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February 01, 2016
Community responsibility of
Temples under focus
Lord Ganesha
Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan to donate $12,000 to Starship Foundation
Venkat Raman
venkat@indiannewslink.co.nz
Are Temples merely places of
worship or are they centres
for community welfare?
Is social development
a responsibility of those managing
Hindu Temples?
What should be done to ensure closer
engagement with communities and
how can those with time, talent and
money be encouraged to participate
to a larger extent in the community
activities of Temples?
Shirdi Sai Baba, the Main Deity
Goddess Durga
Global Summit
These and many other questions are
likely to be raised and answered at a
two-day global meeting of devotees of
Shri Shirdi Sai Baba in Auckland later this
month.
Auckland based Shri Shirdi Sai Baba
Sansthan Inc is organising the first-ever
‘Shri Shirdi Sai Devotees Summit’ at its
Temple Complex located at 12 Princess
Street, Onehunga on February 27 and
28, 2016. Sansthan President Bhaskar
Duvvuru said that while the focus of the
Summit would be on ‘The Role of Temples
and Non-Profit Organisations in Community
Development,’ the highlight of the
two-day Summit would be the presence
and address of Dr Chandra Bhanu
Satpathy, Founder-President of Shirdi Sai
Global Foundation. He will inaugurate
the Conference and deliver the keynote
speech,” he told Indian Newslink.
Mr Duvvuru said that about 40 delegates
from Australia, Germany, India,
Malaysia, United Kingdom and United
States of America are expected to attend
the Conference.
“We also propose to deliberate on
‘The challenges of running Temples,
and Spirituality and Holistic Living’ at
the Conference. As well as the Haka
and other traditional Maori dance and
music, cultural programmes depicting
Indian culture will also be held at the
Temple Complex,” he said.
kitchen on the ground floor, the Main
Prayer Hall of 845 Sq Mts on the First
Floor, a Community Hall (Sai Centre)
with stage, sound & lights and accommodation
for two priests.
The Sansthan raised $2.8 million in
loans of which $1.8 million has been
repaid.
Mr Duvvuru said that the Sansthan
hopes to repay the remaining $1 million
within five years, with regular donations
(about $2000 every week), revenue from
weddings (30 marriages held thus far
from February 2014) other community
events, and collections from other
special occasions. The Temple receives
thousands of people every week,
predominantly Hindus, but hundreds of
New Zealanders and overseas visitors
of varied faiths, including Christianity,
Islam, Sikhism and Zoroastrianismare
also among its regular visitors.
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Starship Foundation
Mr Duvvuru said that as a part of its
commitment to community welfare,
the Sansthan will donate $12,000 to
Starship Foundation and a cheque will
be presented to its Chief Executive Brad
Clark.
“We will support Starship Hospital on
an ongoing basis and adopt it as a Sansthan
Project at the Summit,” he said.
As reported in our issues two years
ago, the Temple Complex was inaugurated
by Dr Satpathy in the presence of
more than 3000 devotees on February 6,
2014, as a part of four-day festival. With
construction and other related costs of
more than $6 million, it is the largest
Hindu Temple in Australasia.
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Dr Chandra Bhanu Satpathy
Strong Devotee
Mr Duvvuru said that Dr Satpathy,
former Uttar Pradesh Director General
of Police has dedicated his life in the
service of Shirdi Saibaba and humanity
at large.
“He has been involved in the construction
of more than 200 Saibaba Temples
in India and other parts of the world.
His presence will add to the piety to the
Summit,” he said.
Born in Cuttack (former State Capital
of Odisha) in India, he graduated from
Delhi University and worked as a
lecturer for two years. Joining the Indian
Police Service in 1972, he undertook
several assignments in various locations
before retiring as the top policeman of
Uttar Pradesh.
A man of lore and letters, Dr Satpathy
has written a number of books on Saibaba,
spiritualism and other subjects.
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e. shaunk@abcbusiness.co.nz
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