Diaspora

Gundicha Temple At Minnesota In USA Opens For Devotees

By
OB Bureau

Minneapolis/Bhubaneswar: The newly-constructed Shree Gundicha Temple on the premises of Hindu Temple at Maple Grove city in Minnesota, United States was inaugurated by US Senator Amy Klobuchar and Mayor Mark Steffenson.

Klobuchar praised the contribution of Hindu Society of Minnesota (HSMN) in maintaining peace, harmony and prosperity in the city.

Under the chairmanship of Dr Sitikantha Dash, the HSMN has taken up infrastructure development works like construction of staff and priest quarters, availability of state of the art safety and security facilities, establishment of solar plant, renovation of Gopuram and opening of Shree Gundicha Temple.

Mayor Mark Steffenson was the chief guest of the occasion.

Delivering the welcome address, Dr Dash elaborated on the successful navigation of the Hindu Temple despite the threats from coronavirus.

Dr Dash thanked the priests, EC and TEC teams, trustees, donors and volunteers for their support and cooperation.

Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz attended the 15th anniversary celebration of the Hindu Temple as chief guest.

Governor and Mayor along with other dignitaries released a souvenir of HSMN. The year’s outstanding Service Award was presented to Kanak Dutt by the Mayor.

More than 500 community leaders attended the meeting at the temple auditorium. Dance choreography entitled ‘Neel Kamal’  coordinated by Sarita Patnaik and Sudipta Tripathy, was presented on the occasion.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Temple Attack In Canada: Political Space Given To Extremists, Says Jaishankar

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed serious concerns regarding the increasing…

November 5, 2024

[Watch] Samantha Ruth Challenges Past Failures For A Better Future In Films

Mumbai: During an Ask Me Anything session, actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who had set the…

November 5, 2024

Senior Servitor Blames Heritage Corridor For Cracks On Boundary Wall Of Jagannath Temple In Puri

Puri: After Odisha's Law Minister, a senior servitor of Jagannath Temple in Puri has blamed…

November 5, 2024

One-Night Stands To Forced Abortions, Somy Ali’s Shocking Allegations Against Salman Khan

Mumbai: Salman Khan’s ex-flame Somy Ali, during a recent ‘Ask Me Anything’ session on Reddit,…

November 5, 2024

Odisha Govt Orders Transfer Of Ministerial Staff Of Registration Offices In 7 Days

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has ordered the transfer of all the ministerial employees of the…

November 5, 2024

Odisha Cong Leaders Seek Governor’s Intervention In Mango Kernel Deaths

Bhubaneswar: The Congress party has sought the intervention of Odisha Governor in death of two…

November 5, 2024

This Is How Anushka Sharma Wished Virat Kohli On His Birthday!

New Delhi: Anushka Sharma has once again shared the cutest birthday wish for her husband…

November 5, 2024

Odisha CM Orders RDC-Level Probe Into Mango Kernel Deaths In Kandhamal

Bhubaneswar: With the death of two women in the mango kernel incident in Kandhamal triggering…

November 5, 2024