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FR&A Photo Gallery: Balaji Temple Initiated With Ceremony

May 29, 2016 Religion

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Members of the Balaji Temple join Hindu priests in making offerings to the Hindu god statue.

The Srivari Sri Balaji Temple on Elizabeth Avenue was formally initiated in a May 29 ceremony.

The ceremony was the capstone of a three-day outdoor festival held by the temple.

Two priests flew in from India to help with the ceremony, said Vijayaraghavan Poondi, chairman of the temple’s board of trustees.

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