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Big Enough for Two (Washington Post)
Big Enough for Two (Washington Post)
June 8, 2002: The founders of Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Lanham did something almost unheard of. They designed a sanctuary to honor two Hindu gods instead of one, risking a spiritual confrontation between rival factions. But the conflict between Shaivites, followers of Siva (SHEE-vah), and Vaishnavites, followers of Vishnu, never came, said K.N. Siva Subramanian, one of the congregation's organizers a quarter-century ago and chief of neonatal medicine at Georgetown University.
Upanayanam (PBS)
Upanayanam (PBS)
October 25, 2013: We visited a Hindu religious coming-of-age ceremony for nine-year-old Rushil Ramakrishnan at the Hindu Temple in Adelphi, Maryland. Also known as the “sacred thread” ceremony, it is typically performed for boys between the ages of 8 and 16 and traditionally marks the start of their formal education. Dr. Siva Subramanian, a neonatologist at Georgetown University Hospital and a founder of Sri Siva Vishnu Temple as well as other Hindu associations in the metropolitan Washington, DC area, presided over the two-day ceremony. He explains the meaning and significance of its elaborate rituals and Sanskrit chants.
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2013/10/25/upanayanam/20881/
Mayor Muriel Bowser proclaims October 25 as ‘Diwali Day’ in Washington, DC
Mayor Muriel Bowser proclaims October 25 as ‘Diwali Day’ in Washington, DC
October 28, 2017: On a Wednesday evening, the 240-seat Meyer Auditorium, inside the Freer, was packed to capacity as Pandit Venkatacharyulu, a senior priest at the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Maryland, led the lighting of the ‘diya’ (traditional Indian lamp) while chanting a Sanskrit Mantra for world peace and prosperity.
Sri Siva Siva Vishnu Temple Center for Dharma Education Town Halls: In support of our LGBTQIA community
Sri Siva Siva Vishnu Temple Center for Dharma Education Town Halls: In support of our LGBTQIA community
June 2018
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