About the Temple
Residents of Tampa Bay needed a place of worship to practice Sanatana dharma, this motive led to the building of the Hindu Temple in Dec 1983.
Earlier meetings, pooja, and festivals were celebrated in homes, then an organization was formed, to raise funds, and the hunt for land began.
The land was purchased in 1989, and along with it came an old house called “balalaya” initially used as a temple.
The main temple was constructed in 1996 with Maha Kumbabhishekam pooja.
Events like Indianization, the erection of Vimana gopuram, and the deity installation happened in the years 2000 and 2006.
Deity/Significance
The Spirituality of this temple is by the presence of not one but many shrines like Shiva, Anjaneya, Subramanya, Sadguru Sri Saibaba, Guru Raghavendra, and many more.
Temple Timings
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Days
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Morning |
Evening
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Monday – Friday
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9.30 am – 11.30 am |
6 pm – 9 pm
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Saturday-Sunday
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Opens at 9.30 am |
Closes at 9 pm
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Festivals celebrated
Most important Hindu festivals like
- Makara Sankranti
- Shivaratri
- Vaikunta Ekadasi
- Ganesha Chaturti
- Navarathri
- Janmashtami
- Deepavali, and so on.
Special days
Days of the month like Dvadashi, Sankashtahara Chaturthi, Poornima, Pradosham, Subramanya Shashti, and so on are celebrated with members and devotees.
- Daily Aarti to Sri Saibaba
| Days |
Aarti |
Timings |
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Weekdays
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Kakad |
9.30 am |
| Madhya |
11.00 am |
| Dhoop |
6.30 pm |
| Sheik |
8.30 pm |
| Weekend |
Kakad |
9.30am |
| Madhyana |
12.00 pm |
| Dhoop |
6.00 pm |
| Sheij |
8.30 pm |
- Abhishekam of deities like Lord Shiva, Subrahmanya, Nagaraja, Guru Raghavendra, Sadguru Sri Saibaba, Maha Lakshmi, Panchmukhi Anjaneya, and many others take place frequently.
Other Important Offerings from the temple
- Temple Authorities and Volunteers actively involved in imparting education to children through the Vidyalaya Class as per schedule show below:
Classroom #1
| Music Vocal |
Mon- 4.30 pm to 6.45 pm
Wed- 3.45 pm to 8.45 pm |
| Ramanayana |
Wed- 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm |
| Arts |
Sat – 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm |
| Shloka classes I and II |
Sun – 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm |
| Bhagavatam I and II |
Sun – 2 .00 pm to 5.30 pm |
| Gita Classes |
Sun – 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm |
Classroom #2
| Music Vocal |
Fri – 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Sat – 12.00 pm to 3.00 pm |
| Shyama Arts |
Fri – 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm |
Classroom #3
| Music Vocal |
Sat – 12.30 pm to 2.30 pm |
| Shyama Arts |
Fri – 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm |
Prominent Indian languages like Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Gujarati are taught to children in language classes.
- Health Fair: Since 1998 every year in the month of May among the Hindu Community at the temple anniversary, free health screening services and awareness camps are conducted:
- Cholesterol Checkup
- Blood Sugar
- Anxiety and Depression
- Dental hygiene and similar ones
Temple Rules/Dress Code
Devotees should be on the premises with decent clothing with shoulders covered and no shorts
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.
Also, If you could send the photos of the temple, we will upload it for devotees references.
