Sanatan Mandir Chattanooga Opening
In Chattanooga, TN, the Hindu community continues to grow. The Congregation of
Sanatan Mandir of Chattanooga plans to open a 25,000 square-foot Hindu temple
and Community Center. The Sanatan Mandir and Community Center will be located
off Hickory Valley Road on an 8-acre parcel, leaving its current home of nearly thirty
years off Bonny Oaks drive.
The new temple and community center opening is a dream come true for the Hindu
community who have raised over $6.5 Million in funds to bring their culture and
traditions to the community and future generations. “Sanatan” has a meaning of all
inclusivity. The temple is a place of belief, life, and humanity learnings.
The Sanatan Mandir and Community Center planning was started in February 2017
and in April 2021 there was an official groundbreaking with a 13-month
construction timeframe. The construction team has worked hard to navigate
through obstacles, such has supply chain issues, labor, weather and price increases
on materials to meet deadline of completion.
The Sanatan Mandir and Community Center will be holding its grand opening events
on May 6, 7 and 8 and will be open to the public at noon on May 8 th . The temple will
be a great asset to the community, offering the Hindu congregation, a place of
worship and everyone exposure to its culture and traditions.
Currently the building will have the capacity to hold 900 people and has 260
parking spaces. There is potential for expansion of the community space in the
future for another 15,000 sqft.
Neighboring the Sanatan Mandir is a newly developed retirement community called
Sanatan Park, housing 26 senior living homes. This provides the Sanatan Park
households the opportunity to utilize the Sanatan Mandir in a convenient way.
For more information please visit: https://www.sanatanmandir.us/
