Source: Press Release
NEW YORK, USA, December 2, 2001: The Vraj Temple of the Pusti Margiya Vaishnava Samaj of North America received a major financial boost in its bid to build a large temple on a 50,000 square-foot area. New Jersey-based well-known Indian American community leader and philanthropist, Dr. Sudhir M. Parikh, made a record donation of US$151,000 on the occasion of Diwali and Annakut festivities on November 18. The temple will be a replica of the famed, original Shrinathjee temple in Nathdwara, near Udaipur, Rajasthan. Drs. Sudhir and Sudha Parikh’s donation makes them the highest benefactors to Vraj Temple in its 14-year history. For more details contact: Pramod Amin, 2103 Mason Hill Drive, Alexandria Virginia 22306-2415. Phone: (703) 765-1554 and (703) 338-2646.