About the Temple

This temple flourishes the credit of 1st Hindu temple constructed in the state of Indiana on 5th Feb 2006.

The main aim of the temple’s existence is to serve the spiritual needs of the Hindu families living in central Indiana.

Religious events like Maha Kumbhabhishekam or the sanctification process were performed on 3rd June 2015.

The temple is built as per the Ancient Science of Indian Architecture known as “Sthapatya Vidya”, meaning establishing a strong relationship between the owner, building, and /or house and the cosmic order.

All the temple deities are spread over 4 different gopurams, while the main gopuram is over 99 feet tall and is the center point of attraction.

Deities and their significance

 The main mandir hall houses 17 deities namely:

  1. Lord Ganesha
  2. Ayyappa Swamy (son of Harihara- Vishnu in the form of Mohini, and Shiva, also referred to as Sastavu, Hariharasudhan, Manikandan, Sabarinath, and so on)
  3. Hanuman
  4. Subramanya
  5. Jagannath
  6. Goddesses like Durga, Saraswathi, Lakshmi, and Parvati.
  7. Shiva
  8. Mahavir
  9. Saibaba
  10. Navagraha’s
  11. Venkateshwara
  12. Andal
  13. Rama and Krishna

Temple Visiting Hours

Days

 Time

Monday to Friday

9 am-11.30am & 6 pm-8 pm
Saturday & Sunday

9 am-8 pm

 

Special Pooja

Pooja

Charges

Archana

 $15
Aatma Shanti Archana

$15

Ayyappa Abhishekam

 $51
Bhudevi Abhishekam

$51

Hanuman pooja

 $31
Navagraha Abhishekam

$51

Sri Balaji Abhishekam

$51

Special Events

Seasonal and as per the appearance of Nakshatra

Pooja

 Charges

Dhanurmasa

$21

All Mandala Makara pooja

 $181
Hanuman Jayanthi (butter alankaram)

$101

Ayyappa Neiabhishekam

 $51

Vaikunta ekdashi

Nataraja abhishekam

Andalkalyanam

 

Private pooja services at devotees’ home

Pooja Charges
Abhishekam for temple deities $275
After Life Rituals (Shraddha) $175-$330
Baby Rites (From Namakaranam to Education ceremony) $175
Bhagavati seva $330
Gruhapravesha $175
Homam of deities Starting from $225

 

Temple Rules/Dress Code

  • Devotees and guests are requested to visit the temple in traditional Hindu Attire
  • Casual attire- no tank tops, short clothes below the knee
  • No strollers, No Photos, and No shoes

Other special services in the Temple

  1. Vahana (vehicle) pooja in the regular temple pooja hours done at $41
  2. Food Catering service (only Saatvic Food)
  3. HTCI provides free medical services for non-emergency conditions through its free medical clinic called HTCI Clinic. 

Additional facilities in the temple

  1. Grounds and parking 
  2. Halls and Auditoriums
  3. Classrooms
  4. Baalagokulam- games, yoga, ancient Hindu stories, bhajans, shlokas, and kirtan classes for student devotees.
  5. Gita Mandal: It is held on every second Sunday of the month in front of Radhakrishna Sannidhi 
  • Shlokas
  • Dhuns
  • Geeta Chapter summary, and 
  • Discourse on Bhagvad Geeta and related topics (by local and outside speakers)

Do you know Additional Information?

If the listed information is incorrect or If you know more information about this temple,
Please let us know through the mail to sakalamblog@gmail.com, We will change it so other devotees will know the correct information.

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