JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, March 23, 2007: Jacksonville Hindus are delighted that a Hindu temple has been opened in their community. Now the 4,000 Hindus living in Jacksonville have a place to pray and worship. The news release explained, “On Friday, Hindu priests and others were busy readying the temple, which is located on Greenland Road in Mandarin. A ceremony was held outside on Friday as five priests from across Florida came to sanctify Jacksonville’s first Hindu temple. With fire and water, Priest Kadambi Shrinatte Ji led the ceremony. Others gathered to pray.”
Shrinatte Ji added, “They’re praying for this divine event. All these prayers are going for this installation ceremony. So, these are all adding to the energy. We worship the different forms in our temples, different forms of the One Almighty. One almighty Supreme Being is being worshiped in the different forms in the Hindu religion.”