Besides he has been been visiting S.V.Temple and taking around his friends to other tourist attractions in Pittsburgh and West Virginia, by road. What a coincidence and indeed a pleasure to lodge in his apartment, a known place in an unknown territory, during the week end. It is heartening to make a mention here that our son's very close childhood friend, and neighbor in Bangalore is employed in one of the top four software companies and now stationed at Pittsburgh. Our stay was in a posh luxury apartment in downtown. We went round the temple premises by way of a 'pradakshina' before boarding the car.Įarlier in the morning we left around 7 AM by car and our son and his wife shared the driving up to Pittsburgh. We were taken very close tothe presiding deity Sri Balaji, when we performed archana and had dharsan to heart's content. Divine power is manifested in itself in the form of a murthi, the icon and gets empowered by devotional music, vedic chanting, archanas, deepa aarathi, abhishekam, homam and prayers by devotees.

The Agamas state that Narayana, the eternal divine being should be worshipped in an iconic form (murthi) in temples and homes. The deity( Vishnu) resides in the innermost recess called the garbhagraha.

Two sides of the temple represent the hands and the top of the temple is the head. The temple has a 7th century architechture and is built in accordance with Agama Sastras in the image of a human body. Sri Venkateswara Temple in Pittsburgh in the State of Pennsylvania is one of the earliest Hindu Temples in USA. We were fortunate to visit the temple on 25th of August, the day being Saturday, considered auspicious to visit a Vaishnava-Perumal Temple.

' and call the God in tune by names ' Lord Sri Venkataramana, Govinda, Ezhumalaiyandavane.' as they worship in Sri Venkateswara itemple in Penn Hills in Pittsburg. Devotees sing in chorus ' Kausalya Supraja Rama. Every morning on a hill top in an eastern sub-urb of Pittsburgh, the God awakens.

Sai baba shirdi idol in glass hexagonal