Mount Soma
Mount Soma | |
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| Mount Soma | |
  Mount Soma Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°39′25.8″N 82°51′56.0″W / 35.657167°N 82.865556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | |
| • Official | English |
Mount Soma is a 435-acre Vedic Vastu community in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina established in 2011.
Description
[edit]The Mount Soma center includes a visitor center, a meditation hall and the Vedic Sri Somesvara Temple.[1][2] The temple was built using 46 tons of hand-carved Indian granite and Vastu architecture.[3][4] The temple grounds include hand-carved black granite Navagrahas (nine planets) and a 20-foot statue of Lord Hanuman.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Forum on Religion – Consecration of Srī Somesvara Temple". Yale University.
- ^ a b Harrell, Shelby (June 5, 2014). "Hanuman Has Arrived". The Mountaineer. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ "Sri Somesvara Temple, Mount Soma, North Carolina". K&SK Architects.
- ^ "Broadcast about Sri Somesvara, Mount Soma & Michael Mamas". TV Asia. January 24, 2016.
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[edit]Categories:
- Asian-American culture in North Carolina
- Hindu temples in the United States
- Indian-American culture
- Populated places in North Carolina
- 2011 establishments in North Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Buncombe County, North Carolina
- Religious buildings and structures in North Carolina
- Hinduism in the United States
- Indian-American culture in North Carolina
- Soma (drink)