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Prayers being offered at the opening of the Hindu Temple of Georgia

The Hindu Temple of Georgia opened Aug. 27 in the Atlanta suburb of Norcross, Ga., according to a press release. The temple has been founded by Sri Sri Selvam “Siddhar,” also known as Dr. Commander Selvam to the Indian community. Selvam has personally pledged $22 million, the release added.

The temple prana-prathistha ceremonies started Aug. 25 with Vedic rituals, and the idols were installed Aug. 27 after completing all rituals. The rituals were accompanied by a three-day temple celebration with Vedic ceremonies, music and dance.

The temple opened its first phase with idols of Ganesha, Muruga, Balaji, Sathyanarayana, Iyyappan, 16 Rudras, Shiva, Parvathi , Durgaa Maathaji Panchamuga Anjaneya, Santhoshimaatha and Rama parivar.

Priests L.V. Sharma, Umapathy Sivacharyar, Senthil Sivacharyar, Swamiji Sivaswamy conducted the Vedic rituals. Thousands of devotees participated in the pranaprathistha/ kumbhabhishekam.