The Hindu Society of Southern Indiana will celebrate the groundbreaking for its planned, new estimated $1.2 million temple on Goeller Boulevard on the west side of Columbus with a tent-covered, rain-or-shine event Aug. 3.
The gathering for what is the Sri Ganesh Mandir, open to the public with a free midday lunch, is expected to include about 700 people of various faiths and community leaders such as Mayor Jim Lienhoop, according to organizers.
The 8,000-square-foot siding structure on a two-acre site, with a local builder to be named within days, is expected to be completed by spring, Hindu leaders said.
For more on this story, including details about the new building and groundbreaking ceremony, see Thursday’s Republic.
