January 2024, whilst construction of the upper floor continues. The central shrine on the ground floor will house the deity…