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AUSTIN, TEXAS, February 17, 2005: The Hindu Community has taken a major step to bring a temple to Austin. It took a long time planning and securing money for the land but on Wednesday the ground was broken in East Travis County. The groundbreaking ceremony was three years in the making. But Austin’s 11,000 Hindu families now have 76 acres just north of Austin to build a temple and activity centers. “This place will also be for Austinites, not only Hindus, but Austinites. We want to be a part of the larger community,” Uma Gupta of the Austin Hindu Temple said. So far they have raised US$200,000 for Phase One of the project and they’ll need $550,000 to complete the first part of the project. The whole plant will cost several millions of dollars, Gupta said. The temple facility will house priests, deacons and give them a place to practice their rites. The plan also includes playgrounds, soccer fields and volleyball courts as well as a place for cultural exhibits.

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