Top 21 Famous Hindu Temples in United States of America

Hinduism is a minority religion in the United States but there are few places in US which are known as Little India. This is a list of famous Hindu temples in the United States of America.

Ganesh Temple, New York

Lord Ganesh Temple at Flushing in New York City is one of the very first of the traditional Hindu temples in the USA. The temple is visited by large number of Hindus and a must visit traditional temple in New York.

Akshardham Temple, New Jersey

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Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Robbinsville of New Jersey is one of the largest Hindu temple in America. The mandir is dedicated to Swaminarayan and house an exhibition on Indian history and culture.

Radha Krishna Temple, Utah

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Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork of Utah is part of ISKCON and one of the must Hindu temple in United States. The temple hosts seasonal Indian festival of Holi,Krishna Janmashtami,Dahi Handi along with free yoga and meditation classes.

Malibu Hindu Temple, California

Malibu Hindu Temple is one of the largest Hindu temples in the Western hemisphere, dedicated to Hindu god Venkateswara and located in the city of Calabasas.

Vraj Hindu Temple, Pennsylvania

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Vraj Hindu Temple at Pennsylvania is one of the biggest Hindu temple in Pennsylvania, covering 300 acres of the land and visited by 100,000 Hindu pilgrims per year.

Iraivan Temple, Hawaii

Iraivan Temple is dedicated to Great God Lord Shiva,currently under construction on the Hawaiian island. The Iraivan Temple is a white granite stone Hindu temple and maintained by the Saiva Siddhanta Church.

Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, Washington D.C

Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Lanham Maryland is one of the largest temples in the United States. The temple hosts several Hindu cultural programs and host images of Venkateshwara and Lord Vishnu.

Swaminarayan Mandir, Houston

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Shri Swaminarayan Mandir at Houston is built by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. The mandir is located in the Houston suburb of Stafford and largest Hindu temple in Texas.

Venkateswara Temple, Atlanta

Hindu Temple of Atlanta is dedicated to Lord Venkateswara,located in the city of Riverdale near Atlanta. The complex has two temple one complex with Lord Venkateswara and other with Lord Shiva.

Radha Madhav Dham, Texas

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Radha Madhav Dham is a Hindu temple and ashram complex, located at south of Austin in Texas. Barsana Dham is one of the largest Hindu Temple complexes in North America.

Rama Temple, Greater Chicago

Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago in Lemont of Illinois includes two separate temples. Rama Temple and Ganesha Temple, There is a separate Spiritual Center named after Swami Vivekananda.

New Vrindaban, West Virginia

New Vrindaban temple at West Virginia is an ISKCON Hare Krishna temple, located in Marshall County. This ISKCON is named after the Indian city of Vrindavan.

Murugan Temple, Maryland

Murugan Temple of North America is the first Lord Murugan temple in the United States, located in Lanham, Maryland. Kartikeya is known as Murugan, particularly popular in South India.

Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple, Illinois

Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple at Aurora is the most famous temple of Balaji in Greater Chicago. The temple attracts good amount of visitors from Chicago.

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Atlanta

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BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir at Atlanta is the largest mandir of its kind outside of India and one of the largest temple in United States of America.

Sri Meenakshi Temple, Texas

Sri Meenakshi Temple in Houston of Texas is one of the best Hindu temple in USA. Indian Meenakshi Temple is most visited tourist attraction in the city of Madurai.

Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple, California

Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple at Watsonville is built on the beautiful green hills of Mt Madonna. The is approximately 2 hours driving time south of San Francisco.

Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh

Sri Venkateswara Temple at Pittsburgh is one of the best temples in the country. The temple replicates pretty much the Balaji temple of Tirumala Tirupati of India.

Mahalakshmi Temple, Delaware

Delaware Mahalakshmi Hindu Temple is located on Yorklyn Road, Hockessin. The main deity is Goddess Mahalakshmi and one of the must visit Hindu temples in the USA.

Shiva Vishnu Temple, South Florida

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Shiva Vishnu Temple of South Florida is absolutely beautiful temple, built in traditional Dravidian South Indian style. Shiva Vishnu temple of South Florida is a non-profit religious organization.

Shirdi Sai Temple, Connecticut

Shri Shirdi Sai Temple of Connecticut is Hindu temple dedicated to Shirdi Sai Baba. Connecticut region of the northeastern United States also has famous satyanarayana temple middletown.

2 Comments

  • How come Shiva Vishnu Temple in Livermore is not in this list. That is one of the oldest temple in USA and biggest in the west coast. Here the rituals are performed according to Aagamas and thousands of devotees visit the temple every year. It has beautiful architecture.

  • Suresh Chivukula says:

    Please include in your list, Boston’s Sri Lakshmi Temple (location: Ashland, MA).

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