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Artisans
were flown from India and spent many months completing
the sculptural work of the temple by hand. |
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The Sri Venkateswara
Temple, also known as the Malibu or Calabasas
Hindu Temple, is a landmark in the greater Los
Angeles area and a treasure of the Conejo Valley.
Neatly nestled at the Las Virgenes base of Malibu
Canyon, the temple is an expression of authentic
Hindu architecture. Devotees from all over Southern
California come here to worship and practice Hinduism.
According to a long-time temple attendee, a small
group of founders, searching for land availability,
chose the construction site in 1978. The location
was selected for a number of reasons including
cost of land and geographical similarity between
it and a temple at Thirupathi, located in southern
India... |
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