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Hindu temple in Lanham, Maryland

Sri Siva Vishnu Temple
Front view of Shri Siva Vishnu Temple located in Lanham, Maryland.
Religion
Affiliation	Hindu
Region	Greater Washington D.C.
Location
Location	6905 Cipriano Road Lanham, MD 20706
State	Maryland
Architecture
Groundbreaking	1988
Completed	2002

Sri Siva Vishnu Temple (SSVT) is a Hindu temple located in Lanham, Maryland, right outside of Washington D.C. It is one of the largest temples in the United States.

Location

The Temple is located on Cipriano Road one mile away from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. There are two temples located on the same road. The Murugan Temple of North America is located in the vicinity.

Deities

The main deities represented in the temple include Shiva as Ramanathaswamy (the deity of the Rameswaram Temple) and Vishnu as Ananthapadmanabha (the deity of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple). Along with them, there are shrines for Parvathi, Lakshmi, Saraswathi, Durga, Rama, Krishna, Ganapathi, Subrahmanya, Andal, Hanuman and Navagrahas. Ayyappa has a separate shrine in the model of the famous Sabarimala temple, with 18 steps.

Cultural

The Sri Siva Vishnu Temple hosts several cultural programs throughout the year. These include concerts and dance performances by community and featured artists.

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References

Sri Siva Vishnu temple's official website
David G. Hackett (2003). Religion and American culture: a reader. Routledge. pp. 517. ISBN 0-415-94272-1.
"Sri Siva Vishnu Temple". ssvt.org. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

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