Welcome to Devi Temple of Florida
ONE BIG FAMILY
The Devi Temple of Florida was a concept that began over 10 years ago. A group of families from Gainesville and surrounding areas embarked on the creation of a Hindu Temple in the Gainesville area that served the needs of surrounding communities...
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Temple Timings
Temple is open on the event days (Refer Calendar). Temple will be opened at the other times on request basis. Please send us an email: Info@DeviTempleofFlorida.org if you plan to visit temple on any specific days.
** Every third Sunday, Temple is open from –10:00 AM to 12:00 PM for Meditation class by Sri.Amnaya Awasthi.
If your group is interested to organize community puja or bhajan or recital at the temple, please reach out to Sarala Samakur @352-213-8829/ Raji N @ 352-219-7137 or email: Info@DeviTempleofFlorida.org
If you wish to organize any private puja/event at the temple please contact Chetana Mehta@352-514-1452 or Minoo Walia@352-215-7438 or email: Info@DeviTempleofFlorida.org
Note: For our schedule of special celebrations and functions, please visit our Events page.
3637 SW, FL-45, Newberry, FL 32669
Telephone Number: (352) 457-5262
Directions to Temple:
From Gainesville, go on FL-26 W/W Newberry RD. go past the Town of Tioga until you reach the city of Newberry. At the four-way stoplight, turn left onto US-27 S/US-41 S/SW 250 ST. On the corner you will find Villagio's Pizzeria shop. As you continue US-27, you will pass a middle school, continue about 2 miles until you see on the left, the sign for Devi temple.
Past this sign, there is a main gated entrance to the Temple , please enter through it and follow the paved road.
Directions to Temple:
From Gainesville, go on FL-26 W/W Newberry RD. go past the Town of Tioga until you reach the city of Newberry. At the four-way stoplight, turn left onto US-27 S/US-41 S/SW 250 ST. On the corner you will find Villagio's Pizzeria shop. As you continue US-27, you will pass a middle school, continue about 2 miles until you see on the left, the sign for Devi temple.
Past this sign, there is a main gated entrance to the Temple , please enter through it and follow the paved road.
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 4, Verse 8
Paritranaya sadhunam vinashaya cha dushkritam
Dharma sansthapanarthaya sambhavami yuge yuge
Translation: To protect the righteous, to annihilate the wicked, and to reestablish the principles of dharma I appear on this earth, age after age.
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 12, Verse 16
Anapekshah shuchir daksha udasino gata-vyathah
sarvarambha-parityagi yo mad-bhaktah sa me priyah
Translation: Those who are indifferent to worldly gains, externally and internally pure, skillful, without cares, untroubled, and free from selfishness in all undertakings, such devotees of Mine are very dear to Me.