Sri Somesvara Temple
Hindu Temple
Why pick this one
Sri Somesvara Temple offers Vedic pujas and havans at a 100% Vastu Shiva temple in Mount Soma, North Carolina.
Best for
- Visitors seeking Vedic Shiva worship and a pilgrimage setting
- People requesting pujas, havans, or Rudrabhishekam offerings
- Visitors seeking silence and meditation in the Blue Ridge Mountains
- Guests needing overnight accommodations at Mount Soma
- People interested in Vedic knowledge classes or spiritual retreats
Look elsewhere if
- Visitors need to bring pets, since pets are not allowed
- Visitors want to photograph or use electronics inside the Temple
- Visitors cannot follow conservative dress, shoe removal, silence, and other Vedic etiquette requirements
- Visitors need unrestricted bus access, since bus traffic is limited and a minimum bus parking fee is stated
Specialties
- Vedic Shiva pujas
- Havans and yagyas
- Rudrabhishekam offerings
- Vedic temple ceremonies
What makes them different
- Located at Mount Soma in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina
- Authentic Vedic Shiva temple described as 100% Vastu
- Temple deities, shrines, and entryway were hand-carved from 46 tons of granite imported from India
- Permanent Vedic Pandit Prasad holds the Avadhani title after completing studies at Sree Sanaga Veda University
- Temple was consecrated after five days of ceremonies on May 16, 2011
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 95 Mount Soma Blvd, Leicester, NC 28721
- Phone
- +18285319925
- Website
- http://srisomesvara.org
Services
- Temple worship and visits
- Pujas and havans
- Visitor center access
- Overnight accommodations
- Meditation classes and retreats
- Parks and Mount Soma grounds