Ganesh Pooja Essay

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On September 15th, I attended Ganesh Puja at the Durga Temple located in Lorton Virginia with my family. Although, the event mainly focused on one of the Hindu God named Ganesh, I came to learn that people with all Hindu faiths worship at the same temple. In addition, the temple also offers a variety of educational and cultural activities to the people at the local Hindu community. A warm welcome by the event coordinator at the door step made us more curious about the ceremony which we have never experienced before. Before attending the Ganesh Puja ceremony, I took the opportunity to visit the interior of the temple and learn a bit more about its history. The idea of building a temple started when people with Hindu religion started to migrate from south Asian countries to metropolitan Washington area. Several of these Hindu families took the opportunity to establish businesses in the community and flourished soon after. In 1989, with the help from working professionals and successful business people, Siva Vishnu, Hindu, Jain and Rajdhani the idea of building a temple was established. Finally, the construction started on in April 1996 and the final dome construction was completed in March 2003. The construction of both interior and the exterior of the temple has been completed with superior detail. The gods of the temple includes Durgaji, Shiv-Parivar, Shri Radha-Krishna, Ram darbar, Hanumanji, Lakshmi-Narayanji, Balaji, Shri Mahavirji, Shri Jhulelalji, Shri Shridi Saibaba and Maa Santoshi. All major Hindu festivals are celebrated at the temple by multiple priests. During my conversation with the one of the priest at the Ganesh Puja, I came to learn that the Durga Temple plays an important role in people who follow Hinduism that is to sustain and advance Hindu culture in America society. Generally, people in the Hindu community understand America’s

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