Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh
श्री वेंकटेश्वर मंदिर, पिट्सबर्ग
📍 Penn Hills (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania
🪔 Far away today? Offer an online puja to Shri Krishna →One of the first traditional Hindu temples built by Indian immigrants in America, consecrated in 1977 on a Penn Hills hilltop and remodelled to echo the great temple at Tirumala.
अमेरिका में भारतीय प्रवासियों द्वारा बने पहले पारंपरिक हिंदू मंदिरों में से एक — 1977 में पेन हिल्स की पहाड़ी पर प्रतिष्ठित, तिरुमला की शैली में।
इतिहास History
Pittsburgh's Hindus set up a shrine in a store basement during Pongal in 1972, and broke ground for a temple in Penn Hills on 17 April 1975. Designed with the Endowments Department of Andhra Pradesh, it was consecrated in 1977, which makes it, with the Ganesh Temple in Flushing, one of the two oldest traditional temples built by Indian immigrants in the United States.
A remodelling in 2005, costing about $1.5 million, gave it the look of the Tirumala temple in Andhra Pradesh, and devotees from across the Northeast and Midwest come here as pilgrims. Its day runs from Suprabhatam in the morning to Ekantha Seva at night.
दर्शन की जानकारी Before you go
- Hours
- Open daily 9 am – 8:30 pm (weekends from 8 am in the summer season). Swamy's darshan closes for about an hour around midday for alankaram.
- Dress code
- Everyone over 12 must be covered from shoulders to legs; no shorts.
- Food
- The cafeteria serves prasadam during temple hours, with sambar rice, pongal and upma added at weekends.
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 over the entrance, styled after Tirumala
- Sri Srinivasa Kalyanam and Swarna Pushpa Archana at weekends
- Prasadam in the temple cafeteria: tamarind rice and yogurt rice most days
- The hilltop setting above Pittsburgh's eastern suburbs
उत्सव Festivals
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