List of Hindu temples in the United States
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This is a list of 170 notable Hindu temples, centers, and ashrams in the United States.
History
Following his famous speech at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago, Swami Vivekananda established Vedanta Societies in New York City and San Francisco in the 1890s. The Vedanta Society built its first temple, called the Old Temple, in North America in San Francisco in 1905.[Note 1][1][2][3] This temple has evolved into a bona fide Hindu temple.[Note 1] Through the 1930s and 1940s, Vedanta Societies were also established in Boston, Los Angeles, Portland, Providence, Chicago, St. Louis, and Seattle. Although the Society's membership was relatively small, it paved the way for the later rise in popularity of yoga in the United States.[4]
Paramahansa Yogananda also came to the United States to attend a conference in 1920 and established the Self Realization Fellowship. Promoting yoga through his book Autobiography of a Yogi, he opened centers throughout the country. By the 1950s, the Self Realization Fellowship had become the most prominent Hindu organization in America. Its international headquarters Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine opened in California in 1950.[5]
The rise of counterculture of the 1960s in the United States saw the arrival of many gurus and swamis from India. The most prominent of these were Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Swami Satchidananda, Swami Rama, and Swami Muktananda. In the 1960s and 1970s, these and other teachers established centers, temples, and ashrams, many of which continue to the present day.[6]
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 facilitated a significant increase in Indian immigration.[7][8] The Hindu students and professionals who immigrated in the late 1960s and 1970s often kept small altars and puja rooms in their homes. These altars became the first makeshift temples of the early immigrants. As these immigrants started raising families, they began taking active steps to preserve their culture and heritage. They formed religious communities such as the Swaminarayan Sampradaya and cultural organizations such as Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Odisha, Tamil, Telugu, and India Associations. Many of these associations rented halls, churches, and school auditoriums to celebrate Hindu festivals such as Diwali, Holi, and Navaratri. The religious groups often met in members' homes to study the scriptures, conduct pujas, or sing bhajans (devotional songs).[9]
By the 1970s, the religious groups and cultural associations started working together to create Hindu "temple societies." These societies formed in metropolitan areas with large Indian American populations such as Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Washington D.C. The goal of the societies was to create permanent temples by purchasing existing properties such as private homes, former churches, warehouses, and office buildings, or by buying land and constructing new temples "from scratch." The Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh, inaugurated on June 8, 1977, and the Hindu Temple Society of North America in New York, consecrated on July 4, 1977, became the first Hindu temples in the U.S. built by Indian immigrants. In the 1980s and 1990s, temples were built in nearly all major metropolitan areas.[9][10]
In the 21st century, Hindu temples have been established in many smaller cities and towns, and larger metropolitan areas have continued to add temples, as seen in the list below. In the meantime, older temples have been expanded and/or renovated to include kitchens, dining areas, community halls, and auditoriums to meet the growing needs of their congregations.[10]
List of temples
Locations of all temples having coordinates may be seen together in a map linked from "Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap" on the right of this page.
Alabama
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu Cultural Center of North Alabama[11] | Harvest | ||
| Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of Birmingham | Pelham 33.329951°N 86.811822°W |
Completed in 1998. | |
| BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir[12] | Madison |
Alaska
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Ganesha Temple of Alaska | Anchorage 61.159402°N 149.954632°W |
Founded by Hindu leader Sivaya Subramuniyaswami in 1999. In current location since 2011. | |
Arizona
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maha Ganapati Temple of Arizona | Maricopa 32.955630°N 112.118778°W |
Opened in 2008. |
Arkansas
| Temple | Location | Image | |
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| HANWA Hindu Temple | Bentonville 36.336601°N 94.242534°W |
Opened in 2012. |
California
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
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| Old Vedanta Society Temple a.k.a. "Old Temple" (Vedanta Society of Northern California) |
San Francisco 37.79809°N 122.43430°W |
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Unique building, constructed in 1906, the first Hindu temple in the United States. The Vedanta Society of San Francisco was established in 1900 by Swami Vivekanandaji, after his attending Chicago World's Fair of 1893.[13] At Filbert Street & Webster. Or it was developed in two stages in 1905 and 1908. Incorporating Mogul was designed by Swami Trigunatitananda and architect Joseph A. Leonard. Its towers in multiple Indian, Mogul, and Western architectural styles, "are intended to symbolize the harmony of all religions and the pointed arches and domes the upward aspiration of the spiritual seeker."[2][14][15] |
| Malibu Hindu Temple | Calabasas |  |
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| Shree Swaminarayan Temple Downey CA | Downey |  |
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| BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Chino Hills | Chino Hills |  |
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| Balaji Temple San Jose | San Jose 37.42386°N 121.96757°W |
Opened in 2012. | |
| Siddha Yoga Ashram in Oakland | Oakland |  |
Established by Muktananda in 1975. Oldest Siddha Yoga ashram outside India. |
| Vedanta Society of Southern California, Santa Barbara Temple | Montecito 34.44581°N 119.58020°W |
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Completed in 1956. Early South Indian wooden, Japanese, and Chinese architectural styles. |
| Vedanta Society Of Southern California, Ramakrishna Monastery | Trabuco Canyon 37.42386°N 121.96757°W |
Consecrated in 1949. | |
| Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple[16] | Watsonville | ||
| Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine | Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles | .jpg) |
Established by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1950. |
| Shiv Durga Temple of Bay Area | Santa Clara, California |  |
Opened in December 2012. |
Colorado
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of the Rockies | Littleton, Colorado 39.58577°N 104.83053°W |
Completed in 2015. |
Delaware
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
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| Hindu Temple of Delaware | Hockessin |  |
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| Shirdi Sai of Delaware | Newark |
Florida
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir[17] | Tampa | ||
| Shree Swaminarayan Mandir[18] | Lakeland | ||
| Manav Mandir[19] | Melbourne | ||
| Shree Swaminarayan Temple[20] | Ocala | ||
| Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mandir Orlando | Orlando | ||
| Shiva Vishnu Temple of South Florida[16] | Southwest Ranches | ||
| Hindu Temple of Tallahassee[21] | Tallahassee | ||
| Hindu Temple of Florida (Tampa) | Tampa |  |
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| Shree Mariamman Devi Temple[22] | Tampa | ||
| Shri Lakshmi Mandir[23] | West Palm Beach |
Georgia
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
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| BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta | Lilburn |  |
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| Hindu Temple of Atlanta | Riverdale |  |
Hawaii
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
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| Iraivan Temple | Kapaa |  |
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| Kadavul Temple | Kapaa |  |
Idaho
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise Hare Krishna Temple | Boise |
Illinois
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes | |
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| BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Chicago | Bartlett |  |
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| Hindu Temple of Bloomington-Normal | Bloomington 40.454998°N 88.915458°W |
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| Hindu Temple of Central Illinois | Peoria | Opened 1999[24][25][26] | ||
| Home of Harmony, Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago[27] | Chicago | Opened 2022 | ||
| ISKCON Chicago[28] | Chicago |  |
Moved from Evanston to current location in 1980 | |
| Shree Ganesh Temple of Chicago[29] | Chicago |  |
First Hindu temple in Chicago's Little India[30] | |
| Hanuman Mandir of Greater Chicago[31] | Glenview |  |
Opened 2016[31] | |
| Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago[32][33] | Homer Glen | Established 1930. First Hindu institution in Chicago.[33] | ||
| ISSO Shree Swaminarayan Temple Itasca IL | Itasca |  |
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| The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago | Lemont |  |
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| Quad City Hindu Temple | Rock Island |  |
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| Shree MahaLakshmi Temple (Hindu Temple of Greater Springfield) | Chatham | Opened 2021[34][35] | ||
| Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Wheeling IL | Wheeling |  |
Indiana
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Ganesh Mandir[36] | Columbus | Opened 2022. | |
| Sri Bhaktha Hanuman Temple[37] | Fishers | Opened 2025. First Hindu temple in suburban Hamilton County. | |
| BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir[38] | Greenwood | ||
| Hindu Temple of Central Indiana | Indianapolis 39.8160°N 85.97345°W |
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Opened 2006. First Hindu temple in Indiana. |
| Tri-State Hindu Temple & Cultural Center[39][40] | Newburgh | Opened 2022. |
Iowa
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa | Madrid |  |
First Hindu temple in Iowa.[41] |
Kansas
Kentucky
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISSO Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple[42] | Bowling Green |
Maryland
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murugan Temple of North America | Lanham |  |
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| Sri Siva Vishnu Temple | Lanham |  |
Massachusetts
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu Temple of Massachusetts (Sri Vishnu Durga Mandir)[43] | Acton | ||
| BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir[44] | Agawam | ||
| Chinmaya Mission Boston[45] | Andover | ||
| Siddha Yoga Meditation Center in Andover[46] | Andover | ||
| Sri Chinmaya Maruti Temple[47] | Andover | ||
| Sri Lakshmi Temple | Ashland 42.268703°N 71.442867°W |
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1990 completed. |
| Boston Sri Kalikambal Shiva Temple[48] | Bellingham | ||
| Ramakrishna Vedanta Society[49] | Boston | ||
| Sree Vijaya Kali Ashram[50] | Burlington | ||
| Inner Space Meditation Center And Gallery[51] | Cambridge | ||
| Shri Sai Chavadi Mandir[52] | Canton | ||
| Vedanta Centre Residence[53] | Cohasset | ||
| Shree Umiya Dham[54] | Foxborough | ||
| New England Shirdi Sai Temple[55] | Groton |  |
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| New England Siva Temple[56] | Groton | ||
| Braj Mandir Hindu Temple[57] | Holbrook | ||
| BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir[58] | Lowell |  |
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| ISSO Shri Swaminarayan Hindu Temple[59] | Lowell | ||
| NE-SRS Brundavan[60] | Lowell | ||
| Shrinathji Haveli Lowell[61] | Lowell | ||
| Shivalaya Temple of Greater Boston[62] | Medford | ||
| Shri Dwarkamai Shirdi Sai Baba Temple[63] | North Billerica | ||
| SMVS Shree Swaminarayan Mandir[64] | North Billerica | ||
| Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple[65] | Northborough | ||
| Shree Haridham Temple[66] | Norwood | ||
| The Sarva Dev Mandir[67] | Oxford | ||
| BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir[68] | Sharon | ||
| Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center - A Learning Center For Peace[69] | Watertown | ||
| Siddha Yoga Meditation Center in Greater Boston[70] | Watertown | ||
| BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir[71] | Westborough | ||
| Satsang Center Hindu Temple[72] | Woburn |
Michigan
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Kasi Vishwanatha Temple Flint | Flint 43.01196°N 83.81038°W |
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| Parashakthi Temple | Pontiac |  |
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| Indo-American Cultural Center and Temple[73] | Portage |  |
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| Bharatiya Temple[74] | Troy |  |
Minnesota
| Temple | Location | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu Temple of Minnesota | Maple Grove |
Missouri
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu Temple of St. Louis | Ballwin |  |
Completed 1991 |
| Shanthi Mandir Hindu Temple and Community Center of Mid-Missouri[75] | Columbia | Opened 2005 |
Nebraska
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu Temple of Omaha | Omaha |  |
Opened 2004 |
Nevada
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu Temple of Las Vegas | Las Vegas |
New Hampshire
New Jersey
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Venkateswara Temple, New Jersey (Bridgewater) | Bridgewater |  |
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| ISSO Shree Swaminarayan Temple Colonia NJ | Colonia |  |
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| BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Edison | Edison | .jpg) |
Rebuilt and reopened in 2019 |
| Akshardham (New Jersey) | Robbinsville |  |
Largest Hindu temple in the United States |
| ISSO Swaminarayan Temple Weehawken NJ | Weehawken |  |
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New Mexico
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neem Karoli Baba Ashram and Mandir | Taos |
New York
| Temple | Location | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Geeta Temple Ashram[77] | Elmhurst, Queens | |
| Hindu Temple Society of North America | Flushing, Queens |  |
| Radha Govind Dham New York[78] | Glen Oaks, Queens | |
| Bhakti Center[79] | New York |  |
| Broome Street Ganesha Temple[80] | New York |  |
| Vedanta Society of New York | New York |  |
| Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York | New York | .jpg) |
| Shree Divya Dham[77] | Queens | |
| Sri Sri Hari Mandir USA[citation needed] | Queens | |
| Sri Rajarajeswari Peetam (Sri Vidya Temple Society) | Rush | .jpg) |
| Shree Muktananda Ashram | South Fallsburg |  |
North Carolina
| Temple | Location | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Venkateswara Temple of North Carolina | Cary |  |
| Sri Somesvara Temple | Clyde |  |
Ohio
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Krishna House[81][82] | Athens | ||
| Hindu Temple of Dayton | Beavercreek |  | |
| Bhagwan Shree Lakshmi Narayan Dham[83] | Bowling Green | ||
| BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir[84] | Brunswick | ||
| BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir[85] | Cincinnati | ||
| Hindu Temple of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati | ||
| BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir[86] | Columbus |  | |
| ISKCON Columbus[87] | Columbus |  |
Opened 1969. Oldest Hindu temple in Ohio. |
| Siddha Yoga Meditation Center in Columbus[88][46] | Columbus |  | |
| Sri Lakshmi Ganapathi Temple[89] | Columbus |  | |
| Vedic Welfare Society[90] | Columbus |  | |
| BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir[91] | Dayton | ||
| Kailasa Ohio Temple[92] | Delaware |  | |
| Sri Venkateswara Temple of Central Ohio[93] | Delaware |  | |
| Om Center Divya Dham[94][95] | Galion | Founded by Bhutanese refugees. | |
| SLN Temple Girard Ohio[96] | Girard | ||
| Sri Saibaba Temple Society Of Ohio[97] | Lewis Center |  | |
| Sri SaiBaba Temple of Greater Cincinnati[98] | Mason | ||
| Shiva Vishnu Hindu Temple of Greater Cleveland | Parma | ||
| Bharatiya Hindu Temple | Powell |  |
Opened 1994. Largest Hindu temple in Columbus metropolitan area. |
| Chinmaya Mission Columbus[99] | Powell |  | |
| Shree Laxmi Narayan Temple[100] | Reynoldsburg | ||
| Sree Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple[101] | Richfield | ||
| Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple ISSO[102] | Strongsville | ||
| Hindu Temple of Toledo | Sylvania |  |
Oklahoma
| Temple | Location | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Hindu Temple | Oklahoma City |  |
Pennsylvania
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinmaya Amarnath[103][104] | Mars | First Shiva temple in Pittsburgh metropolitan area[104] | |
| Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh |  |
Opened 1977. Oldest Hindu temple in the United States built by Indian immigrants.[10] |
| Arsha Vidya Gurukulam | Saylorsburg | Founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati | |
| Vraj Hindu Temple | Schuylkill Haven | .jpg) |
Dedicated to Shrinathji, a form of Krishna |
Puerto Rico
South Dakota
Texas
| Temple | Location | Image | Notes |
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| Radha Madhav Dham | Austin | _by_Highsmith,_Carol.png) |
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| Sri Guruvayurappan Temple of Dallas[109][110] | Carrollton | ||
| North Texas Hindu Mandir (NTHM) | Dallas | ||
| Radha Kalachandji Temple[111] | Dallas |  |
Established 1971. Known for its Indian vegetarian restaurant. |
| Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple | Frisco | ||
| Radha Krishna Temple, Dallas | Allen | ||
| Hindu Temple of San Antonio[112][113] | Helotes |  | |
| Sri Meenakshi Devasthanam (Sri Meenakshi Temple Society) | Pearland |  |
Inaugurated in 1982. Sole Meenakshi temple outside India. |
| BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Houston | Houston | ||
| Hindu Temple of The Woodlands | The Woodlands |
Utah
| Temple | Location | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple | Spanish Fork |  |
Virginia
| Temple | Location | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu Temple of Hampton Roads[114] | Chesapeake | |
| Shree Swaminarayan Mandir[114] | Chesapeake | |
| Durga Temple of Virginia | Lorton |  |
| Yogaville | Yogaville |  |
Washington (state)
West Virginia
| Temple | Location | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Hindu Religious & Cultural Center[116][117] | Morgantown | |
| Sri Sri Radha Vrindavan Chandra Temple and Prabhupada's Palace of Gold | New Vrindaban Community, Moundsville |  |
Wisconsin
See also
Notes
- However, its website states, "In actual fact, the Temple was not in any sense Hindu—not in organization, activities, membership, architecture, or decor."