Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple is a Hindu temple in

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. Its one of the biggest temples in the area. It is one of two Hindu temples in Frisco, the other being Hindu Temple of Frisco.

History

Construction on the temple started around 2007 for Hindus in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and completed in 2009. The main deity of the temple is

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. The temple opened on July 23, 2015, and a week later, on August 1, KSH Temple set the world record for the longest continuous chanting with over 24 hours of recitation of

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. The Chant was led by Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji and was his 3rd world record. The temple is open all days of the week.

Facilities

KSH Temple cost $11 million and regularly offers worship services along with classed in

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, Indian Dancing and Indian Chanting as well as classes on

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. The Temple also offers language learning classes for

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, Marathi, Telugu,

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and

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. The Temple also has a prayer hall, a cafeteria, a dining hall, an auditorium and a stage. The Temple's most notable feature is its 72 foot tall "rajagopuram", a tower designed to allow sunlight to pass through from one end to the other.

References

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