Pewaukee, Wisconsin is not the first place you’d think of as a cultural and spiritual hub for Dharmic (Indian) religions.
However, thousands of worshipers come to this Midwestern community to visit the four Dharmic temples in the area. There are three Hindu temples and one Jain temple that are within three miles of each other.
To put that into further context, there are about a dozen Dharmic temples in the entire state. That means 25 percent of them are inside the City of Pewaukee which has 16,169 residents and the Town of Pewaukee with a population of just 8,177.
To understand a bit more about Hinduism and Jainism, think about it like this. While not a perfect analogy, the three Hindu temples represent different sects like Lutherans and Catholics in Christianity. Jainism is similar to Hinduism, like how Christianity and Judaism are related.
We often expect a lot of rigidity regarding religion. Lutherans don’t usually attend Catholic services. But with these temples, there’s more fluidity. It’s not uncommon for devotees to go to multiple different temples in one week or month.
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