Malibu Hindu Temple a temple

Temple

A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...

 of the Hindu god

Hindu deities

Within Hinduism a large number of personal gods are worshipped as murtis. These beings are either aspects of the supreme Brahman, Avatars of the supreme being, or significantly powerful entities known as devas. The exact nature of belief in regards to each deity varies between differing Hindu...

 Venkateswara, built in 1981, is located in the city of Calabasas near Malibu, California

California

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 in the Santa Monica Mountains

Santa Monica Mountains

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. It is owned and operated by the Hindu Temple Society of Southern California. Built in the traditional South Indian style, it is frequented by followers of Hinduism in Southern California

Southern California

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The priests are situated and live on the grounds of the temple. The temple has many gatherings for ceremonies, and provides numerous space for meditation, picknicking, it has a full stage for special cultural and Hindu programs.

In 1997, the temple was used in a small scene in the movie Beverly Hills Ninja

Beverly Hills Ninja

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starring Chris Farley

Chris Farley

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, and in 1998 in a song in the Tamil film Jeans

Jeans (film)

Jeans is a 1998 Tamil musical romance film. Directed and written by Shankar and produced by Ashok Amritraj and Murali Manohar, it stars Prashanth, Aishwarya Rai and Nassar in the lead roles. Raju Sundaram and Lakshmi, prominent actors from the south Indian film industry, played the roles of the...

. In January 2006, the pop-star singer Britney Spears

Britney Spears

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 had her 4-month-old son blessed in a large ceremony by the Hindu priests, of this temple. The event had world-wide coverage in the media.

Temple Complex

The Hindu temple has two complexes - the upper complex with Lord Venkateswara as the presiding deity and the lower complex with Lord Shiva as the presiding deity. In addition to the presiding deity, both complexes have shrines for other deities.

Temple Hours

The temple is open every day of the year.

Weekdays:
Summer hours:
9:00 A.M to 12:30 Noon and 5 P.M to 8 P.M.
Winter hours:
9:00 A.M to 12:30 Noon and 5 P.M to 7 P.M.

Weekends&Holidays:
Summer hours:
8:00 A.M to 8:00 P.M
Winter hours:
8:00 A.M to 8:00 P.M

External links

• Archived official site at the Wayback Machine
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• Malibu Temple pictures
• Home&Abroad - Visitor information and review