Malibu Hindu Temple (Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple)
मालिबू हिंदू मंदिर (श्री वेंकटेश्वर स्वामी)
📍 Calabasas (Malibu), California
🪔 Far away today? Offer an online puja to Shri Krishna →A white South Indian temple in the Santa Monica Mountains above Malibu, begun in 1981, with Lord Venkateswara in the upper temple and Shiva in the lower one.
मालिबू के ऊपर सांता मोनिका पहाड़ियों में सफ़ेद दक्षिण भारतीय मंदिर — 1981 में आरंभ, ऊपरी मंदिर में भगवान वेंकटेश्वर और निचले में भगवान शिव।
इतिहास History
The Hindu Temple Society of Southern California began building in 1981 on a hillside off Malibu Canyon Road, in what is now Calabasas. It stands outside Malibu's city limits, but the temple has always carried the coast's name.
The complex has two temples, built in concrete in the Dravidian manner: Venkateswara presides above and Shiva below. Corner shrines honour Rama, Lakshmi, Bhudevi and Krishna, with a fifth for Hanuman, and the priests keep a full round of daily rituals and festivals.
दर्शन की जानकारी Before you go
- Hours
- Mon – Fri 9 am – 12:30 pm and 5 – 8 pm; Sat – Sun 9 am – 8 pm. Also open on festival days.
- Food
- A food-service canteen runs behind the temple.
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 white rajagopuram against the green canyon
- Upper (Venkateswara) and lower (Shiva) temples
- Corner shrines for Rama, Lakshmi, Bhudevi, Krishna and Hanuman
- The canteen behind the temple
उत्सव Festivals
Photo: Ganeshk · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons