Source: www.silive.com
STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, September 4, 2010: Long-time devotee Vimla Gupta was choked with emotion as the final two Deities were installed at the Staten Island Hindu Temple, Sunnyside. “This is the completion, our dream,” Gupta said. The weekend of celebration culminated with chants, prayers, offerings and sacred baths of milk, sugar and yogurt. The occasion was joyous and spiritual, and also marked the manifestation of a dream that started more than a decade ago in the homes and hearts of a few area residents.
The two new murthis — a Shiva Lingam and the Navagrahas, representing the nine planetary Gods — join Sri Ganesha, Sri Durga, Sri Lakshmi, Sri Sarawati, Shiva Pavarti, Sri Murugan, Sri Ram Parivar, Sri Radha-Krishna, Sri Balaji, Sri Rama Devi and Sri Satyanarayana.