Temple and Deities

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The temple is a two-story building with about 15,000 sq ft total floor area. A large Prayer Hall occupies more than half of the upper floor.  Along the western wall, there are two priest rooms on the two corners. In the middle is the Altar area with a Parikrama (circumambulation) path around seven small Mandirs (temples) facing east. They house following deities:

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1. Shiva Parivar (Shiva family: God Shiva, his wife Goddess Parvati, and their two sons – Lord Ganesha and Lord Kartikeya)

2. Goddess Durga (goddess of strength) 

3. Lord Venkateshwara (form of God Vishnu, with wives Bhudevi and Sridevi) 

4. Sri Laxmi Narayan (God Visnu and his wife Goddess Laxmi, goddess of wealth)

5. Rama Parivar (Rama family: Lord Rama (incarnation of God Vishnu), his wife Sita, his brother Laxman, and his ardent devotee Lord Hanuman)

6. Sri Radha Krishna (Lord Krishna (incarnation of God Vishnu) and his escort Radha)

7. Goddess Saraswati (goddess of learning) 

 

The outside area of the altar also has a deity of Lord Ganesha and a Shiva Ling. 

On the south wall, there are 4 smaller Mandirs, housing:

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1. Lord Hanuman

2. Lord Jagannath family (Lord Krishna, his brother Balram and sister Subhadra)

3. Lord Kartikeya with wives  

4. Lord Ayyappa

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In the south east corner of the hall, there is a raised platform with idols of Navagraha (nine planets). In the north east corner, there is a hood for covering portable Havana Kunda (fire sacrifice). This area is also used for sponsored and special poojas.

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