Hindu Temple of Atlanta
The Hindu Temple of Atlanta is a Hindu Temple located in Riverdale, Georgia and serves the Hindu population in the Metro Atlanta.
| Hindu Temple of Atlanta | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| Deity | Shiva |
| Location | |
| Location | Riverdale |
| State | Georgia |
| Country | United States |
  Location in Georgia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 33.5954°N 84.4087°W |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1990 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The two complexes at the temple, Lord Shiva's temple is to the right
History
The temple was established on October 19th 1984 and was built in a similar fashion to Southern India's traditional design.
Design
The Hindu temple has two complexes – one complex with Lord Venkateswara as the presiding deity and the other with Lord Shiva as the presiding deity. In addition to the presiding deity, both complexes have shrines for other deities such as Padmavathi, Hanuman, Ganesha, Kala Bhairava, Navagragha etc.[1][2]
References
- Learn Sankrit, Indielogy (July 2021). "Hindu Temple of Atlanta That Everyone Talks About". Indielogy.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Byrne, Mary M. (2004-05-22). "Hindu temple traditions part of immigrants' new lives here". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
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