Venkateswara Temple, Minnesota facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple Minnesota |
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| Country: | United States |
| State: | Minnesota |
| Location: | Edina |
| Coordinates: | 44°51′56″N 93°21′09″W / 44.8656°N 93.3524°W |
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| Website: | svtemplemn.org |
SrI Venkateswara Center Inc, (SV Center) is incorporated in the state of Minnesota in the year July 2009. The location of this center is 7615 Metro Blvd, Edina, MN 55439 SV Center mission is to Facilitate and conduct Cultural, Educational, Social, Spiritual and Religious services in Greater Minnesota.
Sri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple Minnesota is one of its kind temple which has "Ashtalakshmi sameta Sri Venkateswara Swamy". The principal deity worshipped is Sri Venkateswara Swami along with Sri devi (Maha Lakshmi), Bhoodevi (Goda devi), and Ashtalakshmi, a group of eight forms of Goddess Lakshmi who preside over eight sources of wealth. Lakshmi in Sanskrit language means wealth which will come in the form of prosperity, good health, good farming, success, knowledge, strength, progeny, and power.
The temple also has Maha Shiva, Maha Ganapati and Navagrahas, Sri Rama parivaram and Sri Krishna deities.
