Bhagavan Parsvanath
This Digambar murti of Bhagavan Parsvanath, the 23rd Tirthankara of the Jain faith, is 9″ high and is made of ashtadhatu.
This Digambar murti of Bhagavan Parsvanath, the 23rd Tirthankara of the Jain faith, is 9″ high and is made of ashtadhatu.
This Svetambar murti of Bhagavan Mahavir, the 24th and final Tirthankara of the Jain faith, is 37″ high and is made of marble. Many devotees have commented on its luminous quality.
This 17-inch-high bronze status of the Goddess of Learning, specially ordered from Bangalore, India, is a donation by the friends and family of Varsha Patel (1951-1997). It was installed in the Temple Library during Saraswati Puja in 1998 (September 28, 1998).
This statue was purchased in Detroit from an Indian arts dealer in 1997, during the 50th anniversary celebration of India’s independence.
The temple has a side sanctum, opening from the main sanctum, for Navagraha Devatas, the nine planetary deities. They were consecrated in a 3-day ceremony over Independence Day 2006 weekend (June 30 – July 2, 2006). Prior to their consecration, they were in a temporary sanctum since September 2001. The...
Shri Kartikeya (also called Kumara, Shanmukha, Skanda, Subrahmanya, Velan, or Murugan) represents the highest state to which a spiritual aspirant can evolve. His weapon is a lance of dazzling brilliance, with which this commander of the army of the devas (celestials) vanquished the demon Taraka. Our Temple’s Shri Kartikeya was...
Lord Venkateshwara, also known as Balaji, is an incarnation of Shri Maha Vishnu. He has four arms, the upper right arm holds Sudarshana Chakra (discus), the upper left arm holds Pancha-Janya (conch), the lower right hand is in Varada hasta (boon-giving) pose, and the lower left hand is in Katyavalambita...
The picture shows Shri Krishna and His embodiment of love, Radha. Shri Krishna is an avatara (incarnation) of Shri Maha Vishnu. The love of Shri Krishna and Radha is an allegory of the union of supreme personality (purusha)with nature (prakriti),from which the physical universe arose. The sculptures, donated by the...
This group consists of Shri Rama in the center, flanked by brother Lakshmana to his right and wife Sita to his left. Ardent devotee Shri Hanuman is bowing in front. Shri Rama is an avatara (incarnation) of Shri Maha Vishnu and Sita is an avatara of Lakshmi (the consort of...
Shri Amba Mata, also called Durga or Lalita, is an avatara (incarnation) of Shri Parvati, the consort of Lord Shiva. She represents the conscious substance of the universe, as also the divine power that destroys evil and sustains the virtuous. Our temple’s Amba Mata was donated by the Gujarati families...