The Venkateshvara Temple in Riverdale, Georgia: a Guide to the Architecture and Iconography of the Temple
By Adrian Smythies.
Description
Lord Venkateshvara is a form of Vishnu who descended to earth near Tirupati, in Andhra Pradesh, southern India, in ancient times. He is a very popular deity and today the temple on the site of his incarnation is visited by many thousands of devotees daily. He is also present in the United States where he is the presiding deity at several Hindu temples, including the older of the two temples built by the Hindu Temple of Atlanta in Riverside, a suburb of Atlanta. First envisioned in1982, the temple was designed by a renowned temple architect, raised through the concerted efforts of a determin...
ISBN(s)
0982694415, 9780982694411
