Alabama Temple
Alabama TempleThe current Hindu Cultural Center of North Alabam Temple was consecrated in June 2005 and the deities were installed with an elaborate week-long Vedic ceremony conducted by priests and spiritually energized by Swami Dayananda Saraswati, Swami Viditatmananda and other religious and community leaders. The deities installed in the first phase are Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra in the center as you enter the temple, Lord Ganesha on the left side and Lord Venkateswara on the right. Other deities are installed on all three sides of the temple in June 2006 in three-day long Vedic ceremony. The deities are Sri Mahalakshmi, Radha Krishna, Ram Parivar, Navagrahas, Shiva Parvati (Lingaraj), Kali, Hanuman and Durga. It is planned to install Lords Mahavir and Parshwanath, Lord Buddha and Sri Saraswati in 2007.