Venkateshwara Temple at Cary, North Carolina (near Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill)

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Dear members,

 

Last month had to visit Duke University, Durham, NC for a few weeks.

It was sheer chance that I learned from a friend there of a brand new temple for

Lord Venkateshwara that had been consecrated just last May'09.

My son and I then drove 20 miles out to the sylvan and beautiful county of Cary

to a place called " Balaji Place " (down Chapell Hill Boulevard beyond Airport

Boulevard intersection) and there was this magnificent new temple standing there

amidst lush and deep wooded acreage!

 

The temple has been constructed as per " pAncharAtra Agama " . The main deity Lord

Srinivasa stands idolized centrally and lovely " sannidhi-s " of " thAyyAr " ,

" garudAzhwAr " , " AndAl " , and " nrisimha-chakrathAzwAr " preside around the spacious

" prAkAram " . The temple presents a picture of utmost sanctity and

picturesqueness.

 

It gladdened my heart to no end to be able to offer worship to the ALmighty

there. I told my son (who has just embarked upon doing a Masters graduate

program at Duke Univ. that he should consider himself very blessed and lucky:

though so far he may be from Tirumala, our native " sannidhi " back in India, he

need however have no fear that the Lord had become rather distant; for " perumAl "

had indeed chosen to come all the way -- half-way across the globe! -- to reside

so very near him... no more than a few miles drive from the gates of his

university campus!

 

I strongly urge all devotees in the USA and elsewhere not to miss any

opportunity that chance may throw up their way at any time to visit the

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area to offer worship to this " perumAl " now presiding

in all majesty and glory at Cary.

 

dAsan,

Sudarshan MK

 

 

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