Maha Ganapati Temple of Arizona, Maricopa
महा गणपति मंदिर, एरिज़ोना
📍 Maricopa (Phoenix), Arizona
🪔 Far away today? Offer an online puja to Shri Ganesh →A quiet desert temple south of Phoenix, built around a four-foot Ganesha gifted in 1999 by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami of Kauai's Hindu Monastery.
फ़ीनिक्स के दक्षिण में रेगिस्तान का शांत मंदिर — 1999 में कौआई हिंदू मठ के सद्गुरु शिवाय सुब्रमुनियस्वामी द्वारा भेंट की गई गणेश प्रतिमा के चारों ओर बना।
इतिहास History
In 1999 Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami of Kauai's Hindu Monastery gave a 1,400-pound, four-foot Ganesha for a new temple in Arizona. The temple society was formed in 2000, and in 2002 a family donated 15 acres in Maricopa.
Ground was broken for an 8,000-square-foot temple on 25 August 2007; the first phase, with four towers, was finished in May 2008, when the murtis were consecrated. More murtis followed in 2011, and by 2014 sculptors had finished carving the four towers.
दर्शन की जानकारी Before you go
- Hours
- Weekends and US national holidays 10 am – 6 pm; weekdays 10:30 am – 12:30 pm and 5:30 – 7:30 pm. Pujas start at 11 am.
- The temple closes early on eclipse days; check its home page
From the temple’s official website, checked in October 2026. Hours change for festivals and seasons, so confirm on the temple’s site or by phone before you travel. General temple etiquette →
दर्शनीय Don’t miss
- The Maha Ganapati gifted from Kauai
- Four carved towers, the tallest 26 feet high
- Shrines for many other deities
- A peaceful site far from city traffic