Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, Lanham (Washington DC)
श्री शिव विष्णु मंदिर, लैनहैम
📍 Lanham (Washington DC), Maryland
🪔 Far away today? Offer an online puja to Mahadev →One of the largest temples in America, just outside Washington, DC, where Shiva of Rameswaram and Vishnu of Thiruvananthapuram are worshipped together.
वॉशिंगटन डीसी के पास अमेरिका के सबसे बड़े मंदिरों में से एक — जहाँ रामेश्वरम के शिव और तिरुवनंतपुरम के विष्णु साथ पूजे जाते हैं।
इतिहास History
Construction began in 1988 on Cipriano Road in Lanham, about a mile from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, and went on in stages until the last deity was consecrated in 2002. The design draws on the Pallava, Chola and Vijayanagara traditions.
Its presiding deities follow two great South Indian icons: Shiva as Ramanathaswamy of Rameswaram and Vishnu as Ananthapadmanabha of Thiruvananthapuram. The temple is now raising funds for a Jeernodharana Kumbhabhishekam, its renewal and reconsecration, planned for 2027.
दर्शन की जानकारी Before you go
- Hours
- Weekdays 9 am – 1 pm and 5 – 9 pm; weekends 9 am – 9 pm.
- Food
- The prasadam counter keeps temple hours (all day at weekends and on special days).
- The Murugan Temple of North America is on the same road
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
- Ramanathaswamy and Ananthapadmanabha in the main shrines
- An Ayyappa shrine with eighteen steps, after Sabarimala
- Shrines to Parvati, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Durga, Rama, Krishna, Andal, Hanuman and the Navagrahas
- Concerts and dance performances through the year
उत्सव Festivals
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