St. John's Hindu Temple

St. John's Hindu Temple
St. John's Hindu Temple
Location in Newfoundland and Labrador
Name
Proper name Hindu Temple St. John's
Geography
Coordinates 47°36′13″N 52°43′14″W / 47.603588°N 52.72046°W / 47.603588; -52.72046Coordinates: 47°36′13″N 52°43′14″W / 47.603588°N 52.72046°W / 47.603588; -52.72046
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Location 26 Penney Lane, St. John's
Culture
Primary deity Krishna
History and governance
Date built 1995
Creator Swami Chinmayananda
Website https://sites.google.com/site/hindutemplestjohns/

The St. John's Hindu Temple is located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 1975 Hindus established a Hindu temple in Mount Pearl, Swami Chinmayananda donated a marble statue of Krishna which was installed by Swami Dayananda. The temple functioned as an independent organization with the name Chinmaya Mission St. John's.[1]

In 1995, a new temple was constructed in the east end of St. John's where most Hindus live, and subsequently it was renamed Hindu Temple St. John's Association.

All major Hindu festivals are celebrated in this temple. The temple participates in several local ethno-cultural and community projects and events. Children perform a weekly puja on Sunday mornings, and the temple is regularly visited by other groups of school children.[2][3]

Main deity at the Temple

Festivals celebrated during the year

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Dunsinger, Jane (1980) I Find I Have Music In Me": One Man's Approach to Festivity. Canadian Journal for Traditional Music.
  2. ↑ Doors Open: St. John's Participating Communities
  3. ↑ Kimor-Paine, Rachael A Visit to the Hindu Temple. Newfoundland Quarterly, Volume 97 Number 1.

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