Across the U.S.A., India, Canada, Oman, in their cities, remote villages, tourist locations and unexpected side stops has introduced me to a wide repertoire of spiritual havens. Share in my spiritual journeys with me!
Share in my spiritual journeys with me! (Mylapore Kapaleeshwarar Goparum, temple tower, to right by Krishna Kumar, 2009)
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**Two asterisks before denotes a link to pictures I or my husband have taken at the temple with links for contact information, address and link to temple's website.
In the U.S.A.
Arsha Vidya Gurukulam - Saylorsburg, PA. 4/2003
**Chicago Bahai’i Temple - Wilmette, Illinios. 5/2006
Christian Assembly of God, Cortland, NY, 2001
Islamic Center of Rochester - Rochester, NY. 7/2007
Congregation Ezrath Israel (Jewish) - Ellenville, NY. 3/2002
Fremont Hindu Temple - Fremont, California. 8/2001.
Hindu Cultural Center of Western New York (Formally - Jain Community of Buffalo, N.Y.) Getzville –1998, 2009
**Hindu-Jain Temple - Monroeville, Pennsylvania (near to Venkataswara Temple Pittsburgh) 5/2000
Hindu Mandir of Central New York - Syracuse, NY. 4/2002
**Hindu Temple of Atlanta - Atlanta, Georgia 6/99
The Hindu Temple & Cultural Center - Birmingham, Alabama 5/99
**Hindu Temple - Memphis, TN. 6/2000
Hindu Temple of Rochester - Rochester, NY. 7/2002
Hindu Temple nearest to Clearwater, Florida 4/99
Murugan Temple - Lanham, Maryland 6/98
Namgyal Monastery - Ithaca, NY. 1995
Rochester Zen Center, Rochester, NY, 3/2009
**Sri Lakshmi Temple - Framingham, Massachusetts 6/98- 5/99
Shiva Murugan Temple - Concord, California 8/2001.
Sri Venketaswara Temple - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 5/2000
Srividya Temple (Amman/Goddess Temple) - Rochester, NY. 2/2002
Shiva-Vishnu Temple - Livermore, California. 8/2001
Shiva Vishnu Temple of South Florida - Southwest Ranches, Florida. 12/2003
Vedanata Society of Northern California - Ramakrishna Mission, Vallejo, San Francisco, California. 8/2001
In India
CSI-Church of Jesus the Lord, West Tambaram, Chennai 2000
**Bahai’i Lotus Temple - Delhi, India. 8/2000
**Devi Niwas Temple - Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala, 11/2006
Hanuman Temple, Anjeyenar Koil Street, West Tambaram, Chennai 1999-2001
Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore Chennai, 2000, 2009. Link to 2009 Photos by Krishna Kumar
**Pardesi Synegogue - Kochi, Kerala (Jewish). 5/2007
Ramakrishna Math - Mylapore, Chennai. 2/2000
Shakthi Nageswari Amman Kovil, West Tambaram, Chennai 2000
St. Mathews Church, East Tambaram, Chennai 2000
**Suchindrum Temple, Nagarkoil, Tamil Nadu, 6/2007
**Thirumalla Devasom Temple - Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala. 11/2007
Thiruvanmiyur Temple - Chennai. 11/2007
**Tirupati Venkataswara Temple (Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams) - Thirupathi, Andhra Pradesh. 12/1998.
Tiruttani Murugan Temple - Thirutanni, Tamil Nadu. 2/2000
Vadapazhani Murugan Temple- Vadapazhani, Chennai. November 2001
Vadapazhani (aka Vadapalani) Siva Koil - Vadapazhani, Chennai. 6/2000-5/2001.
Viswaroopa Adhivyadhihara Sri Bhaktha Anjaneya Swamy Temple - Nanganallur, Chennai. 11/2001.
Temples in Kanchipuram: (Temple city of Tamil Nadu, India.)
All Visited 11-2001 unless stated:
Kailashanath Temple, 6/2009, photos by Krishna Kumar
**Sri Chithira Gupthar Temple
Sri Chithiswarar Temple
**Sri Ekambaranathar Temple (Siva)
**Sri Kacchapeswarar Temple
**Sri Kanchi Kamakshi (Kamakshi Amman) Temple
**Sri Karumariyamman Temple
**Sri Kumarakottam Temple (Murugan)
**Sri Shankara Madam
**Sri Varadharaja Swamy Perumal Temple
Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple 6/2009, photos by Krishna Kumar (photo to right, men in hall)
**Sri Vazhakkarutheeswarar Temple (Siva)
Thennangur Panduranga (outside Kanchipuram)
**Ulagalanda Perumal Temple
Vaikuntha Perumal Temple, 6/2009, photos by Krishna Kumar
OMAN:
Siva Temple and Ganesha Temples, Muscat, May 2001
Canada:
**Thirumurugan Temple - Montrael, Canada. 1/2002.
This diary was first posted in October 2001 to my old site.
Updates: October 2004, June, December 2007, October 2008, May 2009, June 2009.
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