Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapathi Devasthanam is in the Queens borough of New York, and is more than 40 years old, started in 1970. So it one of the older temples in US.
We were blessed to visit the place on 2010 Vinayakachathurthi day, on 11Sep.... After doing pooja at home we drove in our Corolla towards NY, starting our drive on NJ turnpike, then crossing the Goethals bridge, following the Verrazona bridge, and then on the Queens Brooklyn expressway, and crossing the busy roads on Queens in Flushing we went towards Kissena boulevard and parked our car after the 1.5 hours drive on the side streets along the independent houses after we reached 45-57 Bowne Street, Flushing NY 11355.
Ganesha was looking very nice with the Pushpa Alankaram specially done for the day, Shanmukha with Valli and Deviynai on his beautiful peacock with Vibuthi alankaram, Siva and Parvathi, and all the gods around all made the place so serene and beautiful.
We felt nice doing the pooja there and then went to see the praharam, Dhwaja stambam, and the different ganeshas in the praharam. Took photos there, and had the nice food served on the auspicious day.
There are Raghavendra temple right opposite to the ganesha temple, and LakshmiNarayan temple on the nearby road, and Saibaba Mandir on the adjacent street, all are very near by and walkable, and can visit all to have nice darshan.
We left from there and headed back home and reached back around 5 in the evening, the whole day was a nice day, little tiring with walking around, but felt good.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Philadelphia - Liberty Bell
Visiting The Liberty Bell in PA is of equivalent importance as that of the Statue of Liberty in NY. Historically both of equal fame. The bell symbolizes the liberation of slavery and forming the constitution.
The Bell is in display , which has a crack. Ideally first we should go to the Visitor center and collect the pass for the Independence Hall tour. Note that none of these have a cost for the ticket. After that can go around first to the bell, then the Constitution Center, this has a cost to the ticket ($12), so can go by choice. Then can visit the Independence hall and the George Washington first Presidential Office. The carpenter's hall is also of importance where the first papers where signed where US was born, where 10 states were united first. The first Supreme Court, and the other Presidential offices are all one after the other. The nice clocks on the buildings are worth noting. The stretch to walk from the hall to the Constitution Center is also nice an can take some snaps.
There is a model of a Lord like person sitting in the Carpenter's hall with whom we can take a photograph.
The Bell is in display , which has a crack. Ideally first we should go to the Visitor center and collect the pass for the Independence Hall tour. Note that none of these have a cost for the ticket. After that can go around first to the bell, then the Constitution Center, this has a cost to the ticket ($12), so can go by choice. Then can visit the Independence hall and the George Washington first Presidential Office. The carpenter's hall is also of importance where the first papers where signed where US was born, where 10 states were united first. The first Supreme Court, and the other Presidential offices are all one after the other. The nice clocks on the buildings are worth noting. The stretch to walk from the hall to the Constitution Center is also nice an can take some snaps.
There is a model of a Lord like person sitting in the Carpenter's hall with whom we can take a photograph.
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