The Hindu Temple of The Woodlands is a Hindu temple in
The Woodlands, Texas
The Woodlands is a special-purpose district and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Texas in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area. The Woodlands is primarily located in Montgomery County, with por ...
, in
Greater Houston
Greater Houston, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States, encompassing nine counties along the Gulf Co ...
.
History
In 2005 the Hindu Temple organization was created, buying land later that year. In 2008 the construction on the initial two buildings, the sanctuary and welcome center, began.
This temple, originally the sole Hindu temple serving the northern part of
Greater Houston
Greater Houston, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States, encompassing nine counties along the Gulf Co ...
, was scheduled to open in 2011. The temple, built for $3 million, is located in a stone exterior building on an plot of land along the Woodlands Parkway. It serves Hindus living in The Woodlands,
Conroe,
Spring
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,
Tomball
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, and northern Harris County. The planning, fundraising, and construction took six years. Before the temple was built, residents of the service area of the temple had to travel about one and half hours per direction to temples in
Pearland
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and
Sugar Land
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.
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New temple will serve north Houston Hindus
" ''Houston Chronicle
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''. June 26, 2011. Retrieved on May 3, 2014.
In 2018 each prayer or meditation meeting has 100-200 adherents. That year temple was adding more 100 parking spaces and had plans to build another building.
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Activities
The temple holds public holi
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celebrations and offers free yoga
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classes. It also has heritage classes for five languages of India
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See also
* Religion in Houston
Throughout its history the city of Houston, Texas has been religiously influenced by Protestant Christianity in the Bible Belt. Since the latter half of the 20th century, the Houston area has become home to many different religions in part to its ...
References
External links
Hindu Temple of The Woodlands
*http://hmsamerica.org/
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Indian-American culture in Texas
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Buildings and structures in Montgomery County, Texas
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