Sunday 30 January – 11 am to 12.30 pm (In Sydney) PLEASE NOTE: Due to the Omicron outbreak the Public Celebration of Swami Vivekananda’s Birthday on Sunday, 30 January, will be a ZOOM ONLY event. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88634914266?pwd=c2l3OHcrbnUwS1FjQUVtRi9FOUNwdz09 Program: Vedic Chanting by Sri Sarada Math Nuns Panel Discussion: Swami Vivekananda – Bridge Builder between East and West, […]
Hindu Malkana Temple in Kallar Kahar Chakwal, Pakistan
By: Imran Wali Khalil Deep in the mountains of Kallar Kahar, just at the fringe of the Salt Range lies a dilapidated Malkana Hindu Temple from the Hindu Shahi period. It is known to be called Shiv Ganga Temple Malkana. Things to see at Malkana Temple Kallar Kahar Malkana Temple is perched on top of […]
Gargi Awards Nominations 2022
Gargi Awards Nominations 2022 Inviting Nominations for Australian Women for Gargi Awards 2022. Celebrating Women’s Accomplishment. Closing Date 31st January 2022. Link for registration https://hinducouncil.com.au/gargi About Gargi Award On the International day of women 2018, Hindu Council of Australia has decided to institute an award for outstanding women in Australia who make a good role […]
Hindu Marriage Ritual – Vivah, a right of passage
By : Surinder Jain. A rite of passage with yajna ceremony often marks a Hindu wedding. Vivaha (Vivāha, Sanskrit: विवाह) is the rite of passage and rituals associated with marriage. While there are many rituals in Hinduism, vivaha (wedding) is the most extensive personal ritual an adult Hindu undertakes in his or her life. The wedding rites […]
Recipe Corner – How to make Eggless Blue Berry Muffins
Berries are in season and fresh blue berries are always inviting ,so let us make something special for all day self-indulgence light and succulent Eggless Blue Berries Muffins. Six Serves Ingredients 1 cup all-purpose flour (135 grams) 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1 teaspoon cornflour 1/2 cup fresh blueberries […]
Australia Ramayan Olympiad with Leadership lessons
This year Deepavali for the first time in Australia Ramayan Olympiad with Leadership lessons for the whole family are being brought along with famous #TheRamayanaSchool. It will be conducted on Three Sundays of Ramayana leadership lessons and one Sunday of Ramayana OLYMPIAD.(quiz). The Extremly popular lessons and olympiad has been conducted in USA, Canada, India and other […]
Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna – Monthly Talk
Talk and PowerPoint Presentation by Pravrajika Gayatriprana followed by Recorded Guided Meditation by Pravrajika Ajayaprana. Sunday 3 October: Live via Zoom from 11 am to 12:30 pm: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88634914266?pwd=c2l3OHcrbnUwS1FjQUVtRi9FOUNwdz09 Recorded and uploaded later to: Vedanta Society of NSW YouTube Channel In this Talk: “God and His Splendour – God alone is real; the Splendour has but […]
Hindu Council of Australia – Deepavali 2021 Dance Dhamaka
Deepavali festivities to feature light-up, Indian festival dance competition to begin with Something for everyone even as festivities take place for a second year amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Hindu Council of Australia will kick off its Deepavali 2021 line-up of online and hybrid activities on October 25 – the highlight of which will be the […]
HCA Victoria Media Statement on Swastika
By: Makarand Bhagwat, Hindu Council of Australia. Related Images:
Hindu American Advocacy Forum
HAF’s main yearly event is this Tuesday USA time, and the public worldwide is invited. There are 3 sessions requiring separate registration at https://www.hinduamerican.org/advocacy-forum. Also, those in the United States can take action on some legislative issues HAF has take up at https://www.hinduamerican.org/advocacy-forum. Related Images:
Ramayana Leadership Lessons & Australian Olympiad
What does the Ramayana Workshop Cover ? Three Sundays of Ramayana workshop and one Sunday of Ramayana OLYMPIAD. Lord Rama is the divine person who walked on earth thousands of years ago. The characters of Lord Rama inspires many across the globe. There is so much to learn from each instance of his life. Date, […]
Hindutva- the essence of Hinduism
Primary sponsor: HIndu Heritage Foundation of America (http://hhfamerica.org/) Other Supporting Organizations (so far): Bhishma School of Indic Studies, India Yoga Sadhana Ashram, Chicago, USA Subhash Chandra Bose Group of Institutions, India Supporting Media Partners Trunicle Kreately SMaRT MyInd List of speakers Confirmed so far: […]
Modern Civil Law Systems and Manu Smriti
Many modern Civil Law Systems in Europe and elsewhere are heavily influenced by Roman law. The civil law system is the most widespread system of law in the world, in force in various forms in about 150 countries. In a civil law system, a judge merely establishes the facts of the case and applies remedies […]
FREE WEBINAR Join us for “Max Muller – Friend or Foe?”
India celebrates Max Muller – There is a Max Muller Marg in Delhi, many Max Muller Bhavans in India and he is even honored at the Dakshineswar Kali Temple Prahara, and to top it all, India published a stamp in his name! But what is his legacy? Is he worthy of such adulation? What did […]
India’s Glorious Scientific Tradition
By: Vijai Singhal. “ We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.” _ Albert Einstein Most people feel that the first rays of science broke out in the west and thus started the wheel of development in the world. Hence […]
Conference on Hindu Religion in Australia — Its Roots and Growth
Hindu Religion in Australia — Its Roots and Growth, 3 July 2021 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER It is generally believed that the essence of the Hindu religion is known to us all Hindus. As the language changes from region to region in India so do the religious practices. Everyone is proud of their unique practices […]
Krishna Leveraging a Boon Given to Muchukunda
Muchukunda, an ancestor of Lord Rama, helped the Devas defeat the Asuras. This fight was particularly prolonged and Muchukunda had not slept during this time. Furthermore, all his family on earth had died. Indra wanted to reward Muchukunda for his help and offered him a boon. Muchukunda wanted to attain Moksha but Indra told him […]
THE LEGENDS OF 130 REMAINING SIKH GURDWARAS IN PAKISTAN
By: Wali Imran Khan. Discovering remaining Sikh Gurdwaras in Pakistan is a feat equal to finding Rosetta stone – but I manage somehow by bribing and cajoling authorities. It is hard because the old Gurdwara is dead center of bustling bazaars and narrow lanes, with suspicious neighbors more interested in finding out my background rather […]
Meditate in May – Australia’s largest Meditation Movement
A MONTH OF GUIDED MEDITATIONS WHERE WE WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE RESOURCES YOU NEED TO MEDITATE. Register for Meditate in May to participate in 31 Days of free live guided Meditations. You will meditate with expert meditation teachers, learn simple breathing techniques and receive Community Support to get you started on your meditation journey […]
Swaminarayan Sanstha – Bhumi Puja
Sunday 25th April, BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha laid the foundations of what will be Australia’s largest Hindu temple in southern hemisphere, right here in Western Sydney. Shri Prakash Mehta National President and Shri Surnider Jain Vice President attended the Bhumi Puja (khat, ground breaking) ceremony which has been conducted following Covid Safe measures. The facility will […]
Vishnu Bala Nath Hindu Temple of Makhad Sharif, Pakistan
By: Wali Imran Khan. Makhad Sharif is a 1000 year old town at the edge of the Attock district, Punjab, Pakistan. Makhad Sharif was originally just “Makhad” (deep ditch). Situated on Indus river, it is the border town between Northern Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. This town’s purpose was to be a crossing point for trade caravans […]
How to be a good student: Lessons from the Brahmasutras
Writings such as the Brahmasutras are focused on explaining the spiritual aspects of life. Such discussions are of little interest to those who are young (e.g., in school or university). However, these ideas can easily be applied to all students. Given below are some of these ideas from the Brahmasutras. The Brahmasutras define the necessary […]
VEDANTA CENTRES OF AUSTRALIA
By: Swami Sunishthananda. THE SOURCE Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission are worldwide, non-political, non-sectarian spiritual organizations which have been engaged in various forms of humanitarian, social service activities for more than a century. Inspired by the ideals of renunciation and service, the monks and lay devotees of the Math and Mission serve millions of men, women and children, without […]
26/11 – Mumbai’s Day of Reckoning with Terror
By: Raghbendra Jha, Professor of Economics, ANU. The 2008 terrorist attack on the Indian city of Mumbai (previously Bombay) beginning on 26th November (typically referred to as 26/11) and ending on 29th November will be regarded for long as a near cataclysmal event. A series of attacks engineered by Lashkar-e-Taiba, an extremist organisation based in […]
Ramayana around the world
By: Surinder Jain. If you live in India, you can’t escape but know about Deepavali festival and about Ram Leela (Drama of Ramayan) performed in parks and street corners all over India. This article surveys how the legend of Rama and Ramayana have existed in the folklore of many other nations since times immemorial. Depending […]
Why Hindus don’t eat NON-VEG food?
There are three qualities in food; सत्व, रजस् & तमस्। In our body too there are these three qualities & powers. Lets see what does these qualities do, 1. सत्व ( the quality of goodness): The food which are good in quality comes under सत्व. It is stated in the Bhagavad Geeta that, आयु:सत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धना: । […]
Hindu Scriptures and Practical Living – four Purusharthas
Hindu philosophy often focuses on Moksha (liberation or salvation). This is often combined with the idea of renunciation or giving up one’s desires. Technically, Hinduism does not advocate renunciation in the sense of giving up. When one is forced to give up things, the pent-up desires do not go away. In fact, such actions can […]
Sanatan Dharma – Published in 1916 by Managing committee Central Hindu College Benaras
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Why do Hindus Ring Bells in their temples?
Every ritual & tradition of Hindu culture has a deep meaning in it. The things used during puja rituals play very important role in healing the body, mind & soul. During your visit to temples & puja ceremonies you must have witnessed ringing bell. Bell popularly known as ghant or ghanti in Sanskrit. Ghanti is […]
Bharatiya Mathematics
Bharatiya Mathematics The history of mathematics in India goes back over 3000 years. The ancient Indian mathematical works were composed in sūtras in Sanskrit language in verse form to aid memorization. These were followed by prose commentary that explained the problem in more details and provided justification for the solution. All mathematical works were orally […]
Tibet pays homage to India
During the Thank You India 2018 Celebration by Tibetans in INDIA. Song by Pasang Dolma at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on March 31, 2018. Related Images:
Most sinister part of Ramdev article in New York Times Magazine is author’s own biases
By: Mat McDermott. Misreporting, prejudice, and plain old laziness in reporting on India, Hinduism, and the relationship between the two is hardly new. It has a long tradition dating back to the British Raj, upheld since independence until today. Frankly, I’m a bit jaded to it at this point. But, then some new article is […]
Reawakening of the Hindu Faith
https://swarajyamag.com/politics/reawakening-of-pagan-india-and-the-challenge-it-can-pose-to-abrahamic-worldviews-part-i A very interesting and informative article about the reawakening of the Hindu Faith with the reestablishment of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. INDIA, September 4, 2020 (Swarajyamag by George Thundiparambil): The spiritual reversal that is evident in the rebuilding of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya perhaps physically signals the redemption of the human evolutionary […]
Delhi Riots 2020 – The Untold Story Australia Book Launch
Global Indians for Progressive Bharat (GIPB) have arranged to book launch of “Delhi Riots 2020” in Australia. PROGRAM Delhi Roits 2020 : The Untold Story Australia book launch and panel discussion Saturday, September 12th, 2020 16:00 – 17:30 Zoom Meeting Related Images:
Donate during Pitru Paksha – Help Corona sufferers
We are appealing to community again to support us with donations during second wave of Corona crisis. During Pitru Paksha we are supposed to remember our fore fathers and perform Daan (दान) . Please use the link below to donate and no amount is small . Your donation will be used to help the needy. […]
Standing up for Hinduism does not mean you are right-wing
After her latest public relations kerfuffle, stemming from her less-than-orthodox interpretation of passages of the Ramayana, Audrey Truschke, Assistant Professor of History at Rutgers University, essentially characterized all those people offended by her tweets as right wing reactionary Hindus. Related Images:
Thankyou Blacktown Council
Live telecast from Ayodhya of Ram Janama Mandir’s Bhumi Puja. Please like and comment thanking the Blacktown Council. Related Images:
Ramayan – its cultural footprint around the globe
Ramayan is one of the world’s great epics containing some 24,000 verses. The Valmiki Ramayan was supposed to have been composed in 5th century BCE as per modern historians. But probably it began in India some 7000 years ago or earlier, relating to the story of Ram, a Hindu incarnation of God, who was born […]
Why Hindus clap everyday?
Since ages its our Hindu ritual that we clap our hands during aarti & singing bhajans everyday. There is a reason behind doing this, Our hands have cosmic energy which creates positivity & we get more positive energy within us while clapping. Clapping hands forcefully recreates joy & can also keep us healthy. Clapping strengthens […]
Creating a Space for Meditation: Considerations for all Senses
Rather than make our lives more relaxed and more simple, technology seems to have complicated them. We seem to always be connected through texts, calls, emails and social media. There may be instant messages from our employers to respond to. In addition, many people get news and weather alerts directly sent to their smartphones. Today, […]
The God-centricity of Hinduism
Hinduism is like the galaxy, which offers a variety of beautiful designs across its canvas but is made from the same elements. Almost all the customs, opinions, and learning in Hinduism revolve around the Divine, better known in contemporary Hinduism as Sita-Rama or Parvati-Shiva. This God-centricity of Hinduism should not be a surprise, for reaching […]
Huge Media Screen beaming live Bhumi pujan from Shri Ayodhya Dham
Jai Shree RamWe installed a huge bill board in Blacktown Council car park next to civic centre from 9 am to 8 PM. Huge Media Screen beaming many programs including live program from Shr Ayodhya Dham. Looking forward to working with you all in this historic occasion Posted by Hindu Council Australia on Tuesday, 4 […]
Ayodhya Ram Mandir background
By: Dr Sudha Vashist, Nottingham, UK. In a unanimous judgment, in November 2019, the Supreme Court of India ruled in favour of a Ram Mandir in Ayodhya,Uttar Pradesh, Bharat. The Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment in the Ayodhya dispute after decades of procrastination. The 2.77 acre land was handed over to the Ram Mandir Trust of Ayodhya to build the new long awaited […]
Celebration of construction of Bhagwan Shri Ram’s Temple at Ayodhya
A new chapter will be written in the history of Bharat (India), when the Hon Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Temple for Bhagwan Ramchandra Ji at his Janmasthan in Ayodhya. It is an event of reasserting India’s ancient civilisation identity. On Wednesday, 5 August 2020 at […]
Goswami Tulsidas
One of the greatest poets in Hindi, Indian, and world literature. Goswami Tulsidas was a Ramanandi Vaishnava saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama. He wrote several popular works in Sanskrit and Awadhi, but is best known as the author of the epic Ramcharitmanas, a retelling of the Sanskrit Ramayana based […]
Hinduism and its relations to Buddhism
Hindu Council of Australia was invited by the Nan Tien Institute, which is a part of the Nan Tien Buddhist Temple in Wollongong to give a talk on the topic of Hinduism and its relations to Buddhism as a part of their postgraduate course ABS920 Buddhism and Inter-religious Study. The presentations were made online using […]
Repository of Hindu Scriptures
By: Viaji Singhal. This is a unique website is created by the IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Kanpur. It contains repository of Hindu Scriptures that includes Gita, Ramcharitamanas, Valmiki Ramayan, Brahma Sutra, main 11 Upanishads, Yoga Sutra and some more. The original text is given in Sanskrit with transliteration in 11 different Indian languages. There […]
India’s Glorious Scientific Tradition
By: Vijai Singhal. “We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.” _ Albert Einstein Most people feel that the first rays of science broke out in the west and thus started the wheel of development in the world. Hence there […]
Temple in Balochistan returned to Hindus
Located in the remote Zhob district of the southwestern Balochistan province, the temple had been illegally occupied in 1947 following the partition of United India, which prompted a mass-scale migration to and from Pakistan and India. For the past 30 years the four-room temple was also used as a government school, but it was vacated […]
Hindu phobic USCIRF, Breaking India Forces
By: Shashi Holla, Perth, Western Australia. No government after independence was so bold, decisive and out of the box in their approach when the Indian government cleared a bill on revolutionary CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) with a majority vote in December 2019. An amendment to the citizenship Act of 1955 was sailed through in the […]
GARGI AWARD 2020 PRESENTATION FUNCTION POSTPONED
By: Ashwani Jain As per Federal & State Government advisory about COVID-19, the Hindu Council Executive Committee has made the difficult decision to POSTPONE the Gargi Award 2020 presentation function. The safety and well-being of our communities and stakeholders are of the highest importance to the Hindu Council of Australia. An alternate date will be […]
International Gita Mahotsav 2020
I am attending IGM2020, are you? Witness awe inspiring exhibition displaying Bhagavad Gita verses, hear from world renowned scholars, immerse yourself in mass chanting and enjoy an evening filled with spiritual activities including an Australia-first tableaux parade and Gita Maha Aarti at the river foreshore! https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2781054831929994&id=810854632283367&sfnsn=mo This is what Ms Julie Owens, Hon. MP, Member […]
Best Guided Meditations For Sleep
By: Alisa Paliano. Do you find it difficult to relax in the evening? Do you lie down in bed only to have your mind suddenly filled with to-do lists and ruminations over stressful events of the past? And, once you do manage to finally drift off, is the sleep you manage to get restless and […]