Acclaimed Indian filmmaker Ravi Chand’s latest project ‘Loosing My Best Project’ needs new Indian/Srilankan origin actors. Please check the flyer for more details. Losing My Best Friend – Press Release Related […]
Survey – Problems faced by Hindu Women
If you are a Hindu woman living in Australia, please take a minute to enter this survey. It will help Hindu Council of Australia to frame projects and policies to […]
Diwali 2018 at Federal Parliament in Canberra
Hindu Council of Australia celebrated Diwali at Australian Federal Parliament jointly with BAPS (Swaminarayan). Here is a brief video of the same. Related Images:
Religious freedom collides with anti-discrimination laws in Australia
By: Surinder Jain. Religious freedom is fundamental to Australian identity said the Australian Prime minister Scott Morrison. And Australians voted in favor of anti-discrimination laws to protect the rights of […]
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We are at present passing through an unprecedented flood crisis in regional NSW. Karma Kitchen and Hindu Benevolent Fund have come forward to help and support the community during this […]
A Talk on Gita Jayanti by Prakash Mehta
A Talk on Gita Jayanti by Prakash Mehta, President, Hindu Council of Australia. Related Images:
Hindu Council activities report for 2018
Annual General Meeting of Hindu Council was held in Blacktown on 15th December 2018 and was attended by about 40 members. A report of activities for the year 2018 was […]
Invitation to conduct further research about ANZAC Jawans
By : Prakash Mehta. Hindu Council of Australia has erected a cenotaph dedicated to all servicemen of Indian origin who have enrolled or served the Australian forces in World Wars. […]
Pauline Hanson gives thumbs up to Indian Migration to Australia
By : Surinder Jain. Pauline Lee Hanson is an Australian politician and a Senator representing the state of Queensland. She is also the founder and leader of Pauline Hanson’s One […]
Addressing Global Warming through reducing meat consumption
By : Vijai Singhal. An Open letter to MPs and Senators. 3rd December, 2018 Dear Senators and MPs, As you already know, addressing Climate Change is the most important issue […]
Cumberland Holi Festival on 24th March 2019
Holi will be celebrated at Civic Park on 24th March 2019. Related Images:
Diwali celebrated in Strathfield
By : Rajeev Bhandula. Hindu Council of Australia celebrated Deepawali in Strathfield on 18th November 2018 at Strathfield Park. The event was supported by Strathfield Council. Diwali in Strathfield 2018 […]
Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti
Guru Nanak Dev Jyanti. Karthik Poornima, 23 Nov 2018 Hindu Council of Australia wishes happiness and peace with the blessings of Guru Nanak dev ji to all on the auspicious […]
SRE Teacher Training 2019 starting in a big way
By : Madya Lila. It’s great to see Hindu Council of Australia has finally been added to the Department of Education’s web page https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/learning-across-the-curriculum/religion-and-ethics/approved-sre-providers#letterH as a provider of Hinduism teachers […]
Samajik Samrasta Meet held in Western Australia
By : Amool Bhargava. Samajik Samrasta Meet held at Perth by HSS and HCA(WA), Wednesday, 14 Nov 18. The Hindu Swaymsewak Sangh of WA organised “Samajik Samrasta” , ie “Living […]
Anglican Retirement Village in Sydney celebrates Diwali
The Ponds is a new suburb of Sydney situated in the North West growth corridor, where the first stage of a major shopping centre and commercial space have opened. The […]
Hindu chaplains help Hindu Women prisoners in Melbourne
By : Makaran Bhagwat, Melbourne. Hindu Council of Australia (Vic) currently has volunteer spiritual care providers (Hindu Chaplains) who have been providing their services in the health care system and […]
Misuse of sacred Hindu symbols and spiritual images
By : Prakash Mehta. To Brookvale Union We are disappointed that a picture has been published in SMH dated 13 Nov 2018 (copy attached) depicting the image of Ganesh – the […]
ANZAC JAWAN Cenotaph Memorial dedicated to Indian Soldiers
By : Julian Leeser, Federal MP For Berowra. Saturday 10th November 2018, Greenway Park, Cherrybrook, NSW, Australia. As the Federal Member for Berowra, and as the Chair of the […]
Gargi Women Awards 2019
This award is given to Australian Women who have made a significant contribution to Australia. This year, eight awards are being offered, one in each of the following categories : […]
Hindu Council connects with UWS students for Diwali
Hindu Council of Australia has made contact with University of Western Sydney (UWS) students and had a low key Diwali sweets distribution with them on 8th November 2018. UWS is […]
Hindu Council Donates to Farmers Relief Fund
Hindu Council gave a cheque for $11,000 to the Premier’s Farmers Relief Fund. Related Images:
Diwali celebrated in Parramatta
By : Surinder Jain. (Photographs by Vijay Maharaj and Dharmendra Modi) Hindu Council of Australia celebrated its 20th Diwali at Parramatta Park on 3rd and 4th November 2018. Saturday the […]
Sri Sitarama Kalyanam takes place in Sydney
Long awaited Sri Sitarama Kalyanam, i.e. celestial wedding of Lord Rama and Devi Sita was celebrated in Sydney today. The tradition of the marriage it is aid was established by […]
Kalyanam ceremonies being held in Sydney
By : Neelima Pravastu. The Priests and Deities arrived on 26th October 2018 at night 9 PM from Bhadrachalam along with the celebrity Kuchipudi dancer Dr Padmaja Reddy and her group. […]
Take a day off on Diwali day to celebrate it with family and friends
The Hindu Council of Australia’s South Australia chapter, is urging people to take a day off on Diwali day in Australia to pass the culture and message on to the […]
Office goers crowd relishes Diwali in Sydney
By : Surinder Jain. Hindu Council of Australia celebrated Diwali festival in Martin Place, the heart of Sydney today on 31st October 2018. Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in […]
Commemorating the Centenary of Armistice – Cenotaph at Cherrybrook NSW
By: Bhagwat Chauhan. We were working on some time to create a history, a small team of Ashwani Jain, Sanjeev Bhakri, Ashwani Sharma and Parveen Gupta were working tirelessly to […]
Non-Alcoholic and Vegetarian Diwali celebrated by NSW Unions
By : Surinder Jain. Unions NSW held a Diwali celebration “Unions in Unison in Divine Diwali” in the Trades Hall at Trade Union office on 26th October 2018. The event […]
Cherrybrook Village celebrates Diwali with Hindu Council
By : Surinder Jain. Hindu Council of Australia in association with Cherrybrook shopping centre celebrated Diwali festival inside the shopping centre on 28th October 2018. Space inside of the shopping […]
Low lying island nations getting submerged due to climate change
Meat production is one of the major causes of climate change and it is causing many island nations in the pacific and many Andaman islands in Indian ocean to submerge. […]
Diwali celebrated in Rouse Hill Shopping Centre
Hindu Council of Australia celebrated Diwali festival with a fun fare and cultural program in Rouse Hill Town Shopping centre on 27th October 2018. Rouse Hill Town Centre is a […]
Australia Rises against Temple Attack
Australians from all walks of life have risen in anger and indignation at the desecration and vandalism of a Hindu temple in Sydney last week. Hindu community has been overwhelmed […]
Lord from Bhadrachalam arrived in Sydney for Kalyanam and Coronation
By : Sai Pravastu. A historic moment for Australia – Bhagwan Sri Rama along with Sita Devi, Lakshmana and Anjaneya Swamy from Bhadrachalam Temple, have left from Bharat and are […]
Diwali ArtSpace final 2018 Catalogue
The final catalogue of all arts entries for 2018 Diwali ArtSpace. ArtSpaceCatalogue-DAE-Catalogue-5-Online Related Images:
Labour MPs condemn temple attack
Labour Mps Message – Regents Park Temple – 2018 Related Images:
Hindu Council condemns attack at Hindu Temple in Sydney
Hindu Council of Australia expresses its pain on learning of the vandalism that occurred at the Hindu Temple in Regents Park on Sunday, 14 October 2018. Unfortunately it happened in the […]
Hindu chaplains help a Hindu women in prison
Hindu chaplaincy committee was contacted by another religions Chaplain to help a Hindu prison inmate with a beads mala and some religious books. Somesh Sibal from Hindu Council got in […]
Breaking Bread with Indian Chapati in Sydney Food Festival
By:Surinder Jain. Hindu Council of Australia participated in Breaking Bread with other Australian communities as an initiative of Food Faith during the ongoing Sydney Food Festival at Hyde Park Palms […]
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 […]
Meat Free campaign promoted by Radio Sur Sangam
Mr Vijai Singhal, director of Hindu Council of Australia was interviewed at Radio Sur Sangam 99.9 FM by Nitin Madan on the topic of 10th Anniversary of the launch of […]
Significance of Sri Sitarama Bhadrachalam
रामो रामो राम इति प्रजनामभवन् कथााः | रामभूिं जिभूद्रमे राज्यं प्रशासति । तनत्यपश्ु पा तनत्यफलास्िरवस्र तनर्व्नर ााः | कामवशी च पजन्र याः सखु स्पशश्र च मारुिाः । Sri Vaalmeeki Ramayana […]
Dowry abuse submission by Hindu Council of Australia
On 26 June 2018, the Senate of Australia (Upper house of Parliament) referred the practice of dowry and the incidence of dowry abuse in Australia to the Legal and Constitutional […]
Be a Yajmann for Sri Sitarama Kalyanam
By:Sai Pravastu. This year during Deepavali celebrations at Parramatta on 3rd & 4th November, we are blessed by Sri SitaRama, Lakshmana and Anjaneya Swamy from Bhadrachalam (India), As you may […]
Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam explained to Youth Parliament of World Religions
The Youth PoWR conference was organized by the Columban Centre for Christian-Muslim Relations to bring young representatives of different religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, and Sikh) to one platform […]
Farmers helped during Walkathon to Temples
Hindu Council of Australia organized a Walk to Temples event in Sydney on 29th September 2018. Funds were raised for Farmers Drought Relief efforts during the walk. According to Walk […]
Hindu peace philosophy explained at Ahamadiya Peace Conference
By:Tara Sharma. I attended Ahmadiyya Muslim community a Peace Symposium on behalf of Hindu Council of Australia. We were also represented a few weeks back, on their function on Eid […]
Ganesha Puja held in Adelaide Zoo
Hindu Council of Australia performed Ganesh Chaturathi festival in Adelaide Zoo on 13th September 2018. Related Images:
Interfaith prayers for Rain
Australia is going through a severe drought. Religious leaders of various faiths including Hindus participated in rituals to bring about rains. Hindu Priest is Pandit Prakash Pandey recited the prayers […]
Hindus in Victoria advise Premier on Multicultural issues
By: Makrand Bhagwat. Hindu Council of Australia Victoria is a member of the Multifaith Advisory Group under the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) , which advises the Premier and […]
Hindus participate in City2Surf for charity
By:Vikas Chopra. City2Surf is an annual run for fun event in Sydney. Eighty Thousand people took part in the annual fun run this year running/walking a stretch of 14 km from […]
Hindu Council in its 20th years
In 1998, five pioneer Hindus of Sydney came together, Dr Anand Lalchandani co-founder of Sri Mandir in Auburn, Dr A Balasubramaniam co-founder of Sri Venkateswara Temple in Helensburgh, Surinder Jain […]
Dalai Lama 83rd birthday celebrated
By:Prakash Mehta. ACT Tibetian community Inc. celebrated 83rd Birthday celebration of His Holy Highness Dalai Lama in Cenberra. Mr Prakash Mehta, President , Hindu Council of Australia represented Hindus in […]
City2Surf Join Hindu team to run for fun
By:Bimal Joshi. City2Surf is a popular road running event held annually in Sydney covering a 14-kilometre course. The event is a “fun run” as well as a race, attracting […]
Take a Quiz on Hindu Diaspora
Please enter your email: 1. According to the Australian census of 2016, Hinduism was the fastest growing religion of Australia? Yes/No Yes No 2. When did the first Hindus came […]
Take a Quiz on Hindu History
Take a Quiz on Hindu History Please go to Take a Quiz on Hindu History to view the test Related Images:
Youth PoWR chooses a Hindu youth speaker
By:Vincy Jain. A Youth Parliament of World’s Religions is being held next month. Hindu council of Australia is participating as one of the organizers. Our youth member Vincy has been […]
New Volunteers induction
By: Bimal Joshi Hindu Council of Australia organized a Volunteer Induction for new volunteers in Sydney. The event commenced with a short presentation on HCA values and work culture including […]
Take a Quiz on Hindu Society and Institutions
Take a Quiz on Hindu Society and Institutions Please go to Take a Quiz on Hindu Society and Institutions to view the test Related Images:
Tributes to Prof Raja Jayraman, former Vice President
Prof Raja Jayraman is remembered by us all. He did so much work for Hindu education in schools and for promoting interfaith harmony in Australia as Vice President of Hindu […]
Take a Quiz on Hindu Festivals
Test your knowledge about Hindu festivals. Please go to Take a Quiz on Hindu Festivals to view the test Related Images:
Hindu Unity Day unites Hindus in Canberra
Hindu Council of Australia invited about 15 Hindu organizations together on 16th June to discuss how can we preserve Hindu culture in Australia. Each organization spoke about what they are […]
Hindu Council welcomes ISKCON Gauranga Prabhu
Gauranga Prabhu, disciple of H.H.Radhanath Swami Maharaja Graduated from IIT Bombay in 1993, his interest in Krishna Consciousness dawned during his college days.He moved in as a full time preacher […]
Fiji awards Hindu Council of Australia for its help during floods
Fiji was recently devastated by floods and a series of cyclones. Many people were marooned. Hindu Council of Australia had organized a drive to send materials and money to help. […]
Sankskrit workshop held in Sydney
By: Radhey Sharma Sydney Sanskrit School and Hindu Council of Australia arranged a two days workshop for Sanskrit lovers by Dr Jyoti Raj ji Assistant Professor Delhi University and […]
Hindu Chaplaincy course in Melbourne
Hindu Council of Australia, Victoria chapter is conducting a refresher course for Hindu Chaplaincy on 23 and 30 June in Melbourne. This course is a part of an ongoing commitment […]
International Yoga Day celebrated in Sydney
By: Jay Raman IYD 2018 event continues to be successful across Australia. The day started with a sunrise yoga session at Melbourne Cricket Ground, followed by a Yoga session in […]
Take a quiz on Hindu Rituals
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Take a Quiz on Hindu Scriptures
Take a Quiz on Hindu Scriptures Please go to Take a Quiz on Hindu Scriptures to view the test Related Images:
Ram Sita Kalyanam Vivah in Parramatta 3rd November 2018
Hindu Council of Australia is celebrating Deepavali festival on 3rd and 4th of November 2018 in Parramatta Park this year also. A special attraction of this year is likely to […]
Local government recognizes Hindu Council volunteers
Many Hindu Council members living in various local councils, give their time as a volunteer to help build the Australian community and to help Hindus integrate well in the Australian […]
SBS TV records growth of Hinduism in Australia
SBS (State Broadcasting Services) is an Australian TV and radio network supported by Australian government and specializes in ethnic community news. Decades ago when there were very few Hindus in […]
HCA joins hands with Strathfield Council for a Diwali Art Exhibition
Hindu Council (HCA) has been approached by Strathfield council via our website. The Council said that it would like to run an Indian Art exhibition, hopefully in the theme of […]
State of Teaching Hinduism in NSW Australia
By Vijai Singhal and Surinder Jain (Hindu Council of Australia) 1st March 2018 Apart from various temples and organizations running their own religious and scripture classes, Hinduism is being taught […]
Brisbane Buddhist temple appreciates Hindu Council
A Buddhist temple in Brisbane appreciates Hindu Council of Australia (HCA)’s presence at their annual Multi-Faith prayer for peace and harmony. Mr Surendra Prasad has been attending this event every […]
Hindu Council releases a Multi-faith Music CD
Hindu Council of Australia – Release of Multi-faith Music CD The Hindu Council of Australia organised a Multi-faith Music CD Release function from 4pm till 6.00pm on Saturday 1 July […]
Indian Link Newspaper, HARSHAD PANDHARIPANDE reports on Hindu Council
Indian Link Newspaper, HARSHAD PANDHARIPANDE reports Hindu Council to felicitate women achievers – HCA launches the Gargi Awards for role models in various fields. [Read More…] Related Images:
VIC 2017 Report
HINDU COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA (VICTORIA) REPORT CARD 2017 HCA continues to actively participate in the Multifaith Advisory Group to the Premier of Victoria which meets on a quarterly basis. […]
Brookvale upsets us
Brookvale Union continues to upset Hindus world over with juxtaposed Hindu images The Sydney-based Brewery goes back on word, continues to circulate insensitive images of Hindu Deities […]