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The Broome Street Ganesha Temple was founded in Soho by yoga teacher Eddie Stern in 2001. AP

Statues of Ganesha and Shirdi Sai Baba at Broome Street Ganesha Temple in Manhattan New York. AP

Priest Prakash, centre, livestreams prayer ceremonies every week. AP

Devotees at the Broome Street temple, which will immerse a statue of Ganpati in the Hudson River at the end of Ganesh Chaturthi this year. Photo: broomestreetganesh / Instagram

The temple pitches itself not strictly as a Hindu house of worship, but as a sanctuary where passers-by can find a few minutes of peace amid the chaos of New York. Photo: broomestreetganesh / Instagram

The Broome Street Ganesha Temple was founded in Soho by yoga teacher Eddie Stern in 2001. AP

Statues of Ganesha and Shirdi Sai Baba at Broome Street Ganesha Temple in Manhattan New York. AP

Priest Prakash, centre, livestreams prayer ceremonies every week. AP

Devotees at the Broome Street temple, which will immerse a statue of Ganpati in the Hudson River at the end of Ganesh Chaturthi this year. Photo: broomestreetganesh / Instagram

The temple pitches itself not strictly as a Hindu house of worship, but as a sanctuary where passers-by can find a few minutes of peace amid the chaos of New York. Photo: broomestreetganesh / Instagram

The Broome Street Ganesha Temple was founded in Soho by yoga teacher Eddie Stern in 2001. AP

Ganesh Chaturthi 2023: Hindu temple in Soho to immerse Ganpati idol in the Hudson

Half yoga studio and half mandir, the Broome Street temple is built for spiritually curious New Yorkers

AP

September 22, 2023

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