Bharatiya Hindu Temple
Powell, Ohio (Columbus metropolitan area), USA
- Deities
- Ganesha, Durga, Krishna, Shiva, Venkateswara (Vishnu), Rama
- Traditions
- vaishnava, shaiva, shakta
- Worship status
- active
- Coordinates
- 40.2166, -83.1066
- Darshan hours
- Varies by season; consult the temple's own website for the current daily schedule before visiting.
- Best time to visit
- Year-round; consult the temple calendar for major festivals.
- How to reach
- At 3671 Hyatts Road, Powell, Ohio, in the Columbus metropolitan area; reachable by car.
Location
Open in Google MapsThe Bharatiya Hindu Temple’s roots go back to 1975, when Columbus resident Manu Bhatt began hosting weekly devotional singing at his home; the growing group incorporated as the Vedanta Society of Central Ohio in the early 1980s before organizing as the Bharatiya Temple Society of Central Ohio in 1985 and opening its first temple building on Westerville Road in Columbus that December. After purchasing 22 acres in nearby Powell in 1991, the community built its present temple, an 8,000-square-foot octagonal brick structure designed by Shashi Patel that blends North Indian Nagara and South Indian Dravidian architectural styles around an east-facing gopuram, a yagna altar, and six circular shrine chambers each topped by its own shikhara. The new temple was consecrated and opened to the public on July 9-10, 1994, with shrines dedicated to Ganesha, Durga, Krishna, Shiva, Venkateswara and Rama. With roughly 2,000 member families as of 2010, it is regarded as the largest Hindu temple in the Columbus metropolitan area, and its cultural significance was formally recognized in 2003 when the Ohio Historical Society installed a historical marker at the site.
Sources
- historical record: Wave 2 re-verification: coordinates fine-tuned via OpenStreetMap/Nominatim geocoding of the temple's address, which returns 'Bharatiya Hindu Temple, 3671 Hyatts Road' at 40.2166191, -83.1065921, about 220 meters north of this entry's pre-existing coordinates.
- historical record: Wikipedia article 'Bharatiya Hindu Temple': the community began in 1975 when Columbus resident Manu Bhatt started weekly devotional singing at his home; the group incorporated as the Vedanta Society of Central Ohio in the early 1980s, then formed the Bharatiya Temple Society of Central Ohio in 1985, opening a first temple at 3903 Westerville Road in Columbus on December 6, 1985; 22 acres in Powell were purchased in 1991 and construction began in 1993; the new temple, designed by Shashi Patel as an 8,000-square-foot octagonal brick structure combining North Indian Nagara and Dravidian styles with an east-facing gopuram, a yagna altar and six circular shrine chambers, was consecrated and opened July 9-10, 1994; its six shrines house Ganesha, Durga, Krishna, Shiva, Venkateshwara and Rama; with about 2,000 members as of 2010 it is described as the largest Hindu temple in the Columbus metropolitan area; the Ohio Historical Society installed a historical marker recognizing it in 2003.