About the Temple
For praising the vibrance of Hindu culture, to conserve Hindu customs and traditions the Hindu Society of Minnesota was formulated in 1978.
A 100-year-old church in Minnesota was noticed as the place of worship for the members of the society.
On Feb 1979 a purchase agreement was signed, and three-member couples contributed $5000 each for a total of $15000 to rise the temple.
The obsolete church turned into the Hindu Society of Minnesota’s new Hindu Mandir.
1st renovation of the temple took place in 1979, after which Lord Ganesha ji’s was installed in the year 1983, and later Mahavir’s murti was installed in 1984.
2nd renovation took place in 1986, and later developments made the temple expand which led to looking for a big new plot to accommodate a large no of devotees.
Again a 80 acres land in the city of Maple Grove was chosen as the new Hindu temple.
Events like
- Temple’s new site was laid in 1999
- Sudrashana Home and Sita Kalyanam were held in 2002
- Sri Krishna Mahotsavan in 2003
By 2003, a committee of 10 trustees had grown to 130 in number, this led to a new committee called Trustee Executive Council (TEC).
On the new 43,000 square-foot Mandir a revolutionary ceremony was held on Oct 4, 2003, in Maple Grove.
Deities/Significance
This temple is divine with the blessing of Sri Ganesha, Jagannath, Varadaraja, Sri Devi & Bhudevi, Lord Sri Rama Parivar, Shivaji Parivar, Subramanya, and Ayyappa.
Sri Satyanarayana and Navagrahas, Adinatha, Parshawa Nath and Sri Mahavir, Dattatreya, Mata Durga and Saraswati, Sri Bhairava and Vishwakarma.
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
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5.30 pm – 8.30 pm
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Saturday-Sunday & public holidays
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Opens at 9 am
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Closes at 8.30 pm |
Festivals Celebrated
To Cherish Indian Hindu Cultural and raise the motto of Unity in Diversity the temple of Minnesota offers various Hindu festival celebrations like
- Diwali
- Holi ka Dhahan
- cultural days, and many more.
Special pooja services
| Service |
Charges |
| Ashtothara |
$11 |
| Vehicle pooja |
$31 |
| Namakarana |
$75 |
| AnnaPrashana |
$75 |
| Kesha Mundana |
$75 |
| Heranya Shradha |
$75 |
| Rudrabhishekam |
$51 |
| Sathyanarayana pooja |
$51 |
| Bhoodevi, Ganesha & Lakshmi Pooja |
$31 |
| Various Homam & Havana |
$101 |
| Kalyanotsavam and so on |
$101 |
Other services
- Annapurna Devo Bhava means “The provider of food is no less than GOD”, the temple authorities preserve the divinity of food by serving prasadam with help of volunteers on special occasions.
Food Sponsorship Options
- Sponsorship and Volunteering: Payment for groceries, friends and family members can volunteers to cook and serve
- Sponsorship only: Payment for groceries, HSMN will provide volunteers to cook and serve food
- Volunteering only: Friends and family can volunteer to cook and serve, and HSMN will monetary sponsor
This activity is one rewarding and most popular service offered among the devotees, we believe service to GOD is the service to the needy
- The traditional Hindu Youth Camp: Initiated in 1983 is a week-long activity conducted by the volunteers of HSMN:
- Hindu philosophy
- Hindu values
- Yoga
- Meditation
- In Sports Like tennis, soccer, softball, and swimming, leadership skills will be taught to students
- Social Activities the temple devotees often engaged in are:
- Satsangh
- Weekly Mandir Gathering
- Ski Trips
- Anand Bazars
- Release of Mandir weekly/Monthly Patrikas and so on
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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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