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Hindu Temple Of Wisconsin
The Hindu Temple of Wisconsin (HTW) is the oldest Hindu temple in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located in Pewaukee. It is attended by thousands of families. The Jain Temple of Wisconsin, the state's only Jain temple, is located on the same property. Plans for the first Hindu temple in Wisconsin were made in the mid-1990s to serve the state's growing Indian population. They chose a rural site for its low cost and its accessibility for people across the state. The first phase of construction began in 1998 and ended in 2000; the temple held its first puja (Hinduism), puja the same year. The second phase of construction was completed in 2002, when Murti, idols of deities were installed. An expansion was completed in 2016. Members of HTW established smaller temples in Pewaukee for two Hindu denominations. The building, designed by Suhas Pawar, has two stories, each measuring 12,000 square feet. It incorporates North Indian and South Indian Hindu temple architecture, temple desi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishnu
Vishnu (; , , ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism, and the god of preservation (sattva). Vishnu is known as ''The Preserver'' within the Trimurti, the triple deity of Para Brahman, supreme divinity that includes Brahma and Shiva.Gavin Flood, An Introduction to Hinduism' () (1996), p. 17. In Vaishnavism, Vishnu is the supreme Lord who creates, protects, and transforms the Hindu cosmology, universe. Tridevi is stated to be the energy and creative power (Shakti) of each, with Lakshmi being the equal complementary partner of Vishnu. He is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism. According to Vaishnavism, the supreme being is with qualities (Saguna Brahman, Saguna), and has definite form, but is limitless, transcendent and unchanging absolute Brahman, and the primal Atma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
