Hindu Temple of Minnesota
Maple Grove, Minnesota, USA
Also known as: Hindu Society of Minnesota (HSMN)
- Deities
- Ganesha, Varadaraja (Vishnu)
- Traditions
- vaishnava
- Worship status
- active
- Address
- 10530 Temple Dr, Maple Grove, MN 55311.
- Coordinates
- 45.1464, -93.511
- 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
- In Maple Grove, Minnesota, a Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb; reachable by car.
Location
Open in Google MapsUnder the umbrella of the Hindu Society of Minnesota (HSMN), the Hindu Temple of Minnesota’s community dates back at least to 1979, when the group carried out a first major renovation of its facilities under Arun Shirole’s direction, and installed its first murti — a Ganesha donated by Drs. Kumud and Sashikant Sane — in 1983. The community’s growth culminated in a $9 million construction project completed in June 2006, which expanded the Maple Grove campus to more than 43,000 square feet, with capacity for up to 5,000 worshippers, and added 21 mini-temple shrines built as replicas of well-known temples from across India, making it one of the largest Hindu temple complexes in the United States. Confirmed enshrined deities include Ganesha and Varadaraja, a form of Vishnu; a full deity-by-deity account of all 21 replica shrines was not found in the sources checked for this entry. By the mid-2000s the temple was serving an estimated 40,000-plus Hindus across the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, led since 2007 by chief priest Ronur Murali Bhattar and a staff of seven full-time priests.
Sources
- historical record: Wave 2 re-verification: address added and coordinates cross-checked via Komoot Photon geocoding, which identifies 'Hindu Temple of Minnesota' at 10530 Temple Drive, Maple Grove, MN 55311 (45.1463973, -93.5110177), an exact match to this entry's pre-existing coordinates.
- historical record: Wikipedia article 'Hindu Temple of Minnesota': the temple community, under the Hindu Society of Minnesota (HSMN), underwent a first major renovation in 1979 under Arun Shirole's direction; its first murti, of Ganesha, was installed in 1983 (donated by Drs. Kumud and Sashikant Sane); the current complex, over 43,000 square feet with capacity for up to 5,000 people, was completed in June 2006 following a $9 million construction project that added 21 mini-temple replicas of famous temples from across India; it is described as one of the largest Hindu temples in the US and as serving over 40,000 Hindus in the Minneapolis metropolitan area; the site was vandalized during the 2006 construction; chief priest Ronur Murali Bhattar has led a staff of 7 full-time priests since 2007.
- historical record: Temple website (hindutemplemn.org), accessed during verification: homepage references sponsorship for 'Sri Varadaraja Abhishekam,' confirming Varadaraja (a form of Vishnu) as an enshrined deity; the site describes the complex's 21 mini temples as 'identical replicas of several famous temples from all regions of India' but a full deity-by-deity list for those shrines was not found in the pages checked.
For review
- The complex includes 21 mini-temple replica shrines built in a 2006 expansion; sources checked confirm Ganesha (installed 1983) and Varadaraja (Vishnu) as enshrined deities, but a complete deity roster for all 21 mini temples could not be confirmed and is not claimed here.