PLANO, TEXAS, March 12, 2006: Just months after a prayer meeting got the ball rolling early last summer, a new Hindu temple will be established in Plano this week. The final steps in the installation of the deity will take place from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday at the Sri Ganesha Temple at 910 W. Plano Parkway. “The discussion centered around how nice the group prayer was and how wonderful it would be if there was a local place of worship,” said Giridhara Gopal, a member of the working committee for the temple. After some research, it was discovered that the Hindu population is near 10,000 in Collin County. “The need was there. There was a common goal, preserve and promote the values, ideals, culture and philosophy of Hinduism,” Gopal said. “The decision was easy. It was decided to build a Hindu place of worship.”
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