BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha

I visit this temple during Indian festivals, they do celebrate most of the Hindu festivals. You get to meet a lot of people from and out of your community. Additionally, they sell very authentic Indian snacks (mostly Gujarati) that you may hardly find anywhere around.

Excellent temple with great leadership — wonderful priest and peoples to educate people within the Hindu Diaspora and outside of it about the Hindu cultural and religious history of India. Terrific programs for children to learn about for those with younger ones who wish to inform their children about this beautiful tradition and practice. The store inside while modest in size is an outstanding resource for all who visit. I highly recommend this temple all around; especially for visiting for the Sunday evening aarti which is always so well done with a meal to follow.

This is an excellent Hindu mandir. It is a great place to visit around Hindu festivals, especially Diwali. They have regular programs for children, young professionals, older men & older women. Many times in the year, the santos (saints — those who have taken vows to be in the BAPS order) visit. The murtis (icons) inside the mandir represent various divinities holy to Hindus. They have people who can explain Hinduism to you. They also have a store to purchase material about Hinduism, to practice Hinduism, & vegetarian food items & general groceries. This temple is part of the BAPS Hindu sampradaya (sect). Their Milpitas temple is larger. The Chino Hills, CA temple that is opening Dec 2012 is a mega temple with authentic Hindu temple construction.

I have been attending this temple for about seven years now and it’s a great place to make new friends and learn more about Hindu culture and religion. There are plenty of activites for different age groups, especially children.