It is a HINDU tradition to “walk to a pilgrim” on special events / occasions and during in some festive seasons. it is known as “PAADA YATRA” and this is a general practice in HINDUISM and this is done across in Bharath i.e. INDIA.
LETSGIVEHOPE has been organising this walk to the temple event called PAADA YATRA under the auspice of Hindu Council of Australia and now it is completely run by Hindu Council of Australia for a few years now, the transition was necessary to keep the culture and tradition of pilgrimage alive for the future generation of Australian Hindus.
Every year we start the walk on Saturday of the October long weekend at 6:00am from Sri Murugan Temple in westmead and have our first stop at Strathfield Sai Baba Mandir and we leave from strathfield Sai Baba temple and reach Heathcote completed the walk to Sri Venkateshwara Temple, Helensburgh.
Recent Activities
Paad Yatra Walk2Temple- Recent Activities
Paada Yatra – come rain or shine
Paada.yatra “come rain or shine” – Was it a true test of our determination to walk, come rain or shine or was the rain welcoming us for our determination to support the drought cause once again. Rain is the source of joy, happiness, optimism, destination, future and so on for an agrarian society.Rain is the […]
Paada Yatra – 5th Oct 2019 at 5:30AM
PAADA YATRA A HINDU tradition of “pilgrimage to temple by foot” on special occasions and festive seasons. it is known as “PAADA YATRA” and this is a general practice in HINDUISM and this is done by all states and cultures in INDIA alike. History As you are aware we have many temples in Sydney now […]
Paada Yatra April 2019, a moving success
By: WhatsApp group chtter of Paada Yatra. [4/19, 05:09] Neelima Pravastu: Everyone please be there between 5:30-5:40 [4/19, 05:10] Neelima Pravastu: There will be an induction and you can pickup printed map with street names [4/19, 05:36] Piyush Preeti Shah: I am in the temple [4/19, 06:01] Neelima Pravastu: Route map [4/19, 06:21] +61 […]
Paada Yatra Walk to temples 19th April
By: Sai Paravastu. LETSGIVEHOPE along with Hindu Council of Australia has been organising Walk to Temple event called PAADA YATRA, with approvals from relevant authorities and local councils.This is strictly a devotional, non-profit endeavor to promote tradition and culture to pass on the legacy to our future generations. It is a FREE event open to […]
Walk2Temple Paad Yatra piligrimage
By: Sai Pravastu. As the quote goes “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” similarly one man’s initiative to continue the tradition of pilgrimage in Australia has just reached a new milestone of 2 decades. It is true that, this year marks 20th year since this walk was started by […]
