Tucked into an unassuming corner of suburban Livermore, the Shiva-Vishnu Temple is one of the area’s most unique cultural attractions.For those who stumble upon it by chance, it often comes as a surprise to encounter such an ornate and impressive example of Indian architecture in such a traditional California neighborhood.The temple’s pyramid structure is adorned with a variety of Hindu deities. Inside, there’s an expansive hall and large kitchen that churns out tasty vegan meals.The temple is located on Arrowhead Avenue in Livermore, not far from the downtown area.

Has spacious function halls. People are cordial and cooperative

The temple is open. Book an appointment beforehand although we should up on a Sunday and were able to do darshan without any hassle. No archana or prasadam due to covid-19.

Very peaceful experience, specially during testing times of covid. Temple is clean and marked correctly plus temperature check is done on gate. Just remember temple is open only access is changed to first gate.

Calm and peacefulplace. I am sure lots of visitors know that, there is also another small temple behind this main Temple.

I love this temple a lot. All the decorations are so beautiful. It feels like home.

This temple is the best in bay area. have visited this on Dussehra and the idols have been elaborately decorated. all the cdc guidelines have been enforced.

Gorgeous building decorated inside and out by craftspeople brought from India. Folks have never been anything but friendly when we went over to check it out, and we even got to dance once! They are respecting the shelter-in-place order and streaming services live. I would also like to thank them for the efforts theyve made to control traffic during busy times, they are good neighbors.

Wow. The energy and life here is so vibrant! I spent time taking in the timeline of the temple, the donors and benefactors. The temples within. While I dont have a full understanding Now of everything thats being touched here, I can feel it all!Quiet and clean. Fertile and lean!Thank you for welcome me as I learned from yoU.

Wonderful Hindu Temple, catering to South Indian and North Indian customs and traditions. In 2019, they are celebrating their 33rd year of existence, as the largest Hindu temple in the Bay area.Typical of Hindu (and Sikh) temples, they offer free meals, lunch and dinner for guests and worshippers alike on both days of the weekend. A lovely place of worship that welcomes all faiths.

One of the really beautiful temples to go to in bay area. Since its a little far from South Bay you can easily go for an afternoon.

Visited during new year 2020 there was an huge arrangements and lot of people....happy to see altogether like a festival...Nice temple

Visited from NJ and went to the temple today. Peaceful and divine.. was good .. nice parking facilities !!

Wonderful place. I get peace and calmness everytime I visit this temple. I should say that Im blessed to be close by to this temple.

Biggest balaji temple in bay area. Its 40 miles away from San Jose. We started from San Jose at 11 am and reached 11:45 am. There was little traffic. Huge parking space at the temple. Lot if telugu people at one place you can see, good time to visit on Saturdays and Sundays. We had a quick darshan, multiple gods and goddesses are there. One must visit this temple.

Nice Temple. well maintained..!!

Clean and well maintained temple.

One of the best Indian temple in California location .. Thank you

This is a very serene & beautiful temple. We went there for the 5:30 pm arti and it felt wonderful!

In the times of covid-19, temple made special arrangements for on appointment temple visit. Even on a weekend the temple was empty and nicely maintained.

Calm and peaceful temple. Well maintained and well organized, especially during the pandemic.

Most popular Hindu temple in Bay Area. Enjoy going there every time I visit that area.

One of the best temple in bay area. Crowded most of the times buy there is enough parking for everyone if its not a festival day. Great architecture and pleasant environment. You always feel relaxed and have a sense of peace once youre here. Enough space behind the temple where there is huge community hall for events. There are several other activities happening in temple premises, like yoga, etc. Prasadam is generally served in the community hall.

Good and clean and little big temple in and around bay area. However things( pooja, homas etc of devotional programs ) happen here more artificial than realistic, its my opinion... however with piece of mind you can go and visit god idols and get relief from stress and do your things which you believe are more traditional than Artificial...!!!

Large Hindu temple catering to all streams of faiths within. You have all major deities present here - Ganesha, Siva, Muruga, Parvathi, Vishnu, Lakshmi, Bhudevi, Hanuman, Krishna, Rama etc. The purohits seem to be knowledgeable about rituals and mantras. Every important function is listed out on digital displays with details of puja timings. Prasad (food offering) is available sumptuously. You can donate if you feel like, whatever you may fancy. A very popular place for south Indians.

Excellent temple with all idols Gods...thanks to trust group Reddy...u r awesome maintaining Hindu culture..√ remove your shoes place proper areas√ wash yours hands and legs Before entering to the temple√ starts from left hand to right complete stretch√ today I got good dharsan√ no camera and mobile photos restricted good√ Ganesh murugan Devi bhooma Devi hare ram Krishna navagraha anjeyana Vishnu parvathi Excellent√ donate funds to temple development√ hundi and annadhana you can sponsor√ with phone number you can subscribe your membership√ temple and dharshan timing week day 9to12 and 6 to 8 week end 9 to 8√ laddu $5 and Kara separate√ mini prasadha provided back side√ car parking and wash room available no

My favorite temple from all of Bay Area! It’s peaceful, well maintained and has regular events for pretty much all occasions through the year.Highly recommended!

Beautifully designed temple with neat and clean surrounding. Has plenty of parking spaces. Its always a peaceful experience to visit this temple.

Good place for ppl from all cultures to experience Indian heritage. For Indians, the place might look a little commercial. But its understandable to run a place of that magnitude. Overall a very good visit

Pleasant place, must visit if your around Bay Area

Very peaceful place..Had a great time..There are many programs happening all the time and the anna prasadham was amazing.

The best religious place in the Bay Area California. This temple is fully clean and maintained well. The food during the weekend is very good.

We visited the temple on Diwali day. Someone told us its a replica of balaji temple and we were not disappointed. This is our first time in US where we saw a real temple and not a community hall with idols in it. It was very peaceful. Hari Om.

This hindu temple is really really beautiful, clean and well managed. This is one of the best hindu temple in California. Lot of parking space. Best in everything.

Very nice and clean maintenance,we can meet lot of Indian peoples here, after seeing all our traditions got lot of relief and relaxation,love to come here every week but little bit crowded.

Holy place!! Well maintained, huge temple. Try to visit this place.Peace

We stopped here on our way from lake Tahoe back to the Bay area. The interior is pretty nice with many Indian idols. While there we also learned about a few activities being organized there. There is a nice grass area in front of the temple to relax. Unfortunately it was hot on the day we visited so we did not have as much of a good time.

Great place for Indian worshipping place

True Indian devotional temple. . Many poojas and homas conducted here . .

One of the traditional authentic Indian Hindu temple around the bay area. Well maintained. Lots of parking available. They offer Annadhana (food) during weekends for devotees. They have most of the Hindu Gods idols and celebrate all the major Hindu festivals. One of the must visit place for anyone interested in knowing Hindu gos related rituals.

Its nice for one time visit. You might not really love to drive all the way from Sunnyvale or Milpitas. Too far than it sounds on maps.

A blissful place with well organized and plenty of parking place.A traditional Hindu temple that follows events, perform all sorts of pujas, that make one not miss happenings in India.Has grown quite a bit since the last time I visited. More space, separation of administrative offices from temple premises etc.

The temple is huge and very beautiful. They have a lot of parking which falls short on festival days. You can imagine the popularity. They have a calendar with lots of events happening regularly.

One of the best temples in bay area. The ambiance of the temple feels authentic.

The food for Andal Kalayanam was awesome.

Excellent planning for events. Commendable management of crowds for the new year event. Keeping the possible cold weather in mind, the queue sections were rerouted into rooms where we could wait until our turn. The darsan was peaceful, calming and fulfilling for the mind. And had a filling lunch of kesari bath, curd rice, and sweets. Amazing and divine experience, would definitely like to visit again.

Simply amazing... One of the really beautiful temples to go to in bay area. Since its a little far from South Bay you can easily go for an afternoon. They even serve tasty prasada on the weekends for every devotees.

Great Temple, lovely people. I enjoyed my time there. Architecture and statues are mesmerizing.

The temple was well maintained and clean. Quite big and accommodates lot of people. Had parking

Nice place. Wouldve have loved to have visited with someone who could of walked is thru a bit.

Temple maintained with such a devotion and dedication. You can get a peace when you enter into the temple. Very big parking lot is available since I visited after 5 years .Poojas are going on systematically. Place of worship for Hindus

It is a wonderful and a peaceful place to workship and meditate. The priests are humble and very soft spoken.

Currently closed due to Covid...the signboard says “closed till further notice”

Nice temple..Got prasad as well

Best temple in Bay Area. Must visit place at least for one time.

It was a wonderful and memorable visit to temple today.Visited first time today.All poojas performed very well.The holy priests are very much good and blessed one and all BY chanting holy mantras.The alamkarams to all deities are so good and as a festival to one eyes to watch again.

Good experience and friendly volunteers.Ample parking space. Prasadam Lunch is provided

This place is very serene and gives you the temple vibes once you enter the premises. Consists of all main deities and food is also provided in service.

A must visit traditionally built and most popular Hindu temple in Bay Area

Beautiful and well organized. Even when crowded, it doesnt feel like it. It was actually more relaxing than temples I have visited in India for that reason.

Great feeling like visiting South India temple..Nice food though

Nice temple in this area. All services are good. Annadana is matches with all tastes of India. Want to visit again. Ample space for parking

The temple is well built with South Indian style towers and gives peace of mind. Free Parking available.

Went for temple visit and new car Pooja. Place is really good. Everything well organized and neat. The Pooja was also performed very well, there is a designated place towards the end of the parking lot where you can park and then go to the temple to pay the amount. They give all the Pooja items so no need to take anything. The prasadam was served. It was tasty and we can eat how much we want. Must visit.

Always a fulfilling experience each time I visit this temple. So many events and festivities to keep one immersed in the Divine.

BEST HINDU TEMPLE IN TOWN U HAVE YR GOD DARSHANAN.

Good number of crowds. Very neat and well maintained. Prasad is also available.

Youll get to see Mini India . Youll become devotional if you see the way the pandits follow the rituals.

This temple has most of the God and goddess hindus worship. The individual temples I could remember in the complex are Lord Ganesh, Lord Shiva, Parbati, Hanumaan, Ram And Sita, Goddess Laxmi, Katikeya, Kaal Bhairav, Krishna and Radha, 9 Graha, and some new addition. Very well managed..

A very nice temple. Very well maintained with regular poojas for all festivals

This is a beautiful temple and is fully decorated on this day Hence the a large crowd was there.Due to the discipline & large net work of volunteers everything went of smoothly.

Lots of parking space & big temple. Very neatly maintained. I loved that there was a place to wash our hands and legs near the temple. They have a center for teachings. Will definitely travel 1.5 hours just to visit and pray again!

Best hindu temple. Very peaceful place

The best temple around. Theres a lot to do here as they have all the possible Gods and on festivals theres special puja that happens too. Lots of parking space and very well maintained.

Place of peace and calm. Traditional temple, rituals followed. Respect for God and respect for people

Best Hindu Temple in East Bay Area. Feel always very blessed here. The religious, cultural and social community programs organized by Temple Management are excellent. The event rental facilities are superb.

One of the few in bay area where you get the feel of an authentic Indian temple.

My first temple like experience in USA

Wonderful spiritual placeHCCC was established in 1977 with the goal of offering religious services to Hindu community. In the last 35 years the HCCC has evolved into an established institution as a place of worship with the needed services for the community. HCCC Historical Information1977: HCCC was incorporated1980 - 83: Land acquired in Livermore1983 - 86: Interim Temple1984 - 85: Idols donated by Tamilnadu Govt1984 - 86:Foundation stone laid by Sri. N.T.Rama Rao.Shilpis arrive from India and major construction began.Foundation ceremonies for cultural center by Pdt. Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan1986: Kumbhabhishekam in July1992: Enclosure and roof completed1992: Rajagopuram and other Gopurams completed 1997: Assembly Hall inaugurated by Livermore City CouncilmanInaugural concert by K.J. Yesudas & Party.1998: Mahakumbhabhishekam in JulyDakshina Bhoomi purchased1999: Poorva Bhoomi purchased2001: Temple Flooring completed2002: 25th Anniversary Celebrations.2010: Mahakumbhabhishekam in June2011: Kanaka Durga Prayer Hall completion2012:Administrative BuildingMulti-Purpose BuildingAssembly Hall Extension i

My mom raves about this temple a lot! :) decorations were beautiful too. However, parking scenario could be much better and the people who should guide newbies with the rules they’ve set for parking could be more polite and that’s the only reason for a 4 star.

Clean Temple with great Pandits. Might get crowded on popular festivals. It has overflow parking available for such situations, which is right across the street.

Great sacred prayer house n one of the oldest temple preserving culture and peace.

Devine atmosphere. Peace of mind. All kinds of poojas performed here

Devine, great on weekends. Wish they sold prasadam apart from the food they serve(very very less quantity ofcourse huge crowds to serve to) . Not many restaurants also near by. You can do yourself a favor by taking some food with you.

Indian hindu temple located in Livermore which attracts lot of devotees. This temple is very big and is one of the largest temple near bayarea. Temple organizes lot of events and cultural programs.

Here you will find all godsTasty prasadham all the timeFresh tasty Laddus and vada are available at the counterHere this temple have schools, teaches multiple things for kidsVery well arrangedThe god’s decoration with beautiful flowers are incredible

Peaceful lord shiva and Balaji temple. Must go early in the am to see panchamrut pooja!

The Shiva Vishnu Hindu Temple at Livermore in CA, USA is situated beautifully at a sprawling campus with all amenities like spacious parking lot, meeting hall, dining hall, rest room, temple materials sales section etc. Inside the Air Conditioned premises, there exists the beautiful deities such as Lord Shiva, Lord Parvathi, Lord Vinayaga, Lord Muruga, Lord Vishnu, Lord Maha Lakshmi, Lord Krishna, Navagrahas etc in separate Gopurams individually. Mainly Indian Hindus especially South Indians reside in California state use to come for worshipping the Gods every day especially on Saturdays and Sundays with prasadams for the Pooja. During the weekend days, thousands of devotees come and worship the Lords in the temple. Special occasion poojas are also performed in a grand manner.After the Poojas are over, the devotees are offered with lunch for their requirements. More than about 20 saints perform poojas to the Lords. The temple administration is looked after by a Committee consisting of dedicated people. The temple very much attracts the Hindu devotees increasingly.

All Hindu goddess on one placed to worship nicely.. Photos not allowed.

Always delightful. Feels like a little piece of India. If you are homesick, this is a must!

Beautiful temple and so peaceful Aura. Plenty of parking and well organized.

Well organized, well maintained place of worship. Must visit.

Very good Hindi temple. Visit to seek peace and eternal happiness in this materialistic world.

Well organized, clean, ample parking and just within an hour drive from anywhere in the Bay Area.

Perfect place to get spiritually enriched, as soon as you enter the temple you feel like you are in some south indian temple. They do serve food in the weekend, would love to visit again and again here.

One of the best Hindu temples in Bay area with traditions followed well and south Indian style architecture.

If you are a Hindu or just want to see an Indian Temple, then you must visit here. Organizers of the temple have made the darshan of the god very smooth and fast track even during the rush hours of new years eve. The interior is pretty nice with all popular Indian gods. Alankara or the decoration of the gods is pretty nice and close to what we see in India.They also tell you about the different events conducted in the temple. There is a nice grass area in front of the temple to relax. Their prasadam is also very good and resembles the what we get in Tirupati. They have different options for varieties of poojas. They also sell some books.If you are near Livermore you will notice that it is a very beautiful community and looks very green. Feels as if we are in some low-key European place. Must visit the area and the temple.

A good place for worship Temple is very very big with enormous car parking. Maintained clean. Best place for a peaceful worship.All most all the deities are here.

A beautiful, clean, serene premises. We visited on a Wednesday so there was absolutely no crowd. That might not be the case on weekends or when there is a festival.

One of the oldest Hindu temples in Bay area. Very well maintained.