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.
Sources
- pluralism.org pluralism.org/building-a-temple
- nyganeshtemple.org nyganeshtemple.org/temple-history