Sri Ganesha Temple of Alaska, Hindu temple in Anchorage, United States

The Sri Ganesha Temple of Alaska is a Hindu temple in Anchorage with a main worship hall, a shoe-removal area at the entry, and space for traditional ceremonies. The interior is laid out to support Hindu religious practice, giving worshippers a dedicated place to perform their rituals in this northern city.

Members of the local Hindu community began gathering informally in Downtown Anchorage in 1995, which led to the founding of a permanent place of worship. The temple was officially dedicated in 1999, marking the start of an organized religious home for the community.

The main deity is Ganesha, with sacred images of Durga and Rama also installed. At the 1999 inauguration in rented space at the Anchorage Church of Religious Science, local Inuit spiritual leaders and elders blessed the congregation with songs, chants and drumming, and about forty visiting Hindu pilgrims attended. The temple later moved to Blueberry Road and then to Raspberry Road.

The temple opens daily from 12:00 to 14:00, according to the Telugu source. It moved to its Raspberry Road property in 2011 after renovations and the installation of several murtis. Visitors should remove shoes before entering the prayer hall.

At the 1999 dedication ceremony, Inuit leaders joined in by performing traditional songs and drumming alongside the Hindu prayers. It was a rare moment where two very different spiritual traditions of the region came together in the same space.