Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple

Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple is a Hindu temple in Frisco, Texas. Its one of the biggest temples in the area. It is one of two Hindu Temples in Frisco, the other being Hindu Temple of Frisco

Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DeityHanuman
Location
LocationFrisco
StateTexas
CountryUnited States
Location in Texas
Geographic coordinates33.178510°N 96.748377°W / 33.178510; -96.748377
Architecture
CreatorGanapathi Sachchidananda
CompletedJuly 23, 2009
Website
www.dallashanuman.org

History

Construction on the temple started around 2007 for Hindus in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and completed in 2009.[1] The main deity of the temple is Hanuman. The temple opened on July 23, 2009, and a week later, on August 1, KSH Temple set the world record for the longest continuous chanting with over 24 hours of recitation of Hanuman Chalisa.[2] The Chant was lead by Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji and was his 3rd world record. The temple is open all days of the week.

Facilities

KSH Temple cost $11 Million dollars and regularly offers worship services along with classed in Yoga, Carnatic Music, Indian Dancing and Indian Chanting as well as classes on Hinduism. The Temple also offers language learning classes for Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Gujarati.[3] The Temple also has a prayer hall, a cafeteria, a dining hall, an auditorium and a stage. The Temple's most notable feature is its 72 foot tall "rajagopuram", a tower designed to allow sunlight to pass thru from one end to the other.[4]

References
  1. Stiffman, Eden (9 August 2013). "Construction of $7.5 million Karya Siddhi Hanuman temple to serve growing Hindu community". Dallas News.
  2. Blumberg, Antonia (11 August 2015). "Texas Hindu Temple Sets Guinness Record For Longest Chant". Huffington Post.
  3. Dallasnews Administrator (12 August 2015). "24-hour chanting marathon at Frisco temple sets Guinness record". DallasNews. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  4. "architectmagazine". Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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