The Shri Shri Radha Krishna Temple is a place of worship and an iconic landmark in Utah. ... Just an excuse to have fun and chant Hare Krishna. And it's 20,000 people over two days.

Charu Das, sits in the office of his Hare Krishna radio station, KHQN 1480 "Sounds of Transcendence," at Shri Shri Radha Krishna Temple Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Although the fire is still under investigation, State Fire Marshal officials have reported that "nothing appears suspicious" about a fire that gutted the Shri Radha Krishna Temple, 1342 State ...

Jessie Wardarski, Associated Press. The Shri Shri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork on Friday, April 25, 2025.

A couple who moved from Los Angeles to Utah about 45 years ago to run a radio station are now operating the only Hindu temple in town: the Shri Shri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork.

SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — Charu Das was in Los Angeles in 1980 when a for-sale ad for a small radio station in rural Utah County — about 50 miles south of Salt Lake City — caught his eye.