Shree Ganesh Temple of Chicago

Divine place right on devon avenue. The temple has glass window so you can see it even from the streets and get darshan without having to enter the temple. Ganpati bappa morya

Very calm holy atmosphere. One of it's kind in Illinois land. Jai Ganesh...Har Har Mahadev...!!!

A Ganesh temple with lots of Ganesh portraits and a main statue. Everyone is welcome but not everyone gets to do the arti!!!! Traveled 7 hrs to get to the temple but some aunties didn't let me do arti saying only volunteers can do it. Well not everyone lives nearby! Not mad just upset.

I discovered this place while walking on Devon Avenue. A very unpretentious Hindu place where the statue of Lord Ganesha is prominently enshrined. There is a sense of peace that one's feel when in a sacred place. You have to take off your footwear as you enter as a show of respect. There was a young looking man who I later learned as the pandit (priest). He is very friendly and seems to be shy. He offered if I want to receive a blessing. He said some prayers and tied a piece of string on my left wrist with a blessing. I am not a Hindu but I felt that the divine is in here. As far as I understand, God is in many forms that come to us so we can understand Him better depending on where we came from. This time in the form of a Hindu deity. I don't know much about religion but I know that we cannot limit God. He comes in mysterious ways. I left the temple feeling well and promised myself that I will come back and maybe bring some incense as a gift to God for introducing Himself to me this fine day.

I think very nice atmusfere for famlee. Nice qwaleety parshad