TORONTO, CANADA, April 13, 2011 (South Asian Focus): An Udupi matha (temple) has opened in Toronto’s east end. The Sri Krishna Brundavana has come up at a spacious facility sprawling across more than 20,000 square feet in Scarborough.
The matha was formally inaugurated on the occasion of Ugadi (New Year’s Day for India’s Kannada and Telugu speaking communities), on April 4, by Sri Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji from Udupi Sri Krishna Temple in Karnataka, India.
Swamiji, who heads the Puthige matha at Udupi, said the spacious Scarborough facility, with in-house premises for its priests, would serve all of the community’s local requirements, while the Vidyapeeth (university set to open this summer in the Niagara Falls area), would help train priests, both for students from North America as well as India.
“It is important particularly for our younger generations to stay engaged with the time-tested philosophies of our Sanatana Dharma,” he said. Swamiji said the two new Canadian projects were aimed at helping preserve our traditions while seeking to foster world peace. He is also seeking more interfaith dialogue to spread awareness and promote peace.