In 1995, a group of Hindus started gathering to worship informally in Downtown Anchorage. In 1999, the group began renting a room in the Anchorage Church Of Religious Science. Sivaya Subramuniyaswami donated a Ganesha murti to the group, with which it registered as the Sri Ganesha Temple of Alaska non-profit charity and religious organization with the IRS in 2000.In 2003, the organization purchased a property on Raspberry Road to house the temple. They renovated the property, installed several murtis, and opened it as a Hindu temple in 2011.