United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Howard, Kate1708/2022The Hindu Temple of Atlanta, the oldest Hindu temple in Georgia, was completed in 1990. Located in Riverdale, the temple is modeled on an ancient temple in Tirumala-Tirupathi, South India.Photograph of the exterior of the Hindu Temple of Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. The entrance is framed by white square columns, and intricate statues of Hindu deities sit above the dark doors. An intricately-carved pyramidal tower called a shikara rises from the center of the temple.The Hindu Temple of Atlanta serves the growing Hindu population of northeast Georgia. The temple serves as the focus of Hindu life, where practitioners gather for worship, education, and social activities.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/hinduismForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/hinduismForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaTemples--Georgia--AtlantaColumns--Georgia--AtlantaStatues--Georgia--AtlantaHinduism--Georgia--AtlantaBuildings--Georgia--AtlantaTowers--Georgia--AtlantaReligious architecture--Georgia--AtlantaTemples, Hindu--Georgia--AtlantaGods, HinduAtlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.Architecture, Hindu--Georgia--AtlantaHindu Temple of AtlantaStillImage