St. John's Hindu Temple (Newfoundland)

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creator = Swami Chinmayananda
proper_name = St. John's Hindu Temple
date_built = 1995
primary_deity =Krishna
architecture =
location =26 Penney Lane, St. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorIn 1975, Hindus in the St. John's area in Newfoundland in Canada established a Hindu temple in Mount Pearl. Swami Chinmayananda donated a marble statue of Krishna which was installed by Swami Dayananda. The temple functioned as an independent organization with the name Chinmaya Mission St. John's. [Dunsinger, Jane (1980) [http://cjtm.icaap.org/content/8/v8art5.html "I Find I Have Music In Me": One Man's Approach to Festivity."] Canadian Journal for Traditional Music.]

In 1995, a new temple was constructed in the east end of St. John's where most Hindus live, and subsequently it was renamed Hindu Temple St. John's Association.

All major Hindu festivals are celebrated in this temple. The temple participates in several local ethno-cultural and community projects and events. Children perform a weekly puja on Sunday mornings, and the temple is regularly visited by other groups of school children. [ [http://www.doorsopendays.com/communities.asp?id=25#272 Doors Open: St. John's Participating Communities] ] [Kimor-Paine, Rachael [http://www.newfoundlandquarterly.ca/issue412/toc.php "A Visit to the Hindu Temple."] Newfoundland Quarterly, Volume 97 Number 1.]

Notes

References

* Antaya-Moore, D, Kostelyk, A and Badley,K (2004) "Who Am I?: A Teacher's Guide." Chapter 3. Thomson Canada (Nelson). ISBN 0176201092
* Breakwater Books (2002) "Directions: Faiths of Friend Series: Book 2." Pages 47-54. St. John's. ISBN 1-55081-180-0

External links

* [http://hindutemplestjohns.googlepages.com/ Official site]
* [http://community.webshots.com/user/hindutemplestjohns Photographs of events held at this temple]