The beautiful creation of Hindus the Venkteshwara Temple located in New Jersey is the temple dedicated to lord Venkteashwara and is visited by millions of devotees per year from around the globe.
Hindus of America battled with the Bridgewater Zoning Board for over 5 years for the expansion of its facility and finally triumphed in 2004 with the approval for the large-scale expansion of their cultural center. The Zoning Board agreed to alot a land for the houses of priests, and a parking garage denying the neighbor's appeal of occupying their property and causing excessive traffic on the road.
Finally, the Venkateswara temple bridgewater nj was opened to all and witnessed massive visitors from across the globe.
About Venkateshwara Temple
Located in Bridge Water New Jersey, Venkteshwara Temple is the most sacred place for the Hindus living in New Jersey.
The temple was established by a group of Hindus residing in New Jersey In 1989 and the HTCS procured land in Bridgewater, NJ to construct a temple with traditional stone. After that, the members of the society and other Hindu devotees started worshiping and other spiritual activities in 1995 while the temple was under construction.
The traditional stone-laying ceremony was done by Cheena Jeeyar Swami in 1998 and a congregation ceremony was held when this divine 11000 feet balaji mandir nj, was inaugurated.
In December 2005, the Bridgewater zonal authorities did not grant permission for the expansion of the temples for the houses of the priests and cultural center for performing other cultural activities in the Temple campus.
After a long struggle, the Bridgwater Zonal Board grants permission to Venkteshwar Temple to expand its campus near Bridgewater New Jersey.
Deities in the Venkteshwara Temple
In the Venkteshwra Temple, the main deity is the Tirupati which is considered a form of the Lord Vishnu.
It is believed that Lord Venkteshwra has the power of the Hindu “Tridev” the Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh.
Apart from this, other deities worshiped in the temple in bridgewater nj are Sridevi, Bhidevi, Garuda, Ganesh, Nandi, Shiva Lingam, Ayappam, and Skand commonly known as Kartikeya.
The Venkteshwara Temple Timings
Festivals Celebrated in Venkteshwara Temple
All the Hindu festivals held throughout the year are celebrated in temple bridgewater nj,
Deepavali
Krishna Janmashtami
Ganesha Chaturthi
Narasimha Jayanthi
Navarathri,
Pavitrotsavam,
Pradosham,
Sani Trayodashi,
Siva Rathri,
Sri Ramanavami,
Ugadi,
Vaikunta Ekadashi,
Varamahalakshmi Puja and so on
Source: The Blueprint For Your Next Visit – Sri Venkateswara Temple