Shiva – Vishnu Temple Livermore

very nicely done. I’ve been here for now 20+ years and every year I see the improvements at the temple. Well done. Kudos to the mgmt. team for doing excellent work. seriously

It’s an absolute delight to visit this Temple in foreign land which sweetly reminds me of my worship days at one-​in-​many of my favorite & regularly visited Southern Indian temples back in country. It’s probably because of the beautiful & prominently visible ‘Gopura’ of the temple (a monumental tower usually at the entrance of South Indian temples) that takes me back to my good old memories.
Every time being at Shiva — Vishnu Temple Livermore gives me so much pleasure & inner peace. Been here many times and have always found the place to be well maintained, neat & organized. The Pujaris or Archakas (Priests) adheres to the strict hindu cultural values & disciplines. They are sincere, courteous & helpful. Even during festival days, the temple priests and authorities manages the huge crowd efficiently. There have been not a single time where I’ve felt difficult or cumbersome with the temple rules or experienced any chaotic situation during busy days. It’s almost a 40 year old establishment (incorporated in 1977) and no wonder they give the best service to their devotees.
The deities in the main temple are: Ganesha, Shiva, Parvati, Kartikeya, Sridevi (Lakshmi), Vishnu, Bhoodevi, Radha-​Krishna, Rama-​Sita, Navagraha, Hanuman, Kalabhairava, and Dashbhuja Durga. Offering heartfelt prayers to all the Gods & Goddesses just gives me a strong energy, a complete positive vibration that’s felt far beyond the simple words. During my recent visit with the hubby and friends, we were blessed to see the Ekanta Seva (the last ritual among the daily sevas). During this seva, Lord Srinivasa/​Vishnu is put to celestial sleep by singing lallabiees. It was quite wonderful to witness the seva, do stay few minutes longer during closing hours to enjoy this bliss.
Quick Tips,
— To know their everyday schedules, check their website, it’s very useful and has all necessary up-​to-​date information & upcoming puja timing/​other event announcements.
— General prasad is offered in the form of sweets & rice varieties every day. But, even if you miss their daily puja prasads, don’t you worry, just grab their Laddoos/​Vadas at the Visitor center. They are always made available & the price of laddoos costs only 3 $ (Trust me these laddoos are much bigger than the Thirupathi laddoos).
— Has Large parking facility. Extra parking area, usually opposite to the temple location, is arranged during festival days.
How I wish to reside near this temple, to enjoy every day darshan. Lucky neighborhood, but I’m still Thankful to receive the blessings so far :) Will keep coming !!

Excellent place for worship. The ambience is good. The atmosphere is peaceful and the place is clean. The food is also pretty good. Overall, well worth visiting

They guy doing our wedding was an HOUR late!
Other than that the temple is nice. Its a little busy and crowded when we were there. I guess that’s expected though.

This temple is almost an exact replica of the temple in Malibu, CA. I love this temple. The ladies were super nice. They set me up with an online account. Sometimes, they ask questions that I have to call my mom about. Like what’s my star? Gotra? I have no idea. I just follow my parents/​grandparents when I’m at the temple. But now that I’m on my own up here in the Bay Area, this temple definitely felt like home.
When I walked into the mandir, the priest signaled with his hand for me to come inside. Then he performed the abishekum (sp?). It was a beautiful ceremony. I even felt my grandparents’ presence.
Everything is clean too! Shoe area, bathrooms, etc.
And the best for last? The rice, shira, ladoos, everything were SO GOOD! The ladoos are bigger than my head. They even put fried red chilies in the rice. Typical, South Indian food. I loved it. I wonder how their sambar is. I have yet to try everything.
I would love to get married here. It’s way easier to find the temple than it is to find a groom…

Very nice temple. it can get pretty crowded and cafeteria has a stage where you have kids dancing and just playing.

It’s a bit in the middle of nowhere but this temple is fairly well managed. The premises are clean, there’s plenty of parking (and there’s an overflow across the street as well). Shoe racks and restrooms are well organized and clean.
For those who care there is a Balaji, Ganesha, Shiva, Lakshmi, & Murugan idols. Both the Shiva & Balaji idols do their own archana’s (an idol worship ceremony runs on the hour 5:30pm, 6:30pm…). You can get a $ 7 ticket from the office for a special archana’s. The office also sells some goodies (laddus, vada’s etc).

The people that run the temple are thieves. My wife and I got married here 04/​20/​2015. I left my brand new camera battery and charger plugged into the wall and forgot it. The hall we were married in was locked as we left at around 3pm by Vasabi and we realized we lost the battery and charger when we got home. We called the next morning and spoke to Vasabi again. We told her exactly where it was and she said told us she had located it and would hold it in the office under Poonam’s name.
Today 04/​22/​2015 afternoon we called Venkat and he said that they have it there at the office and we can come and pick it up. We traveled all the way from our home in Milpitas though rush hour traffic to arrive on time, only to find the charger/​battery they have, while the same model, was obviously not our charger or battery. The camera charger and battery we had was purchased less than a month before, but the charger they gave us was scratched and beat up and the battery had a sticker on it from «bor​rowlenses​.com» as well as a number etched in it. Since the office was locked right after we left, and we had called the next morning when they opened, and since Vasabi told us she had found it in the same place we described in the locked hall and then transferred to the locked office, it means the battery and charger was in temple staff possession the entire time. This means that it was one of the temple staff, not a devotee, saw the charger and brought their charger/​battery in for the purpose of exchanging it with a much older and beat up model.
We complained immediately before we left however Venkat was unsympathetic, instead insisting it was OUR fault for leaving it in the temple. Clearly the blame extends to us because it was our fault to get married at this temple in the first place. Save your money and get married at a temple with honest people. If they will steal a $ 100 charger who knows what else they will steal.

Very beautiful temple with beautiful altars. A very pleasing environment and friendly archakas. A must visit place.

Beautiful and serene, as a temple ought to be.

This was truly a beautiful place to visit! it was very welcoming! i find myself spiritual connect with Hinduism more than any other religion out there. it was very nice to be able to come to place to worship, pray and meditate. I felt truly at peace once i left the temple.
please remove your shoes before entering the temple, its truly a holy site.
will definitely return again when i am back in town!

Truth in advertizing: I’m an Episcopal priest not Hindu.
That said, I really enjoy the Shiva-​Vishnu temple. Often, far too often, those of us from different traditions assume the worst of other, judging, poking fun, condemning… it’s bad news.
However, those with an open mind and heart will be delighted by the Shiva-​Vishnu temple. I found it welcoming, generous, and delightful. Food shared with Shiva was given to me and I even received a blessing. While the hours here are limited, the opportunities to learn and engage are not.
I will be back!

Why would I not give 5 stars, this is where I pray to God, and thank God for this temple, however, please stay open longer hours during the day. You close at 12pm and then open at 6pm. Sometimes I want to pray between 12pm and 6pm and I cannot because of the hours. I wish they were open more hours. This is my favorite temple. I fasted and prayed with Shiva and blessing followed. I still fast from eating meat in my daily life.

Well maintained, offers tranquility and provides a warmth like being in a devasthna back home
My first visit to a temple in CA and was totally captivated by this temple. Temple is like a one-​stop temple for many Hindu Gods and Goddesses. Was heartening to see that the temple was built way back in 1980s and this has been a well thought about way to offer our salutes to the many of our favored Gods and Goddesses under one roof.
There is a designated place for;
Homa and Pooja offerings by bhakthadis,
Place to get ones new car Pooja done
Also present at the premise are numerous conference rooms which could be used for conducting Various Pooja, get togethers, baby showers, Annual events of various organizations and committees. The place near the Prasad distribution encompasses a podium setup for cultural performances, et al.
Overall, the temple is a well thought about, calm, well maintained temple which resonates the apt environment to cut one self off from the world around and transform to a state of connecting to the one above

For once a beautiful temple which reminds me of home. I love temples as its a great feeling to connect with the divine and forget other things, the livermore temple provides the perfect room to do all that you intend to do at a temple. Deities are beautifully adorned and festivities are celebrated pompously.

beautiful temple …
felt very peaceful visiting the temple …
looking forward to come here for coming festivals in this year

It was an absolute privilege to visit the Shiva-​Vishnu Temple today with our Professor, Dr. William Greffrey, and my fellow students from Sacramento City College’s World Religions class. We we received a gracious and warm welcome which was very appreciated. Many of us have not spent much to outside of our own faith practices and were a little apprehensive from the moment we removed our shoes! I was personally honored to meet the esteemed T.K. Subramanian, a retired nuclear scientist from the prestigious Lawrence– Livermore National Laboratory. and his lovely, (and quite witty:) wife, Subadra. Mr. Subramanian offered his awesome insight of the science of the Hindu faith explaining the human soul as a renewable energy source.

From the outside, this temple replicates the beauty and grandeur of temples in India.
On the inside, it does justice to the beliefs and aspirations of a country with thousands of Gods. We all look similar, however, we worship different Gods and in this temple you will be able to find your Isht (favorite) devta (god).
As you enter, you will see a row of different popular deities including Durga, Aiyappa, Ganesha, Shiva, Vishnu, Ram, Lakshman Sita, Subramanya, Navagrahas, Bhoodevi/​Parvathi, Lakshmi. After paying obeisance to all or a few of the gods you like, you can complete your darshan by sitting down in the large hall facing the dieties or do pradakshinas (circle) the dieties or a combination of both.
I like to follow both and usually when I sit down I feel the energy from around and within. If you walk from the path behind the dieties you will reach a courtyard where devotees offer prasad. Most often, the prasad offered here is very tasty and substantial. By eating prasad you are receiving blessings and also sharing blessings with the people who made the prasad. So, do try the Prasad here if you pay a visit.
There is a visitor centre where you leave your footwear and there is ample parking available. During festivals and days like the new year, the temple management organises additional parking and provides carpets on the floor/​path to the temple and this new years my feet were saved from the cold because of this thoughtful arrangement. The lines are usually very long during festivals, however the management ensures that your darshan will be effective. The temple premises are clean and well maintained.
In the weekends and special events/​festivals there will be several NGOs that will have booths in the community centre behind the temple. You can sign up to become a donor or work with a charity through here.

One of the biggest, if not the very biggest, Hindu temples in the Bay Area. I like the fact that this is located towards the central part of the Bay Area, too, making it relatively accessible for those coming from up north (towards Berkeley/​SF area).
I have been going to this temple for many years, since the days of childhood. Lots of great memories attending and participating in various cultural programs, going to Balaji Abhishekam/​Balaji Archana, visiting all the sanctums, doing pradakshinams (rounds), and of course, having the wonderful vegetarian prasad afterwards. The priests are very knowledgeable and helpful, and have often helped out my family with various functions we needed them for.
They have done a lot of expansions and renovations since the initial days I started going. I am impressed with the improvements that have been done, and look forward to continuing to visit.

The Temple is one of the biggest Hindu temple in the bay area. Situated in Livermore, it stands in quiet and peaceful neighborhood.
The environment within the temple is soothing and pacifying. And moreover the prasad is always so tasteful and yummy :)
I have’nt been a part of any pooja or archana, but looking forward to it.