Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple, Hindu temple in Frisco, United States.
Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple is a 34,000-square-foot Hindu temple in Frisco, Texas, built between 2007 and 2015 for the Dallas–Fort Worth Indian community. Its 72-foot Raja Gopuram, added in 2019 by Epsilon Architecture, follows the Agama Shastras and is positioned so sunlight passes from one end to the other. Inside are a prayer hall, cafeteria, dining hall, auditorium and stage.
Construction for Hindus of the Dallas–Fort Worth area began in 2007 and was completed in 2009; the temple opened on 23 July 2015. A week later, on 1 August, it hosted a Guinness World Record for the longest continuous chanting of the Hanuman Chalisa, over 24 hours, led by Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji — his third world record. The Raja Gopuram was built in 2019.
The name karya siddhi means "fulfillment of desires," and devotees come to seek Hanuman's blessing for success. A week after the July 23, 2015 opening, the temple hosted a Guinness World Record for the longest continuous chanting of the Hanuman Chalisa, over 24 hours, led by Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji as his third world record.
The temple is open every day of the week. It has a prayer hall, a cafeteria, a dining hall, an auditorium and a stage, and it runs classes in yoga, Carnatic music, Indian dance and Indian chanting, plus language classes in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Gujarati. The 72-foot Raja Gopuram is built so that sunlight passes from one end to the other.
The 72-foot Raja Gopuram, added in 2019 by Epsilon Architecture, was built so that sunlight passes from one end of the tower to the other. It follows the Agama Shastras, the texts governing Hindu temple construction, and covers 900 square feet.
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