Adelaide Ganesh Temple

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The Ganesha Temple is a unique jewel among the religious places in Adelaide – the beautiful multicultural city of churches. The magnificent traditional temple, depicting the colorful religious architecture of India, was completed in 2001. It is a place of worship that serves the needs of over 20000 people of Hindu faith in South Australia.

Hindus from India, Fiji, Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad, Surinam, Malaysia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and other places settling in Adelaide initially satisfied their spiritual needs by holding regular satsangs (spiritual gatherings) in the houses of different devotees. This practice continued for some years. As the population of people of Hindu faith increased, senior members of the Adelaide’s Hindu Community formed the Hindu Society of South Australia. In 1985, the Society decided to establish the Ganesha Temple to satisfy spiritual needs of Hindus then living in Adelaide and the future arrivals.

The Ganesha temple regularly hosts pujas and religious functions and caters to spiritual needs of the Hindus of Adelaide. The temple also provides a platform to meet and be at home while away from home for the students visiting South Australia to undertake higher education. Many friendships have been formed and the temple functions as temples in India. The Ganesha Temple has not only become a very important place in the lives of Hindus of Adelaide but also a centre for promoting social and cultural harmony.