Parashakthi Temple
Parashakthi Temple, also known as the Eternal Mother Temple, is a place of worship for Devi Adi Parashakti devotees in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. The temple was built in 1999 and was inaugurated on Vijayadasami.

History 

The temple was built in 1999 and inaugurated on Vijayadashami, October 19, 1999. The temple was envisioned by Dr. G Krishna Kumar during meditation. The temple is located on 16 acres in Pontiac, Michigan. The temple space includes worship area, offices, coat room, multipurpose hall for dining. The total area is 10,000 sq. ft.

Mission statement
To share Divine Mother's grace with humanity so that they can explore and experience the Divine.

Deities
Divine Mother is "Divine Consciousness" manifested as Shiva Shakthi and formed a Nada Bindu (sound and spiritual light), which separated into Shiva and Shakthi. All the gods and goddesses are her manifestations of various vibratory divine entities. At Parashakthi Temple, she is present as Parashakthi Karumari Ambika who is closest to the earthly creations. Devi Parashakthi is  Kundalini Shakthi, which manifested as Prakrti (Shakthi), which together with Purusha (Shiva) has materialized into various universes (multiverse) as living and non-living entities through maya (illusion) Shakthi.

The Mother Parashakthi Sanctum (Sannidhi) is also graced by the presence of the Maha Meru which RajaRajeswari/ Bhuvaneswari to this Sannidhi. Further, on the same pedestal, there is Goddess Raja Matangi, Devi Varahi Ambika, and Devi Bhuvaneshwari.

Other deities:

 Parivara Devathas
 Ayyappa Swami
 Hanuman
 Ashta Lakshmi
 Jagannatha Swami, Balabadra and Subhadra
 Lord Guruvayurappan,Kondungalur Bhagavathi, Chottanikari Bhagavathi
 Radha Krishna
 Subramanya, Kartikeya, Muruga, Skanda, Shanmuga
 Ganesha, Shakthi Ganapaty, Tantrik Ganapaty
 Varaahi, Mathangi, Rajeshwari
 Venkateshwara Swami, Bhodevi, Sridevi, Bhoga Srinivas Murthy
 Narasimha Swamy
 Nataraja and Kalabhairava
 Swarna Garuda Bhagawan
 Kubera Shiva Lingam and Nandikeshwara
 Kamadenu Ambika
 Bala Murugan
 Veera Ganapathi
 Mantra Sridevi and Siddhars
 Navagrahas
 Rajagopuram with 520 Cosmic devathas
 Dhristi Peetam

Major festivals
Devi Navaratri (Dasara) is the major function celebrating the Mother. This is celebrated on nine consecutive nights in the Month of Aswayujam starting on the 1st phase and ending on the 10th phase of waxing Moon. This function depicts how the Mother manifested Herself as Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswathi.

Temple fire incident
The temple caught on major fire on April 21, 2018. The flame broke out in the temple after ember was from memorial firebox and set fire to the roof. Deputies sent people to the roof to evacuate them and they succeeded. About 30 people who were inside the temple during the fire were evacuated. The elder of the temple said that the cause of the fire was ember.

References

Further reading
 
 

Hindu temples in Michigan
1999 establishments in Michigan
Buildings and structures in Oakland County, Michigan
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1999