Sri Lakshmi Temple, Ashland (Boston)
श्री लक्ष्मी मंदिर, ऐशलैंड
📍 Ashland (Boston), Massachusetts
🪔 Far away today? Offer an online puja to Maa Lakshmi →New England's first traditional Hindu temple, dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi and opened in Ashland in 1990 after more than a decade of work by Boston's Hindu families.
न्यू इंग्लैंड का पहला पारंपरिक हिंदू मंदिर — देवी लक्ष्मी को समर्पित, 1990 में ऐशलैंड में खुला।
इतिहास History
A few Hindu families around Boston began praying together in 1978, meeting weekly in a Knights of Columbus hall in Melrose, and that October each committee member pledged $101 towards a temple. In 1981 they bought 12 acres on Waverly Street in Ashland, and the sthapathi Ganapathy Sthapathi drew the design.
Ground was broken on 19 June 1984, with help from a loan by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, and the exterior stone cladding was finished in 1986. Once the interior was complete, a four-day grand opening was held in May 1990; the temple was expanded in 2005 and again in 2018.
दर्शन की जानकारी Before you go
- Hours
- Mon – Fri 9 am – noon and 5:30 – 9 pm; Sat, Sun and holidays 9 am – 9 pm.
- Photos
- No photography or video inside the Maha Mandapam. Switch phones off before you enter.
- Leave footwear neatly at the entrance
- No food or drink inside the Maha Mandapam
- Schools and groups can book a guide in advance at fd@srilakshmi.org
- Parking is free; keep clear of the fire lanes
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
- Sri Lakshmi in the main shrine
- Shrines to Ganesha, Balaji, Nataraja and Parvati, Subramanya with Valli and Deivanai, Hanuman, Garuda and Ayyappa
- The tall rajagopuram
- Guides for schools and groups, by arrangement
उत्सव Festivals
Photo: Tshiv · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons