HinduTempleDedication

18 MAY 2008 -- MARICOPA, AZ: Hindus read from their religious scripture during the dedication of a new Hindu temple in Maricopa, AZ, Sunday. More than 3,000 Hindus from Arizona, southern California and New Mexico came to Maricopa, AZ, a small town in the desert about 50 miles south of Phoenix, for the dedication of the Maha Ganapati Temple of Arizona. It is the first Hindu temple in Arizona designed according to ancient South Indian Hindu architectural guides. Craftsmen from India came to Maricopa to complete the interior details of the temple. The dedication ceremonies lasted three days. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press

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18 MAY 2008 -- MARICOPA, AZ: Hindus read from their religious scripture during the dedication of a new Hindu temple in Maricopa, AZ, Sunday. More than 3,000 Hindus from Arizona, southern California and New Mexico came to Maricopa, AZ, a small town in the desert about 50 miles south of Phoenix, for the dedication of the Maha Ganapati Temple of Arizona. It is the first Hindu temple in Arizona designed according to ancient South Indian Hindu architectural guides. Craftsmen from India came to Maricopa to complete the interior details of the temple. The dedication ceremonies lasted three days. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press