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The temple attracts many visitors, both Hindus and non-Hindus, coming from Suriname and from all over the world.

On 5 February 1930 the association received formal recognition from the Dutch colonial government.

However, it lasted until 1947 before the temple was officially inaugurated.

An Aryan temple, moreover, has no images.

Earlier they came together in classrooms which provisorily were arranged as temple halls.

It was demolished in 1975 to make place for a new temple, but because of a radical change in the construction plans and financial problems due to the bad economic situation of Suriname in the 1980s and 1990s the erection of this building took around twenty years.

The ground flour includes various meeting rooms and a library and the upper floor is the space where the ceremonies are performed.

The place for burning the fire is in the centre of the hall, whereas the benches are placed in circles surrounding the fireplace, which emphasizes that all people attending the fire ceremony are in principle equal.

The building is octagonal, so it gives the impression that it is round, which reflects the circular form of the sun, the moon and the earth.

The three towers refer to the three eternal units in our universal existence: the absolute God, human being and nature.

The roofs of the two smaller towers and the tower on the big dome of the temple all have four floors, a number referring to the four Vedas, the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.

The building does not contain any image of a divinity, since the worship of images is forbidden in the rya Samj.

Swastikas, Om-syllables and Sanskrit and Hindi sentences in devanagari script are painted on the walls and the ceilings.

Some of these texts have a ritual character, such as the Gayatri Mantra, a holy formula derived from the Rig Veda (3,62,10), while other sentences are ethical exhortations derived, for example, from the Manusmrti (Mnava Dharmashstra).

The swastika stands for salvation and the Om-syllable refers to the absolute God, whereas a recitation of Vedic verses is considered to be very powerful.

At the same time, the architecture is clearly inspired by the forms and patterns of the era of the Moghuls in India and the time of the Moors in Spain.

Unfortunately the southern fence including its mantras is removed to make space for a parking place for a nearby supermarket.

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