First Hindu Temple in the US Consecrated

The Ganesha Temple (Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam) in Flushing, Queens, was consecrated on July 4-widely regarded as the first traditional Hindu temple built in the United States.

Communities

• Indian American

Topics

• Hindu
• religion
• community

Event type

• achievement/first
• founding

Regions

• South Asian