Sri Venkateswara Temple - Penn Hills, PA
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N 40° 26.459 W 079° 48.272
17T E 601385 N 4477390
The Mission of Sri Venkateswara Temple is to provide a place for Hindus to worship in traditional style and to provide religious, humanitarian, cultural and educational resources to all interested in Hinduism.
Waymark Code: WMD73B
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2011
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It is one of the earliest traditional Hindu Temples built in the United States.
Sri Venkateswara Temple organization was established on Aug 7, 1975. Assistance from Tirumal Tirupathi Devasthanam (TTD) for construction of the temple was requested on Sept 11, 1975 and granted on the same day. On June 30, 1976 ground breaking was performed and was followed by pratisthapana on Nov 17, 1976. Daily worship is being performed continuously ever since.
Several types of religious services performed at the Temple: Archana, Abhishekam, Sathyanarayana Puja,
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