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December 7, 2010 | Hindu temple launched in New Haven, home to Yale University |
Nevada (US): A new Hindu temple and community center has reportedly
started functioning in West Hills area of New Haven (Connecticut, USA). Launched
by Gujarati Samaj of Connecticut (founded around 1992) with two priests, it is
named as Shree Nathji Haveli. Besides prayer services twice daily and seven times
a week, this temple complex, one of the five in Connecticut, also plans to start
yoga, activities for seniors, lessons in Indian dancing and Gujarati language,
etc. New Haven City Plan Commission, chaired by Edward Mattison, approved it unanimously
on November 17. Meanwhile, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement
in Nevada (USA) today, applauded efforts of New Haven and surrounding community
to realize this wonderful Hindu temple complex. Rajan Zed, who is President of
Universal Society of Hinduism, further said that it was important to pass on Hindu
spirituality, concepts and traditions to coming generations amidst so many distractions
in the consumerist society and hoped that this new temple complex would focus
in this direction. He stressed that instead of running after materialism; we should
focus on inner search and realization of self and work towards achieving moksh
(liberation), which was the goal of Hinduism. New Haven, founded in 1638 and incorporated
in 1784, home of world famous Yale University and birthplace of inventor/industrialist
Charles Goodyear and casino developer Steve Wynn, is an important port known for
New Haven Green and "apizza". John DeStefano Jr. is the mayor. Hinduism, oldest
and third largest religion of the world, has about one billion adherents.
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