Welcome to Shanti Mandir!

Shanti Mandir’s mission is to provide religious and spiritual services to the South Asian diaspora and to promote educational, social, cultural values and interfaith outreach within the surrounding communities. ​

• To provide a place of worship in the Central Pennsylvania for Hindu congregation.​
• To provide an educational and a cultural center for the community at large.​
• To enhance religious experience and philosophy to diverse congregational group, especially the younger generation​
• To organize major festivals like Diwali, Dashera, Holi and Pongal​
• To organize yoga and meditation classes for the community​
• To organize youth activities for children to learn about religion, culture and languages​
• To develop congregational responsibility and recognize and respect interfaith beliefs​
• To develop and perform community service​
• To continue as a religious, nonpolitical and nonprofit organization​