"Prajapati and his fellow students on the Hindu Student Council (HSC) have built their own warm space: a temple room on the second floor of Anabel Taylor Hall, a place to pray, to meditate, to gather and to house their murtis - golden idols that embody gods and goddesses. Significantly larger and more welcoming than the previous Hindu prayer space in the building, more people are using the room on a regular basis, including devotees from outside Cornell."
""It's essential to the health and well-being of students to provide this space," he said. "It's part of our mission of helping students, giving them the opportunity to engage with different cultures, identities and traditions, and teaching students how to do that well." For example, the Diwan Center for Muslim Life at Cornell opened in Anabel Taylor Hall's third floor last year, providing prayer and community spaces and an ablution station."
Members of the Hindu Student Council built a temple room on the second floor of Anabel Taylor Hall for prayer, meditation, gatherings, and to house murtis, golden idols representing deities. The new temple room is significantly larger and more welcoming than the previous space and draws regular users including devotees from outside Cornell. Rising participation at the temple aligns with increased attendance at religious events across campus faith groups. Faith-based organizations and campus facilities have expanded to meet demand, including the Diwan Center for Muslim Life with an ablution station and a new Hillel center on West Campus. Sunday Catholic Mass attendance rose from about 300 in 2019 to roughly 500.
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