The Sri Narayan Hindu Temple, a spiritual jewel attended by Indian immigrants across faiths, no longer has its sacred core.
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Kulwant Minhas cleans up Sunday at the altar in the Sri Narayan Hindu Temple in Yuba City. Missing from the religious icons is the Shivling, which to the dismay of many of the area's Hindus and others was put outside, in a plastic bag near the garbage. In its place here is a tall vase of flowers.
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Himant Pandit washes and pays honor to the Shivling in his yard. Pandit said "my heart dropped" when he saw where it had been placed earlier.
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Hardial Singh Hunji, 96, and his daughter, Prem Hunji Turner. Hunji, a Sikh, built the temple to honor his late wife, a Hindu.
