{"id":22956,"date":"2026-05-04T15:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/?p=22956"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:22:12","slug":"giresh-vasudev-kulkarni-linking-more-than-12000-temples-in-58-countries-through-the-temple-connect-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/2026\/05\/04\/giresh-vasudev-kulkarni-linking-more-than-12000-temples-in-58-countries-through-the-temple-connect-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Giresh Vasudev Kulkarni: Linking More Than 12,000 Temples in 58 Countries Through the Temple Connect Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UNITED KINGDOM, March 30, 2026 (Global Indian):  At the historic Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University, Giresh Vasudev Kulkarni of Temple Connect was named among the Global Thought Leaders of the Year 2025. The recognition counts his two-decade mission to modernize and digitally connect 12,864 temples worldwide among the work of global changemakers. For Giresh Vasudev Kulkarni, temple visits are much more than offering prayers. They are a dialogue with the history, architecture, energy and divinity of temples. With an eye for detail, he goes around temples understanding their overall functioning \u2014 right from their origins, architectural evolution, rituals, administrative systems, the socio-economic ecosystem around them, and the spiritual energies that define them.<br><br>The meticulously collected information then finds its way to Temple Connect, a one-of-its-kind platform where devotees worldwide can access comprehensive information about temples, rituals and local customs. \u201cWe have connected over 12,864 temples across the world with a motive of empowering the temple economy with improved temple management, administration, maintenance and operations,\u201d says Giresh, Founder of Temple Connect, and the International Temples Convention &amp; Expo, in a chat with Global Indian. Temple Connect was not built overnight. It was a meticulous process of identifying the needs of devotees, understanding the nuances of temple management, and leveraging technology to offer unparalleled services. Giresh\u2019s expertise in media and event management played a crucial role in shaping the platform\u2019s identity. The initiative establishes a global connection by creating a unified digital and professional network for Hindu temples across 58 countries.<br><br>Temple Connect Site:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/templeconnect.com\/temple\/\">https:\/\/templeconnect.com\/temple\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and its founder, Giresh Vasudev Kulkarni:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/story\/cover-story\/giresh-vasudev-kulkarni-linking-more-than-12000-temples-in-58-countries-through-the-temple-connect-platform\/\n\">https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/story\/cover-story\/giresh-vasudev-kulkarni-linking-more-than-12000-temples-in-58-countries-through-the-temple-connect-platform\/<br><\/a><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNITED KINGDOM, March 30, 2026 (Global Indian): At the historic Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University, Giresh Vasudev Kulkarni of Temple Connect,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22961,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22956"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22963,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22956\/revisions\/22963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}