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PENN HILLS, Pa. â When throngs gathered to rededicate the oldest major Hindu temple in the United States, there was poignance â prayers for continued recovery from the pandemic that struck many loved ones in India â and the elation of coming together after more than a year of restrictions.
And there was joy.
Shouts of the divine name âGovinda!â rose June 27 from the crowd of worshippers at the Sri Venkateswara Temple, atop a steep hill just east of Pittsburgh. Dressed in festive saris and other traditional clothing, they gazed up toward a gopuram â an ornamented temple tower whose white, newly restored facade gleamed brilliantly in the mid-day sun.
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Sri Venkateswara Temple devotees and volunteers carry a deity back into the temple during Maha Kumbhabhishekam, a five-day Hindu rededication ceremony in Penn Hills, Pa., Sunday, June 27, 2021. Built in the 1970s, the Sri Venkateswara Temple is the oldest major Hindu temple in the country. Maha Kumbhabhishekams occur about every 12 years and involve ceremonies to reenergize the temple and its deities.
When throngs gathered to rededicate the oldest major Hindu temple in the United States, there was poignance prayers for continued recovery from the pandemic that struck many loved ones in India and the elation of coming together after more than a year of restrictions.
At landmark US Hindu temple, a timely rite of rejuvenation
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