Description :
he Staten Island Hindu temple celebrated second phase of the Prana Pratistha, from May 23rd to May 25th 2008, a three day ceremony during which the consecration of Hindu deities at the temple took place at 1318 Victory Blvd in Staten Island.

With a grand ceromony of Prana Pratishtha Sri Shiva and Parvati, Sri Kartikeya, Sri Durga Mata, Sri Mahalakshmi, Sri Saraswati, Sri Radha Krishna and Sri Hanumanji has been brought to life at the temple. The deities have been brought specailly from Rajasthan to the desires and efforts of the Staten Island community. All the deities have been made in white marble except Sri Kartikeya which is made of granite. This marks the second phase of the consecration of deities at the Staten Island Hindu Temple which is dedicated to Shri Rama Parivar and the temple will be known as Shree Ram Mandir. This is the only temple dedicated to the deity of Shree Rama in the tri-state.

The temple is the dream of the small Hindu Community of Staten Island who put in the effort to make it possible. This will give the Staten Island Community a chance to offer their prayers right here in Staten Island instead of traveling some distance to Maha Vallabha Ganesha temple in Flushing, Queens and Sri Venketeswara Temple in Bridge Water, New Jersey.

The temple will serve to the prayer needs of the Hindu Community besides offering facilities for community and cultural events. In addition to cultural activities which are an integral part of Hindu culture, educational activities, yoga sessions and ‘Balavihar’, a school for younger children, are also run by the temple for the benefit of its members and the devotees.

The temple also participates enthusiastically in different community activities such as Harmony day, the New York City Cultural Mosaic event and Annual Interfaith community event in Staten Island. This also includes a free Health workshop and a seminar by various health professionals for the benefit of Staten Island Community. The culmination of the three day activites will be the classical music by Shri Madhav Guid and his musical group followed by benedictory address of Pujya Swami Pratyagabodhananda that was well attended by a good number of devotees.
The trustees of the Board of the Staten Island Hindu Temple takes this opportunity to thank the volunteers who worked hard to make this event a grand success and those who donated generously to support the Prana Pratishtha celebration.


PUJA INFORMATION:
PUJA Fees

Ashtothara Archana - $7 / Puja Sponsorship - $151

Abhisheka Puja - $11 / Abhisheka puja on Special days - $21

Satyanrayana Puja-$11/ Full Year Satyanarayana Pujas- $111

Every third Saturday 6:30 pm to 9pm,Ayappa pooja,abhishekam and bhajana.

$108.00 for yearly Ayappa pooja sponsorship.

Devi-ki-Chowki Sponsorship - $251

(Pujas are done by Temple Priest Sri. Bhairava Moorthy)