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Temple Vandalized

Hindu Society of Minnesota
1835 Polk Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Mr. Umesh Singh
Hindu Society of Minnesota
Board of Trustees
Executive Committee Member
singhuks@...
763.416.4068

Contact: Mr. Varadarajan Chari
Hindu Society of Minnesota
Board of Trustees
Member Executive Committee Member
chari@...
763.559.8159

New Temple in Maple Grove Vandalized

Maple Grove, MN --- April 7, 2006 --- On the night of April 5, 2006,
the new temple
being constructed in Maple Grove, MN by the Hindu Society of
Minnesota was
vandalized. Vandals broke in to the 43,000 square feet facility and
damaged the religious
deities and several other areas of the temple, including the
auditorium, dining hall and
classrooms. The temple, in its final stage of construction, was
scheduled to open to the
public in June 2006.

In light of the recent vandalism, however, this date is being
reevaluated by the leadership team of the Hindu Society of Minnesota.
Numerous architects have been working for over two years on the
traditional Hindu
design of the temple. Many pieces of the temple have been handcrafted
in India and
shipped to Minnesota for use. The deities in the religious altar,
located on the second
floor of the facility, were constructed in India and were destroyed
as a result of the
vandalism. These uniquely crafted pieces will be difficult to
replace.

The City of Maple Grove has been enthusiastically involved in the
planning and
construction of the new temple and is extremely distressed about the
acts of vandalism.
The City is actively working with authorities on the investigation of
the vandalism.

While the Hindu community of Minnesota is deeply saddened at the
destruction of their
place of worship and the center of their community, they are
confident that they will be
able to repair the damage done to the building. `We remain positive
that our temple will
be restored and that this case of vandalism will not affect the
healthy and established
relationship between the Hindu Society of Minnesota and the greater
community,' states
Dr. Shashikant Sane, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Hindu
Society of Minnesota.

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For more information on this article or the Hindu Society of
Minnesota, please contact Mr.
Singh or Mr. Chari.

Star Tribune article
WCCO video and article

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