Annual Baylor Visit

Saturday, October 3rd – 9:00 AM

Dear Devotees,

As in the years past, HTCT will host over 200 students and faculty members of the World Cultures 1 Course of the Baylor University in Waco for a lecture, tour of the facility and interactive sessions.

Lecture on Principles of Hinduism

9:00 AM – Welcome and Introduction
Gopal Guttikonda

9:05 AM – 10:00 AM – Lecture on Principles of Hinduism
by Swami Shivatmananda

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM – Break-out Sessions (30 minutes at each station)

1. Yoga & Meditation by Gene Silverblatt
Saraswathi Nilayam

2. God is one but manifestations are many – An explanation of the deities in the sanctum
by Swami Shivatmananda

3. OM Mandapam & Rajagopuram
by Y.V. Rao and Vani Rao

11:30 AM – 12:00 Noon – Q&A by Panel

12:00 Noon – Refreshments

Special Upcoming Event

MILAN

A Silver Gathering for a Golden Future

HTCT 25th Anniversary Fundraising Gala

Saturday, November 7, 2026

5:00 PM – Social Hour | 6:00 – 9:00 PM – Dinner & Entertainment
Hilton Garden Inn Temple Medical Center, Temple, TX

Click Here to Learn More & Register

Hindu Temple of Central Texas

4309 Midway Dr, Temple, TX 76502
254.771.1270 Phone

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