Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple

Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple
Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
Deity	Hanuman
Location
Location	Frisco
State	Texas
Country	United States
	Location in Texas
Geographic coordinates	33.178510°N 96.748377°W
Architecture
Creator	Ganapathi Sachchidananda Sthapathi (Temple Architect) Thangam Subramanian Sthapathi
Completed	July 23, 2009
Website
	www.dallashanuman.org

Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple is a Hindu temple in Frisco, Texas. The temple was opened in 2015 by its founder, Hindu pontiff, Ganapathi Sachchidananda[1].

History

Construction on the 34,000 square feet temple started in 2007 and completed its first phase in 2009 and the completition of the main temple in 2015.[2] The main deity of the temple is Hanuman. The temple opened on July 23, 2015, and a week later, on August 1, the tmple was the venue for a Guinness World Record for the longest continuous chanting with over 24 hours of recitation of Hanuman Chalisa.[3] The Chant was led by Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji.

Facilities

KSH Temple cost $11 million and regularly offers worship services along with classed in Yoga, Carnatic Music, Indian Dancing and Indian Chanting as well as classes on Hinduism. The Temple also offers language learning classes for Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Gujarati.[4] The Temple also has a prayer hall, a cafeteria, a dining hall, an auditorium and a stage. The Temple's most notable feature is its 72 foot tall "rajagopuram", a tower designed to allow sunlight to pass through from one end to the other.[5]

References

"Frisco temple brings together Hindu community in North Texas through the arts". Dallas News. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
Stiffman, Eden (9 August 2013). "Construction of $7.5 million Karya Siddhi Hanuman temple to serve growing Hindu community". Dallas News.
Blumberg, Antonia (11 August 2015). "Texas Hindu Temple Sets Guinness Record For Longest Chant". Huffington Post.
Dallasnews Administrator (12 August 2015). "24-hour chanting marathon at Frisco temple sets Guinness record". DallasNews. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
"architectmagazine". Retrieved 8 February 2020.

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[1] "Frisco temple brings together Hindu community in North Texas through the arts". Dallas News. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

[2] Stiffman, Eden (9 August 2013). "Construction of $7.5 million Karya Siddhi Hanuman temple to serve growing Hindu community". Dallas News.

[3] Blumberg, Antonia (11 August 2015). "Texas Hindu Temple Sets Guinness Record For Longest Chant". Huffington Post.

[4] Dallasnews Administrator (12 August 2015). "24-hour chanting marathon at Frisco temple sets Guinness record". DallasNews. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[5] "architectmagazine". Retrieved 8 February 2020.