About the Temple
This divine 30-year-old temple was constructed in the year 1984 on Oct 19th, on land donated by a generous group of 15 people (Drs. S.P Reddy, B.K Mohan, and friends)
Each of them gathered for a meeting in the Nashville temple and made a remarkable move to proceed with the temple construction project in Atlanta.
A resource of $10000 was contributed by each of them, to accommodate a place of worship and happy gathering for the Hindu Community and their children.
Finally, the land was procured from Mrs. Jewel P. Quinn, then further fund was raised, and with the timely assistance of Sri Sampath Kumar Bhattar & architect Padmasri, Muthiah Stapathi temple construction began.
The temple beholds an elegant Dravidian type of architecture: a centrally located gopuram, a temple shaped like a stepped pyramid called Vimana in Tamilnadu
The Crown of the temple is called shikara, the temple has 5 dwaras(corridors) leading to garbhagriha (the main deity spot)
Often in such temples (Dravidian style architecture), a sacred water pond called “Kalyani” is found on temple premises.
Deity/ Significance
The Hindu temple of Atlanta is divided into two complexes
Complex-1: Balaji Temple |
Complex-2: Shiva Temple |
Main Deity: Shri Venkateshwara |
Main Deity: Ramalingeshwara |
Other Deities:
- Padmavathi
- Andal
- Hanuman
- Durga
- Ganesha
- Navagraha
- Garuda
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Other Deities:
- Parvathavardhini
- Ganesha
- Subramanya, Valli & Devasena
- Kala Bhairava
- Saraswathi
- Kanyaka Parmeswari
- Nagendra
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Sri Ramalingeshwara is a form of lord Shiva, and his consorts mainly worshiped for health, safety, and well-being, during vehicle purchases and for wealth.
Darshan and ritual Details
Complex #1: Balaji Temple
Daily Pooja:
Ritual |
Time |
Suprabhatam |
9 am |
Nithya Pooja |
6 pm |
Aradhana |
6 pm |
Shayanotsavam |
8.40(summer) & 7.40pm(winter) |
Archana:
Day |
Time |
Mon- Fri |
Performed any time except at Nithya pooja hrs |
Sat |
1st Archana is at 9.30 am
2nd at 1.00 pm
Next Archana at 30 mins gap
The last Archana is at 8.30 pm (7.30 pm during EST) |
Sun |
1st Archana is at 10 am, next every 30 mins
The last Archana is at 8.30 pm (7.30 pm during EST) |
Weekly Abhishekam:
Day |
Deity |
Time |
Tue |
Durga Devi |
7 pm |
Fri |
Bhudevi |
11 am |
Lakshmi |
7 pm |
Sat |
Venkateshwara |
10 am |
Navagraha |
6 am |
Sun |
Anjaneya |
1 am |
Complex #2: Shiva Temple
Daily Pooja:
Ritual |
Time |
Suprabhatam |
9 am |
Nithya Pooja |
6 pm |
Abhishekam |
Ganapati |
9.30 am |
Ramalingeshwara |
9.45 am |
Archana:
Day |
Time |
Mon- Fri |
Performed any time except at Nithya pooja hrs |
Sat |
1st Archana is at 9.30 am
2nd at 11 pm
Next Archana at 30 mins gap
The last Archana is at 8.30 pm (7.30 pm during EST) |
Sun |
1st Archana is at 9.30 am, 2nd archana is at 11 am, next every 30 mins gap.
The last Archana is at 8.30 pm (7.30 pm during EST) |
Weekly Abhishekam:
Day |
Deity |
Time |
Mon/ Sun |
Ramalingeshwara |
7 pm/10 am |
Tue |
Devasena |
7 pm |
Fri |
Parvatavadhini |
6.30 pm |
Sat |
Nagendra |
11 am |
Ganapathi |
10 am |
Other special services
The temple organizes Bhagavati Seva, Kanyaka Parameshwari pooja, Maha Shivaratri, Rama Navami, Srinivasa Kalyana, Ashta Lakshmi pooja, and many more.
- Gruhapravesam( vastu pooja)
- Upanayanam
- Sri Satyanarayana Pooja
- Weddings and related
- Seemantham / Baby Shower and related
- Hair Offering
- 60th & 80th Birthday
- Hiranya Shradham and many such Hindu Practices.
Pooja kits are available at the temple at say $51 and so on
Special events like
- Sri Venkateshwara Lakshacharana
- Subramanya Shashti
- Hanuman Vrata
- Karthika Masam pooja and so on
Temple Rules/Dress code
- Any casual and decent clothing (no short clothes allowed)
- No smoking, alcohol, and littering on campus
- People not following the Hindu religion also can visit the temple
- No touching shrines
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