<P> In Bali, the Hindu temple is known as "Pura", which is designed as an open - air worship place in a walled compound . The compound walls have a series of intricately decorated gates without doors for the devotee to enter . The design, plan and layout of the holy pura follows a square layout . </P> <P> Thailand has many notable Hindu temples including: the Sri Mariammam temple in Bangkok, the Devasathan, the Erawan Shrine, Prasat Muang Tam, Sdok Kok Thom and Phanom Rung . Most of the newer Hindu temples are of South Indian origin and were built by Tamil migrant communities . However, Thailand has many historic indigenous Hindu temples such as Phanom Rung . Although most indigenous Hindu temples are ruins, a few such as Devasathan in Bangkok are actively used . </P> <P> Many members of the South Asian diaspora have established Hindu mandirs outside India as a means of preserving and celebrating cultural and spiritual heritage abroad . Describing the hundreds of mandirs that can be found throughout the United States, scholar Gail M. Harley observes, "The temples serve as central locations where Hindus can come together to worship during holy festivals and socialize with other Hindus . Temples in America reflect the colorful kaleidoscopic aspects contained in Hinduism while unifying people who are disbursed throughout the American landscape ." Numerous mandirs in North America and Europe have gained particular prominence and acclaim, many of which were built by the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha . The Hindu Temple Society of North America, representing Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam (Sanskrit: श्री महावल्लभ गणपति देवस्थानम्, Tamil: ஸ்ரீ மகா வல்லப கணபதி தேவஸ்தானம்), in Flushing, Queens, New York City, is the oldest Hindu temple in the Western Hemisphere, and its canteen feeds 4,000 people a week, with as many as 10,000 during the Diwali (Deepavali) holiday . </P> <P> The Archaeological Survey of India has control of most ancient temples of archaeological importance in India . In India, day - to - day activities of a temple is managed by a temple board committee that administers its finances, management, and events . Since independence, the autonomy of individual Hindu religious denominations to manage their own affairs with respect to temples of their own denomination has been severely eroded and the state governments have taken control of major Hindu temples in some countries; however, in others, such as the United States, private temple management autonomy has been preserved . </P>

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