[2] According to the Center for Folklore Studies at Ohio State University, "The temple brings new languages, new practices, new ideas, new communities, and even new foods to the Columbus area.

Interest in the study circle expanded, and in the early 1980s the group was incorporated as the Vedanta Society of Central Ohio.

[1] The temple was designed by architect Shashi Patel and incorporates Nagara (North Indian) and Dravidian elements.

[3][5][7] The deities are:[4][6] The Venkateshwara shrine's shikhara is in the style of the Ananda Nilayam vimana of the Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala.

[7] The temple includes classrooms, a commercial kitchen, three community halls, a library, meeting rooms, and restrooms.

The temple grounds cover thirty acres and include a pond, an outdoor pavilion, priest housing, parking lots, and storage sheds.