This is a list of notable Hindu temples, centers, and ashrams in the United States.
History Following his famous speech at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago, Swami Vivekananda established Vedanta Societies in New York City and San Francisco in the 1890s. The Vedanta Society built its first temple, called the Old Temple, in North America in San Francisco in 1905. This temple has evolved into a bona fide Hindu temple. Through the 1930s and 1940s, Vedanta Societies were also established in Boston, Los Angeles, Portland, Providence, Chicago, St. Louis, and Seattle. Although the Society's membership was relatively small, it paved the way for the later rise in popularity of yoga in the United States.
Paramahansa Yogananda also came to the United States to attend a conference in 1920 and established the Self Realization Fellowship. Promoting yoga through his book Autobiography of a Yogi, he opened centers throughout the country. By the 1950s, the Self Realization Fellowship had become the most prominent Hindu organization in America. Its international headquarters Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine opened in California in 1950.
The rise of counterculture of the 1960s in the United States saw the arrival of many gurus and swamis from India. The most prominent of these were Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Swami Satchidananda, Swami Rama, and Swami Muktananda. In the 1960s and 1970s, these and other teachers established centers, temples, and ashrams, many of which continue to the present day.
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 facilitated a significant increase in Indian immigration. The Hindu students and professionals who immigrated in the late 1960s and 1970s often kept small altars and puja rooms in their homes. These altars became the first makeshift temples of the early immigrants. As these immigrants started raising families, they began taking active steps to preserve their culture and heritage. They formed religious communities such as the Swaminarayan Sampradaya and cultural organizations such as Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Odisha, Tamil, Telugu, and India Associations. Many of these associations rented halls, churches, and school auditoriums to celebrate Hindu festivals such as Diwali, Holi, and Navaratri. The religious groups often met in members' homes to study the scriptures, conduct pujas, or sing bhajans (devotional songs).
By the 1970s, the religious groups and cultural associations started working together to create Hindu "temple societies." These societies formed in metropolitan areas with large Indian American populations such as Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Washington D.C. The goal of the societies was to create permanent temples by purchasing existing properties such as private homes, former churches, warehouses, and office buildings, or by buying land and constructing new temples "from scratch." The Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh, inaugurated on June 8, 1977, and the Hindu Temple Society of North America in New York, consecrated on July 4, 1977, became the first Hindu temples in the U.S. built by Indian immigrants. In the 1980s and 1990s, temples were built in nearly all major metropolitan areas.
In the 21st century, Hindu temples have been established in many smaller cities and towns, and larger metropolitan areas have continued to add temples, as seen in the list below. In the meantime, older temples have been expanded and/or renovated to include kitchens, dining areas, community halls, and auditoriums to meet the growing needs of their congregations.
List of temples
Locations of all temples having coordinates may be seen together in a map linked from "Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap" on the right of this page.
Alabama Temple Location Image NotesHindu Cultural Center of North AlabamaHarvestHindu Temple and Cultural Center of BirminghamPelham Completed in 1998. BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Madison
Alaska Temple Location Image Notes Sri Ganesha Temple of Alaska Anchorage Founded by Hindu leader Sivaya Subramuniyaswami in 1999. In current location since 2011.
Arizona Temple Location Image Notes Maha Ganapati Temple of Arizona MaricopaOpened in 2008.
Arkansas Temple Location Image HANWA Hindu Temple Bentonville Opened in 2012.
California Temple Location Image Notes Old Vedanta Society Templea.k.a. "Old Temple" (Vedanta Society of Northern California) San Francisco Unique building, constructed in 1906, the first Hindu temple in the United States. The Vedanta Society of San Francisco was established in 1900 by Swami Vivekanandaji, after his attending Chicago World's Fair of 1893. At Filbert Street & Webster. Or it was developed in two stages in 1905 and 1908. Incorporating Mogul was designed by Swami Trigunatitananda and architect Joseph A. Leonard. Its towers in multiple Indian, Mogul, and Western architectural styles, "are intended to symbolize the harmony of all religions and the pointed arches and domes the upward aspiration of the spiritual seeker." 144 pages Nitya Mahima Panduranga Temple Long Beach, California Nitya Mahima Panduranga Mandir is a Hindu temple in Long Beach, California, established by Bhakti Marga, an international spiritual organization founded by Paramahamsa Vishwananda. Dedicated to Lord Panduranga (Vitthala), the temple serves as a center for devotional worship, kirtan, meditation, OM Chanting, and community gatherings. It is one of the principal Bhakti Marga centers in North America and hosts regular spiritual programs rooted in the Vaishnava bhakti tradition while welcoming people of all backgrounds. Malibu Hindu Temple Calabasas Shree Swaminarayan Temple Downey CA Downey BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Chino Hills Chino Hills Balaji Temple San Jose San Jose Opened in 2012. Siddha Yoga Ashram in Oakland Oakland Established by Muktananda in 1975. Oldest Siddha Yoga ashram outside India. Vedanta Society of Southern California, Santa Barbara Temple Montecito Completed in 1956. Early South Indian wooden, Japanese, and Chinese architectural styles. Vedanta Society Of Southern California, Ramakrishna Monastery Trabuco Canyon Consecrated in 1949. Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple WatsonvilleSelf-Realization Fellowship Lake ShrinePacific Palisades, Los AngelesEstablished by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1950.Shiv Durga Temple of Bay AreaSanta Clara, CaliforniaOpened in December 2012.
Colorado Temple Location Image Notes Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of the Rockies Littleton, Colorado Completed in 2015.
Delaware Temple Location Image Notes Hindu Temple of Delaware Hockessin Shirdi Sai of Delaware Newark
Florida Temple Location Image NotesBAPS Shri Swaminarayan MandirTampa Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Lakeland Manav Mandir Melbourne Shree Swaminarayan Temple Ocala Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mandir Orlando Orlando Shiva Vishnu Temple of South Florida Southwest Ranches Hindu Temple of Tallahassee Tallahassee Hindu Temple of Florida (Tampa) Tampa Shree Mariamman Devi Temple Tampa Shri Lakshmi Mandir West Palm Beach
Georgia Temple Location Image Notes BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta Lilburn Hindu Temple of Atlanta Riverdale
Hawaii Temple Location Image Notes Iraivan Temple Kapaa Kadavul Temple Kapaa
Idaho Temple Location Image Notes Boise Hare Krishna Temple Boise
Illinois Temple Location Image Notes BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Chicago Bartlett Hindu Temple of Bloomington-Normal BloomingtonHindu Temple of Central IllinoisPeoriaOpened 1999 Home of Harmony, Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago Chicago Opened 2022 ISKCON Chicago Chicago Moved from Evanston to current location in 1980 Shree Ganesh Temple of Chicago Chicago First Hindu temple in Chicago's Little India Hanuman Mandir of Greater Chicago Glenview Opened 2016 Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago Homer Glen Established 1930. First Hindu institution in Chicago. ISSO Shree Swaminarayan Temple Itasca IL Itasca The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago Lemont Quad City Hindu Temple Rock Island Shree MahaLakshmi Temple (Hindu Temple of Greater Springfield)ChathamOpened 2021 Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Wheeling IL Wheeling
Indiana Temple Location Image Notes Sri Ganesh Mandir Columbus Opened 2022.Sri Bhaktha Hanuman Temple Fishers Opened 2025. First Hindu temple in suburban Hamilton County. BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Greenwood Hindu Temple of Central Indiana Indianapolis Opened 2006. First Hindu temple in Indiana. Tri-State Hindu Temple & Cultural Center Newburgh Opened 2022.
Iowa Temple Location Image Notes Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa Madrid First Hindu temple in Iowa.
Kansas Temple Location Image Notes Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of Kansas City Shawnee Mission Hindu Temple Of Greater Wichita Wichita
Kentucky Temple Location Image Notes ISSO Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple Bowling Green
Maryland Temple Location Image Notes Murugan Temple of North America Lanham Sri Siva Vishnu Temple Lanham
Massachusetts
Temple Location Image Notes Hindu Temple of Massachusetts (Sri Vishnu Durga Mandir) Acton BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Agawam Chinmaya Mission Boston Andover Siddha Yoga Meditation Center in Andover Andover Sri Chinmaya Maruti Temple Andover Sri Lakshmi Temple Ashland 1990 completed. Boston Sri Kalikambal Shiva Temple Bellingham Ramakrishna Vedanta Society Boston Sree Vijaya Kali Ashram Burlington Inner Space Meditation Center And Gallery Cambridge Shri Sai Chavadi Mandir Canton Vedanta Centre Residence Cohasset Shree Umiya Dham Foxborough New England Shirdi Sai Temple Groton New England Siva Temple Groton Braj Mandir Hindu Temple Holbrook BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Lowell ISSO Shri Swaminarayan Hindu Temple Lowell NE-SRS Brundavan Lowell Shrinathji Haveli Lowell Lowell Shivalaya Temple of Greater Boston Medford Shri Dwarkamai Shirdi Sai Baba Temple North Billerica SMVS Shree Swaminarayan Mandir North Billerica Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Northborough Shree Haridham Temple Norwood The Sarva Dev Mandir Oxford BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Sharon Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center - A Learning Center For Peace Watertown Siddha Yoga Meditation Center in Greater Boston Watertown BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Westborough Satsang Center Hindu Temple Woburn
Michigan Temple Location Image Notes Sri Kasi Vishwanatha Temple Flint Flint Parashakthi Temple Pontiac Indo-American Cultural Center and Temple PortageBharatiya TempleTroy
Minnesota Temple Location Image Hindu Temple of Minnesota Maple Grove
Missouri Temple Location Image Notes Hindu Temple of St. Louis Ballwin Completed 1991 Shanthi Mandir Hindu Temple and Community Center of Mid-Missouri Columbia Opened 2005
Nebraska Temple Location Image Notes Hindu Temple of Omaha Omaha Opened 2004
Nevada Temple Location Image Notes Hindu Temple of Las Vegas Las Vegas
New Hampshire Temple Location Image Notes Hindu Temple of New Hampshire Nashua
New Jersey Temple Location Image Notes Sri Venkateswara Temple, New Jersey (Bridgewater) Bridgewater ISSO Shree Swaminarayan Temple Colonia NJ Colonia BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Edison Edison Rebuilt and reopened in 2019 Akshardham (New Jersey) Robbinsville Largest Hindu temple in the United States ISSO Swaminarayan Temple Weehawken NJ Weehawken
New Mexico Temple Location Image Notes Neem Karoli Baba Ashram and Mandir Taos
New York