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Phone
  
+1 570-754-7067

Function
  
Hindu temple

Vraj Hindu Temple

Address
  
15 Manor Rd, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972, USA

Similar
  
Govardhan hill, Shrinathji Temple, Great Smoky Mountains, Krishna Balaram Mandir, Great Smoky Mountain

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The Vraj Hindu Temple is located in Schuylkill County, in Eastern Pennsylvania, United States, two miles west of the intersection of Routes 183 and 895. It is a multimillion-dollar temple or haveli covering 300 acres (1.2 km2) of the land. Vraj is also known as Noontan Nadalaya, and abode for God ShriNathji (a manifestation of Krishna). It is visited by an average of 100,000 Hindu pilgrims per year. Vraj offers daily prayers (Darshans), annual events and volunteer opportunities for young people.

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History

Vraj Hindu Temple was founded in 1988 by a religious group from Harvard University who were practicing Hinduism.

Darshans (prayer events)

Darshan is a sanctum that is organized six times a day (everyday) as different prayers. Each Darshan has a special mood, emotion, clothes, music and food:

Mangala - to underline the auspiciousness of the beginning the day. Shringar - Shirnathji is dressed, and a flower garland is placed around his neck. Raajbhoog - the main meal of the day with different types of sweet. Utthapan - for when Shrinathji is believed to wake up from afternoon siesta. Sandhya Arati - an evening prayer with light garland. Shayan - a celebration with music and drumming to herald the final prayer of the day.

Vraj Youth

Vraj is a small organization coordinated by young volunteers and students from all over the USA. It was created to encourage service to the community and broaden knowledge of Indian Heritage. Most of the Vraj youth are students from High School and colleges aged from 16 to 28.

Vraj youth are involved in all occasions offered from the temple such as prayers, food, festive celebrations or any other community services.

Vraj youth also organizes the biggest event of the year, called Vraj Youth Camp. Gurus are invited to give religious advice and lessons to the young community.

References

Vraj Hindu Temple Wikipedia