SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, May 15, 2001: Five hundred Hindu families have joined forces to raise money to build a cultural centre next door to the proposed Ganesha Temple in South Jordon, Utah. Governor Mike Leavitt was on hand at a recent fund-raising for the centre. Promoting Indian dance, music, and dinner, the attraction raised $110,000. The Indian community was commended by the Governor for its contribution to Utah’s economy and its cultural diversity. Spokesman for the Indian community, Dinesh Patel, expects the construction for the temple and cultural centre to begin in two or three years, as the Indian population is small in Utah.
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