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Hindu Heritage Centre
[edit]Hindu Heritage Centre is designed by K. Paul Architectsand is located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The land where the building sits on was bough int 2004, the construction started in 2006 but then was temporarily delayed due to city permits. The construction later continued on Diwali, Tuesday October 28th, 2008. Once the construction was complete the Hindu Heritage Centre officially opened its doors in May 2011.
Project Funding
[edit]The project initially started at a cost of over 6 million CAD, and in order to fund it the head priest Shastri Jihad to take loans which were later paid off in 2012 one year after the official opening of the Heritage Centre.[1]
Plans for the Future
[edit]The Hindu Heritage Centre is 25000 square feet in size and is known to be one of the largest Hindu temples in Canada. The building is separated into three sections, the upper floor is dedicated to education where they teach the culture of Hinduism, dance forms such as: Bharatanatyam, Kathak, and many more. They also teach how to read and write in Hindi, the native language is Sanskrit. The main floor is used for prayers and the bottom floor is used for different Hindu events and festivals. The goal is to eventually become a Hindu school but for now remains a cultural Centre[2].
About Architect
[edit]Kummel Paul designed the building, he himself is also Hindu, and took his team to design and construct the Heritage Centre despite the delays that had occurred. K. Paul architect focuses on retail and commercial architecture. They are licensed to work in 9 of the Canadian provinces and over 31 states as they have a vast reach in North America.[3]
- ^ Dixit, Nataasha. About Hindu Heritage Center. Other. Head Priest Shastri Ji. Mississauga , February 2022.
- ^ Dixit, Nataasha. About Hindu Heritage Center. Other. Head Priest Shastri Ji. Mississauga , February 2022.
- ^ kpaulclo. "K Paul Architect". kpaularchitect.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
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