GROTON, MASSACHUSETTS, September 9, 2018 (India New England): After almost three years of extensive design, planning and construction, the New England Shirdi Sai Parivaar Temple (NESSP) announced that the world’s largest temple outside India dedicated to late 19th-century Indian spiritual saint Sai Baba of Shirdi will hold its grand opening ceremony on Oct. 9-21, 2018, in Groton, MA. The temple received its occupancy permit on August 9, 2018, allowing Sai Baba devotees across North America and globally to worship at the temple.
Braintree, MA-based architect B.D. Nayak FAIA provided pro bono architectural and construction supervisory services for the design and erection of the 40,000-square-foot polished concrete edifice on 28 acres. Designed in a traditional Indian temple style with a symmetrical trio of gilded conical gopurams, the building follows Vastu Shastra, a Hindu system of harmonizing architecture with nature according to ancient Hindu rules of geometric symbolism in temple architecture. ”It is not often that one gets to participate in the Kumbhabhishekham and Pranapratishtha festivities of a temple. This festival, spread over 12 days, will include the consecration and worship of all the temple Deities,” NESSP said in a statement.
CHENNAI, INDIA, August 24, 2018 (The Hindu): A majority of temples in and around Chennai have undergone restoration and a lot of inscriptions have been lost in the process, according to historian Chitra Madhavan. Delivering a talk on Temples in and around Chennai, she lamented the ”lack of sensitivity and the lack of knowledge of the importance of inscriptions and sculptures”. ”Many of the inscriptions have been lost. There is a need to preserve our inscriptions as they tell us not only about our religion but also about political, social, economic and cultural history,” she noted.
She described in great detail the various temples in the Tiruvallur and Sriperumbudur belt including Siddharkadu, Adikesava Perumal temple in Vadamadurai and Soundarya Narayana Perumal temple in Pattarai Perumbudur. She noted that the temples were authentic windows to our past. ”By obliterating them, we are closing certain chapters.”
INDIA, September 6, 2018 (Tree Ganesha): The Tree Ganesha is made of red soil, organic fertilizer, natural color and seeds. This unique statue is designed to grow into a tree after immersion. The creator and founder, Dattadri Kothur, believes the Ganesha festival is the celebration of nature and strongly supports the cause of environment friendly celebrations. He has been successfully using the festival as a platform to raise awareness about the problem of pollution.
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