Visiting the Concord Temple

The Golden Gate Mission arrange a special visit to the Shiva-Murugan Temple in Concord, California. The new temple is moving quickly as a team of silpis, both plaster and granite, make the shrines. After a wonderful puja and visit to Gurudeva's shrine downstairs, we were taken on what is said to be the very first tour for visitors. We met the silpis, toured the cultural center and spent some time with Mr. Patel, the project supervisor. The temple will take another 18-24 months to complete, and when it is finished will be one of the city's most rich cultural and architectural gems.

The priest guides Paramacharya to the mandapam with a kumbha.

Muruga puja is performed there in the mandapam where we so often listened to Gurudeva\

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A small group joins the tour. Here is the unpainted plaster work that is taking form.

Back to the puja

Once this temple is done, the old one will be removed.

The swamis later drove to Mount Diablo to visit Suriyakumar, Rushika and friends.

A farewell lunch follows the Concord Temple visit.

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