HCA-A4 Deepavali Magazine-2016

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Glimpse of Hindu Philosophy 

अयं बन्धुरय 

अयं बन्धुरयं नेति गणना लघुचेिसाम् । उदारचररिानां िु वसुधैव कु टुम्बकम् अयं बन्धुरयं नेति 

ayam bandhura 

udaracharitanam t 

ayam bandhurayam neti ganana laghuchetasam 

ayam bandhurayam 

udaracharitanam tu vasudhaiva kutumbakam 

udaracharitanam 

One is a relative, the 

tu vas 

oth 

The entire world is a family 

One is a relative, the other stranger, say the small minded. 

One is a relative, the other str 

The entire world is a family, live the magnanimous 

The entire world is a family, live 

ॐ सवे भवन्तु सुखिनः। सवे सन्तु तनर 

शाखन्तः ॥ 

ॐ सवे भवन्तु सुखिनः। सवे सन्तु तनरामयाः। सवे भद्रातण पश्यन्तु। मा कतिि् दुःि ॐ भाग्भवेि्॥ सवे भवन्तु ॐ सुखिनः। शाखन्तः शाखन्तः सवे सन्तु तनरामयाः 



Om, Sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ | Sarve santu 

Sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu | Mā kashchit duḥkha 

Om, Sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ | Sarve santu nirāmayāḥ 

Om, Sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ | Sarve santu nirām 

Oṁ Shāntiḥ, Shāntiḥ, Shāntiḥ 

Sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu | Mā kashchit duḥkha bhāgbhavet 

Sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu | Mā kashchit duḥkha bhāg 



Aum, May all be prosperous and happy, May all be free 

May all see what is spiritually uplifting, May no one suffer 

Aum, May all be prosperous and happy, May all be free from illness Aum, May all be prosperous and happy, May all be free from 

Om peace, peace, peace 





ॐ असिो मा सद्गमय ।िमसो मा ज्योति गमय । मृत्योमाग अमृिं गमय ।ॐ 

ॐ असिो मा सद्गमय ।िमसो मा ज्योति गमय । मृत्योमाग अमृिं गमय ।ॐ शाखन्तः ॐ शाखन्तः असिो शाखन्तः मा सद्गमय ॥ ।िमसो मा ज्योति गमय । मृत्योमाग अमृिं गमय ।ॐ शाखन्त 

Om Asato Maa Sad-Gamaya |Tamaso Maa Jyotir-Gamaya | 

Mrtyor-Maa Amrtam Gamaya |Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih || 



Mrtyor-Maa Amrtam Gamaya |Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih || Mrtyor-Maa Amrtam Gamaya |Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih || 

Aum, Lead us from the unreal to the Real, From darkness to Light 

From death to Immortality, Om peace, peace, peace 

Aum, Lead us from the unreal to the Real, From darkness to Light Aum, Lead us from the unreal to the Real, From darkness to Light 

Glimpse of Hindu From death Philosophy to Immortality, Om peace, peace, peace 


ॐ सह नावविु |सह नौ भुनक्तु | सह वीयं करवावहै |िेजखिनावधीिमस्तु मा तवतिषावहै॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शा 

अयं बन्धुरयं नेति गणना लघुचेिसाम् । उदारचररिानां ॐ िु वसुधैव सह नावविु कु टुम्बकम् |सह नौ भुनक्तु | सह वीयं करवावहै |िेजखिनावधीिमस्तु मा तवतिषावहै॥ ॐ सह शान्तिः नावविु शान्तिः |सह शान्तिः॥ नौ भुनक्तु | सह वीयं करवावहै |िेजखिनावधीिमस्तु मा तवतिषावहै॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥ 

Oṃ saha nāv avatu|saha nau bhunaktu 

saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai|tejasvi nāv adhītam astu mā vidviṣāvahai | 

ayam bandhurayam neti ganana laghuchetasam Oṃ saha nāv avatu|saha nau bhunaktu 


Om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ || 

udaracharitanam tu vasudhaiva kutumbakam saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai|tejasvi nāv adhītam astu mā vidviṣāvahai | saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai|tejasvi nāv adhītam astu mā vidviṣāvahai | 



Aum! May He protect us both together; may He nourish us both together; 


May we work conjointly with great energy, May our study be vigorous and effective; 

The entire world is a family, live the magnanimous Aum! May He protect us both together; may He nourish us both together; Aum! May He protect us both together; may He nourish us both together; 

May we not mutually dispute (or may we not hate any). Aum! peace, peace, peace 

May we work conjointly with great energy, May our study be vigorous and May effective; we work conjointly with great energy, May our study be vigorous and effective; 

ॐ सवे भवन्तु सुखिनः। सवे सन्तु तनरामयाः। सवे भद्रातण May पश्यन्तु। we not मा mutually कतिि् दुःि dispute भाग्भवेि्॥ (or may ॐ we शाखन्तः not hate शाखन्तः any). Aum! peace, peace, May peace we not mutually dispute (or may we not hate any). Aum! peace, peace, peace 


, Sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ | Sarve santu nirāmayāḥ 

bhadrāṇi paśyantu | Mā kashchit duḥkha bhāgbhavet 

tiḥ, Shāntiḥ, Shāntiḥ 

e prosperous and happy, May all be free from illness 

is spiritually uplifting, May no one suffer 

ace 

मा ज्योति गमय । मृत्योमाग अमृिं गमय ।ॐ शाखन्तः शाखन्तः शाखन्तः ॥ 

aso Maa Jyotir-Gamaya | 

haantih Shaantih Shaantih || 

rom darkness to Light 

peace 

वधीिमस्तु मा तवतिषावहै॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥ 

vahai | 

her; 

d effective; 

peace 


du Philosophy 

indu Philosophy 

ानां िु वसुधैव कु टुम्बकम् 

ररिानां िु वसुधैव कु टुम्बकम् 

chetasam 

umbakam huchetasam 

kutumbakam 

ranger, say the small minded. 

ly, stranger, live the magnanimous 

say the small minded. 

mily, live the magnanimous 

ः। सवे सन्तु तनरामयाः। सवे भद्रातण पश्यन्तु। मा कतिि् दुःि भाग्भवेि्॥ ॐ शाखन्तः शाखन्तः 

वेि्॥ 

नः। 

ॐ 

सवे 

शाखन्तः 

सन्तु 


तनरामयाः। सवे भद्रातण पश्यन्तु। मा कतिि् दुःि भाग्भवेि्॥ ॐ शाखन्तः शाखन्तः 


अयं बन्धुरयं नेति गणना लघुचेिसाम् । उदारचररिानां िु वसुधैव कु टुम्बकम् 

ayam bandhurayam neti ganana laghuchetasam 

udaracharitanam tu vasudhaiva kutumbakam 


The entire world is a family, live the magnanimous 

bhavantu sukhinaḥ | Sarve santu nirāmayāḥ 

hadrāṇi rve bhavantu paśyantu sukhinaḥ | Mā kashchit | Sarve santu duḥkha nirāmayāḥ bhāgbhavet 

Shāntiḥ, e bhadrāṇi Shāntiḥ, paśyantu Shāntiḥ | Mā kashchit duḥkha bhāgbhavet 

ṁ Shāntiḥ, Shāntiḥ, Shāntiḥ 

Aum, May all be prosperous and happy, May all be free from illness 

om illness May Aum, all May see all what be prosperous is spiritually and uplifting, happy, May May no all one be free suffer from illness 

fer Om May peace, all see peace, what is peace spiritually uplifting, May no one suffer 


ॐ असिो मा सद्गमय ।िमसो मा ज्योति गमय । मृत्योमाग अमृिं गमय ।ॐ शाखन्तः शाखन्तः शाखन्तः ॥ 

ृत्योमाग अमृिं गमय ।ॐ 

ॐ असिो 


मा 


सद्गमय 


।िमसो 

॥ 

मा ज्योति गमय । मृत्योमाग अमृिं गमय ।ॐ शाखन्तः शाखन्तः शाखन्तः ॥ 


aa Jyotir-Gamaya | Mrtyor-Maa Om Asato Maa Amrtam Sad-Gamaya Gamaya |Tamaso |Om Shaantih Maa Jyotir-Gamaya Shaantih Shaantih | || 

haantih Shaantih Shaantih || 



to the Real, From darkness to Light From Aum, death Lead us to from Immortality, the unreal Om to peace, the Real, peace, From peace darkness to Light 



ॐ सह नावविु |सह नौ भुनक्तु | सह वीयं करवावहै |िेजखिनावधीिमस्तु मा तवतिषावहै॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥ 

ॐ सह नावविु |सह नौ भुनक्तु | सह वीयं करवावहै |िेजखिनावधीिमस्तु मा तवतिषावहै॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥ 

ुनक्तु | सह वीयं करवावहै |िेजखिनावधीिमस्तु मा तवतिषावहै॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥ 


au bhunaktu 

saha Oṃ saha vīryaṃ nāv karavāvahai|tejasvi avatu|saha nau bhunaktu nāv adhītam astu mā vidviṣāvahai | 

svi nāv adhītam astu mā vidviṣāvahai Om saha 

| śāntiḥ vīryaṃ śāntiḥ karavāvahai|tejasvi śāntiḥ || nāv adhītam astu mā vidviṣāvahai | 


Aum! May He protect us both together; may He nourish us both together; 

r; may He nourish us both May Aum! 

together; we May work He conjointly protect us with both great together; energy, may May He our nourish study us be both vigorous together; and effective; 

, May our study be vigorous May May we we 

and not work 

effective; mutually conjointly dispute with (or great may energy, we not May hate our any). study Aum! be vigorous peace, peace, and effective; peace 

hate any). Aum! peace, 

May we 

peace, 

not mutually 

peace 

dispute (or may we not hate any). Aum! peace, peace, peace 

ॐ सवे भवन्तु सुखिनः। सवे सन्तु तनरामयाः। सवे भद्रातण पश्यन्तु। मा कतिि् दुःि भाग्भवेि्॥ ॐ शाखन्तः शाखन्तः 


Om, Sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ | Sarve santu nirāmayāḥ 

Sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu | Mā kashchit duḥkha bhāgbhavet 


Aum, May all be prosperous and happy, May all be free from illness 



ॐ असिो मा सद्गमय ।िमसो मा ज्योतिगगमय । मृत्योमाग अमृिं गमय ।ॐ शाखन्तः शाखन्तः श 





ॐ सह नावविु |सह नौ भुनक्तु | सह वीयं करवावहै |िेजखिनावधीिमस्त 


saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai|tejasvi nāv adhītam astu 


Aum! May He protect us both together; 

May we work conjointly with great en 

May we not mutually dispute (or m

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Message from the Prime Minister 

PRIME MINISTER 

PRIME MINISTER 

MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER 

AGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER 


Deepavali has long been one of the most important events on the Hindu calendar, 

observed Deepavali since has long ancient been times. one of the most important events on the Hindu calendar, observed since ancient times. 

It is DEEPAVALI 

an occasion deeply embedded in traditional culture, when families and friends gather together to light diyas, share gifts, 

It and is celebrate an occasion the triumph deeply of embedded light over darkness. in traditional culture, when families and friends 

gather Today, Deepavali together is to enjoyed light diyas, by many share around gifts, the world, and regardless celebrate of the background triumph or of faith. light In over Australia, festivities are held in 

darkness. cities, towns and homes across our country. 

Such events bring understanding and appreciation to the broader community, and are a powerful reminder that our society is 

Today, greatly enriched Deepavali by its is diversity. enjoyed by many around the world, regardless of background or 

faith. 

As participants 

In Australia, 

gather 

festivities 

for this year’s 

are held 

celebration, 

in cities, 

I encourage 

towns and 

everyone 

homes 

to 

across 

be proud 

our country. 

of an Australia where people of different 

backgrounds and beliefs can be part of our national tradition. 

Such events bring understanding and appreciation to the broader community, and are a 

I wish the organisers and attendees of the Hindu Councils Deepavali Celebrations a happy and prosperous year ahead. 

powerful reminder that our society is greatly enriched by its diversity. 

Shubh Deepavali. 

As participants gather for this year’s celebration, I encourage everyone to be proud of 

an Australia where people of different backgrounds and beliefs can be part of our 

national tradition. 

The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP MP 

Prime Minister of of Australia 

10 October 2016 

10 October 2016 

DEEPAVALI 

one of the most important events on the Hindu calendar, 

s. 

mbedded in traditional culture, when families and friends 

iyas, share gifts, and celebrate the triumph of light over 

ed by many around the world, regardless of background or 

s are held in cities, towns and homes across our country. 

I wish the organisers and attendees of the Hindu Councils Deepavali Celebrations 

a happy and prosperous year ahead. Shubh Deepavali. 

nding and appreciation to the broader community, and are a 

society is greatly enriched by its diversity. 

this year’s celebration, I encourage everyone to be proud of 

e of different backgrounds and beliefs can be part of our 

ttendees of the Hindu Councils Deepavali Celebrations 

ar ahead. Shubh Deepavali.


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Message from the President 

It is my great privilege and pleasure to offer greetings to all of you on the happy occasion of Deepavali Festival, being 

celebrated in Sydney as it is all around the world. It is the 18th year the Hindu Council of Australia has been involved in 

holding this occasion with great enthusiasm. 

The Deepavali festival brings together many aspects of life: it is spiritual for it symbolises the victory of good over evil in our 

human condition; it is social for it provides a great occasion for the re-union of Family, friends and neighbours for sharing 

food and exchanging gifts; it also has cultural component for it brings out our best dress, music and dance forms. 

By holding the Festival in a public space in Sydney, we are not only celebrating the strength of our country’s cultural diversity, 

but also demonstrating in a practical form the underlying unity and inclusiveness of our multicultural Australia. 

I wish to record my sincere thanks to all those who have contributed in making the Festival a great success; they include our 

sponsors, volunteers, Hindu Council’s Executive members, all the participants in the cultural programs, invited guests and 

the Media. 

Finally, and most importantly, the general public which include many persons with various cultural and religious backgrounds 

who support us by coming to the Festival, my warm thanks. 

May I wish you all a happy Deepavali. 

Prof Nihal S Agar AM 

Oct 23, 2016

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THE HON BILL SHORTEN MP 

LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION 

SHADOW MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS AND ABORIGINAL 

AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS 

Shadow Minister 

MEMBER FOR MARIBYRNONG 

For Indigenous Affairs and 

Aboriginal and Torres 

Strait Islanders HINDU COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA – DIWALI FAIR 2016 

Member for Maribyrnong 

It gives me great pleasure to send my well wishes to the Hindu Council of Australia and 

everyone celebrating the festival of Diwali. 

THE HON BILL SHORTEN MP 

LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION 

W MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS AND ABORIGINAL 

AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS 

MEMBER FOR MARIBYRNONG 

HINDU COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA – DIWALI FAIR 2016 

reat pleasure to send my well wishes to the Hindu Council of Australia and 

ebrating the festival of Diwali. 

orld houses will be cleaned and decorated for festivities; families will come 

rayer, reflection and celebration. Millions of lights will shine on housetops, 

s and windows, around temples and other buildings. All of these lights 

e victory of light over darkness, victory of good over evil, knowledge over 

d hope over despair. 

Around the world houses will be cleaned and decorated for festivities; families will come 

together in prayer, reflection and celebration. Millions of lights will shine on housetops, 

Hindu outside Council doors and of windows, Australia around – Diwali temples Fair and 2016 other buildings. All of these lights 

celebrating the victory of light over darkness, victory of good over evil, knowledge over 

It ignorance gives me great and pleasure hope over to send despair. my well wishes to the Hindu Council of Australia and everyone celebrating the festival of 

Diwali. 

Around Diwali the is a world time houses of celebration will be cleaned and renewal, and decorated but also for festivities; a time for families reflection will come – a together time that in prayer, reflection and 

celebration. reminds us Millions that we of lights each will have shine an on obligation housetops, to outside perform doors seva, and windows, or service, around to others. temples In and other buildings. All of 

these times lights when celebrating we hear the so victory much of tragedy, light over let darkness, us allow victory Diwali of good to remind over evil, us knowledge that good over will ignorance and hope over 

despair. always prevail over evil. 

Diwali is a time of celebration and renewal, but also a time for reflection – a time that reminds us that we each have an 

Let us also use this celebration to reflect on the marvellous contribution your community 

obligation to perform seva, or service, to others. In times when we hear so much tragedy, let us allow Diwali to remind us that 

and the Hindu Council of Australia has made on multicultural Australia. I applaud the 

good will always prevail over evil. 

work of the Hindu Council of Australia in helping to build a socially cohesive society and 

Let us also use this celebration to reflect on the marvellous contribution your community and the Hindu Council of Australia 

in advancing the course towards peace in Australia and the world. 

has made on multicultural Australia. I applaud the work of the Hindu Council of Australia in helping to build a socially 

cohesive I trust that society each and and in advancing every one the of course you will towards celebrate peace Diwali in Australia with and a family the world. feast, along with 

I many trust that sweets, each and gifts every and one fireworks. of you will celebrate Diwali with a family feast, along with many sweets, gifts and fireworks. 

May the glow of the diyas light your path towards progress and continued success. 

Yours May the sincerely glow of the diyas light your path towards progress and continued success. 

e of celebration and renewal, but also a time for reflection – a time that 

at we each have an obligation to perform seva, or service, to others. In 

e hear so much tragedy, let us allow Diwali to remind us that good will 

il over evil. 

se this celebration to reflect on the marvellous contribution your community 

u Council of Australia has made on multicultural Australia. I applaud the 

indu Council of Australia in helping to build a socially cohesive society and 

the course towards peace in Australia and the world. 

ch and every one of you will celebrate Diwali with a family feast, along with 

, gifts and fireworks. 

of the diyas light your path towards progress and continued success. 

ely 

Opposition 

Yours sincerely 

Bill Shorten 

Leader of of the the Opposition

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Message from the High Commissioner 

On the joyous occasion of Deepavali, I would like to extend good wishes to Committee Members of the Hindu Council of 

Australia and other members of the Indian community residing in New South Wales. May the coming year bring blessings of 

wealth, plenty and prosperity. Deepavali symbolizes many noble thoughts: it celebrates the victory of good over evil and it 

seeks the blessings of the Goddess to bring prosperity and happiness over the coming year. 

I urge the Indian community to dedicate this celebration to the service of those who are less fortunate and need your help. 

An emphasis on giving is a part of our ethos and could be made a focus in the gatherings to celebrate the festival. 

I also hope that the festival will be an occasion to remind and educate our children about our cultural heritage and the epic 

tales of Ramayana. The stories and legends in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata explore every aspect of human behavior 

and emotion and have important lessons for our lives. They are also the living embodiment of our cultural heritage. 

My special compliments and appreciation to the members of the community, the volunteers and to the dedication and 

commitment of the organizing committee for once again arranging the Deepavali festivities in Parramatta Park on such a 

grand scale. 

(Navdeep Suri)


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Message from the Premier Mike Baird 

I am delighted to send my best wishes to the Hindu Council of Australia on the occasion of Deepavali. 

Deepavali celebrates cross-cultural understanding and unity within our community, and signifies the triumph of good 

over evil. 

Deepavali is one of the many celebrations that take place every year across NSW. 

MESSAGE FROM THE PREMIER 

On I am behalf delighted of the NSW to send Government, my best I congratulate wishes to the the Hindu Hindu Council Council of Australia, of Australia and wish on everyone the occasion an enjoyable of and 

memorable Deepavali. Deepavali. 

Deepavali celebrates cross-cultural understanding and unity within our community, and 

signifies the triumph of good over evil. 

Deepavali is one of the many celebrations that take place every year across NSW. 

On behalf of the NSW Government, I congratulate the Hindu Council of Australia, and wish 

everyone an enjoyable and memorable Deepavali. 

MIKE BAIRD MP MP 

Premier

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MESSAGE 

Luke Foley MP 

Leader of the Opposition 

Message from Leader of the Opposition Luke Foley MP 

MESSAGE 

MESSAGE 

Luke Foley MP 

Luke Foley MP 



BEST WISHES FOR DEEPAVALI 2016 



It is my pleasure to send my warmest wishes to all attendees celebrating Deepavali - Festival of 

Lights in Parramatta Park. 

It is Deepavali my pleasure is an opportunity to send to celebrate my warmest with family wishes and friends to all the attendees beginning of the celebrating Hindu year Deepavali - Festival of 

and honour Ramachandra. 


May the goddess of happiness and good fortune, Lakshmi enter all houses that are pure, clean and 

Deepavali bright. is an opportunity to celebrate with family and friends the beginning of the Hindu year 

and honour Ramachandra. 

I am grateful to the Hindu Council of Australia and the many volunteers who contribute to the 

success of this colourful and vibrant festival. 

It is my pleasure to send my warmest wishes to all attendees celebrating Deepavali - Festival of 

May the goddess of happiness and good fortune, Lakshmi enter all houses that are pure, clean and 

On behalf of New South Wales Labor, I extend my best wishes to all attendees as you enjoy the 

bright. 

music, food and entertainment of this memorable event. 




success of this colourful and vibrant festival. 

Luke Foley MP 

On Leader behalf of the of Opposition New South NSW Wales Labor, I extend my best wishes to all attendees as you enjoy the 

Deepavali is an opportunity to celebrate with family and friends the beginning of the Hindu year 


Best and Yours sincerely honour wishes Ramachandra. for Deepavali 2016 

It is my pleasure to send my warmest wishes to all attendees celebrating Deepavali - Festival of Lights in Parramatta Park. 

Luke Foley MP 

Deepavali May Leader of the Opposition goddess is an NSW opportunity of happiness to celebrate and good with family fortune, and friends Lakshmi the enter beginning all houses of the Hindu that are year pure, and honour clean and Ramachandra. 

bright. 

May the goddess of happiness and good fortune, Lakshmi enter all houses that are pure, clean and bright. 

I am grateful to the Hindu Council of Australia and the many volunteers who contribute to the success of this colourful and 

vibrant festival. 


On behalf of New South Wales Labor, 

I 

success 

extend my 

of 

best 

this colourful 

wishes to all 

and 

attendees 

vibrant 

as 

festival. 

you enjoy the music, food and entertainment of this memorable event. 

On behalf of New South Wales Labor, I extend my best wishes to all attendees as you enjoy the 




Luke Foley MP 

Leader of the Opposition NSW 

Leader of the Opposition NSW

• Print Publication 

• Digital Screens 

• Online and Mobile App Development 

• Social Media Management 

• Content Management 

We wish everyone 

a Very Happy Deepavali 

and a Prosperous 

New Year

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Hindu Council of Australia 

Mission 

Hindu Council’s mission is to work for a strong, cohesive and active Hindu 

community in Australia, aiming to live in harmony with other religious and 

cultural communities while also devoted to preserving, promoting and 

sharing Hindu Faith, Culture and Traditions with others in the society. 

Objectives 

• Preserve, Promote and Share 

Hindu religion and culture in 

Australia. 

• Unite Hindu religious, cultural 

organizations and groups in 

Australia. 

• Represent the Hindu community in 

its dealings with the Australian 

Federal, State and Local 

Government bodies. 

• Expand and Strengthen links 

between Hindu organizations 

throughout the country by 

creating effective communication 

and collaborative networking. 

• Advocate for the religious, cultural, 

social and educational needs of 

Hindus. 

• Celebrate religious and cultural 

festivals, exhibitions and programs. 

• Educate and Support Hindu Youth 

in all aspects of their growth and 

empowerment. 

• Promote harmony and 

understanding between Hinduism 

and other religious traditions in 

Australia through inter-faith 

dialogue. 

• Provide Information for 

understanding of Hindu traditions, 

culture, philosophy and theology in 

Australia. 

Executive Committee 

President 

Prof. Nihal Singh Agar AM 

Vice President: 

Mr. Bhagwat S. Chauhan 

Prof. Raja Jayaraman 

Mr. Kanti Jinna 

Secretary: 

Sanjeev Bhakri 

Treasurer: 

Mr Jay Raman 

Joint Treasurer: 

Mr Vikas Chopra 

Mr Rajendra Jalpota 

Members: 

Mrs. Anita Bachan Sharma 

Ms. Leah Briers 

Mr. Suresh Vashist 

Mrs. Shareena Jadhav 

Mr. Sukhendra Shandil 

Mr. Vijaykumar Halagali 

Mr Maran Nandan 

Mr Ajoy Ghosh 

Mr Radhey Sharma 

Mr. Renga Ragan 

Mr. Rajan Sharma 

Directors 

Mr. Abhay Awasthi 

Mr. Ashwini Sharma 

Dr. A Balasubramaniam OAM 

Mr. Bhagwat Singh Chauhan 

Mr Makarand Bhagwat 

Prof. Nihal Singh Agar AM 

Mr. Prakash Mehta 

Mr. Sanjeev Bhakri 

Mr. Surendra Prasad 

Mr. Surinder Jain 

Mr. Vijai Singhal


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Activities of Hindu Council of Australia 

Hindu Council of Australia wishes to 

report with pride and pleasure that 

it was involved in several activities 

covering spiritual, social, cultural and 

educational fields. 


Festival 

• Deepavali Fair was celebrated 

at the Parramatta Park with record 

number of visitors. 

• Deepavali celebration at Martin 

Place was held in its 4th year; it 

was again a full day event. 

• Deepavali celebrations were 

organised in Federal Parliament in 

Canberra for 10th year. 

• Participated in the organization 

and the celebration of Deepavali at 

the NSW Parliament. 

• We also organized and the 

celebrated Deepavali in Adelaide. 

Inter-Faith 

Dialogue 

• Members of the Council gave talks 

on Hinduism at various functions 

and places including the Uniting 

Church at Lindfield, Manly College 

at Manly and with Tibetan refuge 

group in Dee Why 

• Engaged in many inter-faith 

network meetings and discussion 

sessions such as Baha’i 

International Day of Peace, 

Columbian mission and Marrickville 

Multi-faith Roundtable Inter-faith 

Talks. 

• Participated in APRO (Australian 

Partnership of Religious 

Organisations) forum in Sydney. 

• Celebrated Haifa day as Hindu 

Jewish friendship initiative. 

Yoga 

• Celebrated International day of 

Yoga on June 21 in Sydney, 

Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra and 

Melbourne. 

Community 

• Continued serving the community 

via our initiative Karma Kitchen 

by serving free food in Parramatta 

to needy. 

• Engaged with Parramatta area 

command police to celebrate 

Raksha Bandhan at the Parramatta 

police stations on behalf of local 

Hindu community. 

• Sponsored and participated in 

Pada yatra which involved walking 

from Westmead to Helensburgh to 

visit many Hindu temples on the 

way 

• Conducted Vedic Mathematics 

classes for five weeks by Indian 

Vedic teacher. 

Women 

• Hindu women council met and 

published a report on community 

consultation 

Educational 

• The Council’s members attend, 

as required, the meetings of the 

NSW Department of Education’s 

Special Religious Education[SRE] 

• Provided review and consultation 

on book for Study of Religions for 

NSW Climate Response 

• Involved in the promotion of 

sustainable living through 

advocating for reduction in meat 

consumption

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Acknowledgments 

Hindu Council of Australia wishes to thank a number of Associations and Individuals for 

their help and support in many ways. It is not possible to thank them all individually. 

Some of them who have made special contributions are mentioned below: 

Sponsors: 

Western Union 

Telstra 

ABC Bullion 

Parramatta Park Trust 

Uniting 

Channel 9 

Custodian Vaults 

Bank of Baroda 

State Bank of India 

The Indian Telegraph 

Indian Link Media Group 

Broadway InfoTech 

Media Partners 

Darpan Hindi Radio 

Indian Down Under 

Voice of India- Eastside Radio 

E-Media 

Desi Australia 

Souvenir 

Editor: Mr Tara Chand Sharma 

Graphic Design: The Indian Telegraph 

Printing: Reine Creative Displays 

Event Management 

Event Management: Mr Ashwani Sharma, 

Mr Suresh Vashist, Mr Sanjiv Goyal 

Stalls Management: Mr. Vikas Chopra, Mr 

Nikhil Nigam. 

Sponsors Coordinators: 

Mr Ashwani Sharma , Mr Manishi Dave, 

Amit Nandlaskar 

Event Promotion: Vikrant Pahuja 

Infrastructure Coordination: Mr 

Vijaykumar Halagali, Mr Kavneet Singh 

Bawa (Design), Jagmohan Saini 

Puja Stall Coordinators: 

Hindu Heritage Society 

Photography: Evergreen Memories, Photo 

Studio De Vishal, Mr. Alankar Ghosh 

Photo Booth: Mr Vishal 

Infrastructure and Stalls: AMA Events 

VIP Coordination: Amit Nandlaskar 

Decoration: Royaale Event 

Banner Design: Ashish Kishore 

Darwing & Layout Design : Kaveneet Singh 

Bawa, Jagmohn Saini 

Rangoli Competition: 

Ms Sanjyot Dongre, Mr Nilesh Dongre 

Food Competition: Ms Sharda Shukla 

Ticket Coordination: Mr Surinder Jain, 

Mr Manoj Desai Online Tickets : 

Premier Tickets 

Fireworks: Parmar Fireworks Australia 

Volunteers Coordinator: Mr. Bimal Joshi 

Raavan Production &Logistics: 

Mr Rajiv Bhandula 

Raavan Effigy Setup: 

Mr Pramod Bareja, somesh Sibal 

Cultural Show 

Coordinators: Mr Ajoy Ghosh , Ashwani 

Jain, Rajat Midha 

Team : Yash Bharti 

Audio Visual Coordination: 

Ms Surekha Reddy, 

MC: Parul Mehta, Payal Pandya, 

Akangsha, Neha Jain, Shareena, Tejveer, 

Rajesh Batra, 

Sound and Lights: Heavenly Sounds 

Deepavali @Martin Place 

Event Management: Mr. RaJiv Jain 

Cultural Coordinator: Mr Ajoy Ghosh 

Cultural Team: Ms Neha Jain, 

Ms Surekha Reddy 

MC: Parul Mehta, Neha Jain, Shareena, 

Volunteer Coordinator : Mr. Bimal Joshi, 

Sanjay Kukreja 

Stalls Coordination: Mr Vikas Chopra, Mr 

Suresh Vashist 

Photo Booth: Evergreen Memories 

Dress Sponsor: Roshan Fashions 

Infrastructure: AMA Events 

Decoration : Royaale Events 

Effigy Coordination: Mr Pramod Bareja 

Photography: Photo Studio De Vishaal 

Kumar 

Disclaimer: The materials presented and views 

expressed in the souvenir are the sole responsibility of 

contributors and not of the Hindu Council of Australia. 

Participants 

PARRAMATTA 

Aashrya Asmi (Queensland) – 

Mark Orowin and friends 

Divine Life Society – Asha Gupta 

Expressions – Shivani Deevan 

Lotus dance school – Purvi Desai 

Orioz inc. (Odiya community of Australia) 

– Sujit jena 

Geetanjali School of Performing Arts – 

Sharmila Moitra 

Ruchi Sanghi Dance Company – Ruchi 

Sanghi 

Holiya Dance School – Hiral Chavda 

Jash-E-Event – Meha 

Shyamak Davar Dance School – 

Vihang Nikhalje 

Mango Dance – Farah Shah 

Bollywood Dimension (Canberra) – 

Carla Louise Marks 

Natwar School of Dance – 

Nandini Chandrasekharan 

Magici shows – 

Saksham Sharma and Julian Bull 

Nitika and her troup – 

Nitika Goyal, Monika Hirani, Sumit Sharma 

and his kids, Shayontani Sinha Tahpliyal 

Deepati Bhanushali & Shrutika Choudhary 

Sarbani Ghosh 

Hunar-e-Punjab – 

Kamaldeep Kaur and Amandeep Kaur 

Nrityam Performing Arts – Juhi Bhavsar 

Shivgarjan (Sydney) – 

Maratha Dhol Tasha Team 

Live Beat Band (Bhangra n Dholi) – 

Tajinder Singh Teji 

Spl appearance : Nritya Bharti performing 

Arts (Ahmedabad) – Shri Chandan Thakore 

MARTIN PLACE 

IABBV Hindi School – 

Mala Mehta, Ruchika 

Magic show – 

Julian Bull, Ruchika Garg and Tanya Garg 

Bharat Natyam - Shayontani Sinha Tahpliyal 

Oddissi Dance - Sarbani Ghosh 

Holiya Dance School – Hiral Chavda 

Jash-e-Event – 

Meha, Mango dance school – Farah Shah 

Hunar-e-Punjab – Kamaldeep Kaur and 

Amandeep Kaur 

Live Beat Band (Bhangra n Dholi) – 

Tajinder Singh Teji

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2016 Kumbh Mela at Ujjain 

Prof Nihal S Agar AM 

Introduction 

The Sanskrit words Kumbh (sacred 

pot) and Mela (Fair) literally refers to the 

gathering of large number of Hindus on 

the banks of ancient sacred rivers every 

third year by rotation to express their 

respect and reverence to the sacred 

rivers. The festival of Kumbh Mela is the 

largest congregation of Hindu pilgrims 

in the world and is held in four places; 

Haridwar (river Ganga), Allahabad 

(Sangam of three rivers, Ganga, 

Yamuna and Saraswati), Nashik (river 

Godavari) and Ujjain (river Shipra). 

At any given place the Kumbh is held 

once in 12 yrs. The place and date 

of each Kumbh Mela is determined 

based on astrological calculations. 

When the planets, sun and moon line 

up in a particular way, there is incredible 

positive charge in the atmosphere 

of one of the Kumbh locations. This 

positive charge affects the water, the 

air and the entire atmosphere, such 

that simply being at that special place, 

and taking a bath in the holy water, is 

exceptionally conducive to spiritual 

growth, and to physical and emotional 

well- being. 

The festival is one of the most ancient, 

yet still living, Hindu traditions. The 

significance of this festival dates back 

far into history; even in in the Vedas it is 

described as a tradition that is already 

well established. According to Hindu 

mythology, the demons were fighting 

with the Devas (Gods). The forces of 

good were falling to the forces of evils. 

The Devas requested Lord Vishnu 

for help. The Lord advised them to 

undertake “Sagar Manthan”- churning 

of great milky ocean- with the help of 

demons and that this process would 

yield a gold pot of Amrit- the nectarwhich 

would give the deities immortality. 

Sagar Manthan took place and the 

pot containing the Amrit discovered. 

Indra- (the king of deities) knew that 

the demons were planning to abscond 

with the treasure of immortality. So, he 

immediately signaled to his son, Jayant, 

who grabbed the pot of nectar and 

quickly ran away. The demons pursued 

him relentlessly. The long chase lasted 

12 days, which was the equivalent of 

12 years on Earth. During the chase, 

which traversed the realms of the Earth, 

the heavens and the moons, Jayant 

rested only four times. While he rested, 

he placed the Kumbha on the ground 

and a few drops of holy nectar spilled 

onto the Earth in each place. These 

four places have now become the four 

centers of pilgrimage for Hindus for the 

Kumbha Mela. 

Rishis and sages have always 

shouldered the responsibility of the 

social, moral and spiritual upliftment 

of the country. The nectarwhich 

manifests in the form of satsang, 

knowledge, love and grace- is 

distributed to all, without any 

discrimination. The great assembly of 

sannyasins, yogis, sages and saints 

reassure and uplift the nation; hence 

great masses of people rush to the 

sacred places at the time of Kumbh 

Mela. It is said that even those saints 

and sages who live in divine isolation, 

high in the Himalayas, engaged only in 

meditation and austerities, emerge from 

the mountains to attend the Kumbha. 

Ujjain, one of the holiest of cities in 

India, has been a great centre of Indian 

thought and culture. The city is located 

on the bank of a holy river, the Shipra. 

The famous Mahakala temple in Ujjain 

is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas where 

Shiva is worshiped with ashes. 

Kumbha Mela 2016 at 

Ujjain 

The Kumbha Mela in Ujjain was held 

from April 22 to May 21, 2016. At this 

Mela it is estimated that over 50 million 

Hindus turned up inspite of very hot 

weather (temperature close to 45 C) 

to take bath in the holy river, listening 

to religious discourses by saints and 

sages and enjoying festive season. 

A unique feature of Kumbha Mela 2016 

in Ujjain was its intellectual dimension. It 

was not only an occasion to exchange 

views of spiritual matters but also on 

important social, environmental and 

climate change issues. For this reason, 

the state government of Madhya 

Pradesh initiated a series of seminars. 

The culmination was


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“Vichar Mahakumh” 

The International Conference on 

Living the Right Way; Universal 

Message of Simhasth at Ujjain from 

May 12-14, 2016. The conference was 

attended by several thousand people 

from all walks of life- general public, 

scientists, social workers, politicians, 

saints and sages from India and 

abroad. It had several parallel sessions 

and four Plenary sessions- Swachhata 

Kumbh (covering area of sanitation), 

Krishi and Kutir Kumbh (dealing with 

agriculture and cottage industries) 

Paryavaran Kumbh (dealing with 

tourism) and Shakti Kumbh (dealing 

with women issues such as ‘Beti 

Bachao, Beti Padhao”). 

At the end of the conference a 

document Universal Message of 

Simhastha 2016 was released; it 

contained 51 messages to live a 

balanced and fulfilling life. 

I was fortunate to take bath in the 

Holy Shipra and attend the Vichar 

Mahakumbha. It remains one of 

the most memorable and spiritually 

moving experiences of my life. I would 

encourage anyone who has the 

capacity and yearning to try to make an 

attempt to attend at least one Kumbh 

Mela in their lifetime. It is undoubtedly 

one of the most unique and life 

changing experiences imaginable.

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Hinduism: A Brief Portrayal Of The Faith 

Professor Raja Jayaraman 

• BACKGROUND 

Hinduism is a term coined during the 

British colonial period in India to refer 

to a distinct system of religious beliefs 

and practices of the Hindus. Unlike 

some other Faiths like Christianity and 

Buddhism, the term is not derived from 

its connection to a Founder. It has no 

one Founder of Faith, but its core beliefs 

and practices are derived from its 

ancient Sanskrit texts like the Vedas and 

Upanishads including its original name by 

which it is known to Hindus as sanatana 

dharma [Eternal Truth], indicating that 

its basic spiritual values believed to be 

relevant for all people and for all times 

and places. 

Today, there are close to a billion people 

in India alone [its original sacred home – 

punya bhumi ] who follow Hinduism, but 

it has also spread peacefully in ancient 

times as well as during the past 130 

years or so to many parts of the Western 

world including Australia, Canada, UK, 

and USA. In Australia, there are now well 

over 350,000 Hindus who have migrated 

to live in the country not only from India, 

but also from other parts of the globe 

including Bali, Fiji, Sri Lanka, South 

Africa, Malaysia, Nepal and East Africa. 

This international assembly of Hindus 

is not only facilitating the retention of 

traditional core beliefs and practices of 

Hinduism, but also making the religion to 

undergo some changes in new Australian 

environment. We offer here information 

on a few key issues often raised about 

Hinduism. 

• SOURCES 

There are few central Sanskrit books 

which form the core sacred textual 

authority of the religion. The earliest and 

the most ancient textual sources of Hindu 

beliefs, values and ritual practices are 

Vedas [knowledge] which consist of four 

books of hymens [mantra] – Rig, Yajur, 

Sama and Atharv – and their end portions 

of about thirteen major books written in 

rhythmic prose known as Upanishad. 

Hindus believe that the Vedas are 

‘revealed’ knowledge by God and was 

‘heard’ [shruti] by ancient sages [rishis]. 

While the Vedic literature forms the most 

authoritative textual guide for Hindu view 

of the world, Hindus, at textual level, 

also derive their beliefs and practices 

from other sources including smrti 

[Remembered] treatises on moral laws 

[dharmasastra], two Epics [ithihasas] 

Ramayana and Mahabharata, Bhagavad 

Gita and the Puranas. 

• BELIEF IN GOD AND CREATION 

At the theistic level, most, if not all Hindu 

sacred texts, uphold the belief in one 

God [bhagwan/iswara] who created the 

whole universe with all its variety and 

diversity. They also perceive humans as 

visibly and invisibly linked with all aspect 

of the created world including animals, 

plants and millions of big and small 

creatures. At the level of philosophical 

thought, there is a view that universe 

came into existence spontaneously on 

its own without any creator. However, 

at both the levels there is common 

agreement and acceptance that there is 

only ONE Ultimate Reality that is GOD. 

In Upanishad texts, the Ultimate Reality 

is called as Brahman [Universal Self]. 

Most followers of Hindu Faith believe that 

the Ultimate Reality is one [ekam sat]. 

This reality is everywhere, in everything 

and every being.it is one and many at 

the same time and it transcends them 

both. At the personal level, there is Atman 

[Individual Self]. The Brahman essentially 

means the Eternal Principle as realised 

in the universe as a whole and Ataman, 

the inner most essence of the same, is 

at the level of Individual self. These two 

beliefs are closely linked to each other 

as indicated in well-known Upanishad 

saying, ‘That thou art’ [tat tavam asi] and 

‘I am Brahman’ [aham brahma asmi]. 

These two proclamation means that 

the principle underlying the world as a 

whole, and that which forms the essence 

of human beings as well as other living 

beings are ultimately the same. It is this 

identification and oneness of Ataman with 

the Brahman [the ultimate cause of this 

universe] which makes the Hindu Faith a 

spiritual system. This spiritual and unitary 

character of the reality or realisation is 

well expressed by the classical Sanskrit 

phrase “Saccidannanda”. It contains 

three components: Sat [existence], Cit 

[Consciousness] and Ananda [Bliss]. 

The individual self attains this state of 

Sat, Cit and Anand through the spiritual 

realisation of oneness between Brahman 

and Ataman. This spiritual realisation is 

often referred to God realisation – the final 

goal of life. 

There are three separate, but closely 

inter-linked spiritual Paths [marga] {also 

called as Yoga} to God realisation 

– through Knowledge [Jnanayoga], 

Devotion [Bhaktiyoga] and action / 

work [Karmayoga]. While the path of 

Knowledge gives direction to a Hindu 

not only how to seek the knowledge of 

oneness as outlined above, but also to 

put into practice in everyday life what is 

acquired through this search, the Path of 

Devotion expects one to perform one’s 

duty [dharma] for the fulfilment of God’s 

purpose, dedicating all work to the Lord 

[isvaratha]. In the path of Action/Work, 

one is not only expected to perform 

personal and social duties without selfish 

interest, but also without attachment to 

their outcome [niskama-karma].


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• DOCTRINE OF DHARMA 

Dharma as “Duty” emphasises the 

systematic moral and ethical obligation of 

every person to act in every life situations 

in such a manner that righteousness is 

achieved all the times. For this to happen, 

the relevant sacred texts recommend 

pursuit of four major aims of life: Dharma, 

Kama, Artha and Moksha [collectively 

known as purusharthas] each aim being 

guided by and based on particular text 

such as dharma is guided by dharma 

sastra and Kama by kama sutra. In the 

pursuit of the aims of life, all Hindus 

are expected to cultivate and observe 

certain virtues like self-control, truth 

speaking, kindness, compassion and 

love. The observance of these virtues 

as well as performance of duties which 

are considered as appropriate to one’s 

stage in life [asramas] and positions in 

society [varnasrama dharma]is not only 

conducive to the cultivation of private 

virtues for the advancement of spiritual 

life, but also for the promotion of common 

good. 

• DOCTRINE OF SAMSARA, 

KARMA AND MOKSHA: 

IN Hinduism, there is a strong belief in 

the idea of re-birth [Samsara] or the 

continued existence of soul [jiva]which 

views human life to be caught in an 

endless cycle of births and deaths due to 

working of law of karma [consequences 

of action]. The doctrine of karma applies 

the physical rules of causation [every 

action brings about reaction] to the realm 

of moral and ethical behaviour of human 

beings. However, being born as human 

gives an unique opportunity to every 

human beings to live according to high 

moral and ethical standards expected of 

them to stop creating any new karma in 

the present birth, keeping in mind all the 

time that ultimate purpose of human life 

is to ensure final freedom or liberation or

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Continued story....Hinduism: A Brief Portrayal Of The Faith 

salvation [MOKSHA] from the endless 

cycle of births and deaths. 

While Hindus come to know about these 

and other values and beliefs from early 

childhood through family socialisation, 

there are other avenues of knowing them 

through study of sacred texts in Sanskrit 

and in the regional languages such as 

Bengali, Hindi and Tamil. In addition 

Hindu religious life is punctuated by many 

life cycle rituals like naming ceremony, 

marriage and death ceremonies, regular 

kirtan and Bhajan singing, telling the 

stories of Ramayana and Mahabharata 

and many stories of deities from the 

Puranas, regular visits to temples for 

worship and domestic rituals and 

observance of innumerable festivals. For 

these reasons, one could safely conclude 

that Hinduism is everyday lived-in spiritual 

system which covers the life of a Hindu 

from birth to death and re-births. 

• DOMESTIC AND TEMPLE 

WORSHIP 

While there are many ways of expressing 

devotion [bhakti] to God, some of the 

well-known ones are by conducing 

worship [puja], by kindling fire [homa] 

and by engaging in spiritual discipline 

[sadana]. Some individuals and families 

may be involved in all of them at the 

same time or on specific circumstances 

only one of them. The specific places 

and locations where vast majority of 

devotional practices take place are first, 

in one’s own domestic settings, usually 

inside one’s house where a special 

space, small or large is set aside for 

images [Murthi] of deities, both male 

[deva] and female [devi] worshipped on 

a daily basis and, second, in a public 

space, usually inside a building specially 

constructed for this purpose or any built 

up house or building where preferred 

images of deities are ceremoniously 

installed according to traditional protocol 

set out in the sacred book [agama 

sastra] on temple construction and 

preparation of images of deities for 

installation. 

It need to be noted here that Hindus do 

not believe that images of deities such 

as Shiva, Vishnu, Ganesha and Murgan 

displayed in the form of statues or 

printed as lithograph pictures themselves 

to be the God, but they are viewed / 

seen [darshan] essentially as symbolic 

representation of their particular chosen 

deity [istha devta] worthy of worship. 

The idea being that visible image is 

a personification of the invisible God. 

Hinduism is open enough to allow its 

followers to believe as well as practice, if 

they so wish that ONE GOD they believe 

in can be imagined to possess name 

[nama], form [rupa] and quality and 

disposition [guna] as well as worship that 

God without name, form or disposition 

[nirankara and nirguna]. 

The practice of worshipping Hindu deities 

in temples has a long history in India. 

Its appeal to Hindus in India has not 

diminished despite many forces of social, 

political and economic changes in recent 

times. Similarly, the appeal of temple 

worship of Hindu diaspora in many parts 

of the globe including Australia remains 

very strong. In Australia, many Hindu 

temples have been established in all 

major cities like Sydney and Melbourne 

with individual and community efforts 

since late 1960s with the increased 

migration of Hindus to the country from 

many parts of the world. The temples 

provide the only permanent visible 

religious identity to Hindu diaspora in 

Australia, and, in turn, enrich the sacred 

landscape of the country. 

• CELEBERATION OF 

FESTIVALS 

Hindus celebrate festivals often 

associated with Hindu deities such as 

birth of Sri Krishna, the victory of Rama 

over Ravana [Deepavali] at home and in 

public space. In Sydney celebration of 

festivals in public space like Deepavali, 

have become hallmark and symbol 

of Hindu culture which attract not only 

Hindus but also other Australians.

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HCA Member Organisations 

New South Wales 

• All World Gayatri Pariwar 

• Arya Pratinidhi Sabha Austratalia 

• BAPS Pty Ltd (Shree 

Swaminarayan Mandir) 

• Hare Krishna Temple, North 

Sydney, NSW 

• Hindu Heritage Society 

• Shri Shiva Mandir, 

• Shree Swaminarayan Temple 

Sydney 

• Sri Om Foundation 

• Sri Venkateswara Temple Society 

• Vishwa Hindu Parishad of 

Australia 

• Ramcharitmanas Institute 

• Nepalese Hindu Society 

Association of Bhutanese 

Australia 

• ISSO Shree Swaminarayan 

Mandir - Sydney 

• Karphaga Vinayakar Temple 

• Australian Hindu Multicultural 

Association Inc 

• Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh 

• Sewa International 

• Veerashaiva Samaja of Asia 

Pacific 

• Indian Arts & Cultural Association 

of Australia 

• Brahama Kumari Yoga Centre 

• Sai Mandir 

• Global Organisation of Divinity 

• Sydney Sri Ayyappa Swami 

Centre Inc 

• Sri Krishna Caitanya Bhavamtra 

Sangha 

• The Divine Life society of 

Australia 

• Australian School of Meditation 

and Yoga 

• Vedic Science school 

Victoria 

• The Melbourne Vanayagar 

Hindu Sangam 

• Hindu Society of Victoria 

• Shiva School of Meditation 

Queensland 

• Hindu Ahlaya Sangam 

Queensland Inc, Middle Park, 

QLD 

ACT 

• Hindu Temple & Cultural Centre 

• Sri Vishnu Shiva Mandir, 

South Australia 

• Hindu Society of South Australia, 

NT 

• Hindu Society of Northern 

Territory, Wulagi, NT 

Western Australia 

• Hindu Association of Western 

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Make Yoga A Way of Life 

Bharani Bussari 

What is Yoga? 

More than five thousand years old, 

Yoga is a gift of India to the world. The 

word Yoga is derived from the Sanskrit 

root Yuj, which means “Union.” In yogic 

terminology, this union connotes the 

union of one’s soul with the Supreme 

Soul or the Supreme Power called God. 

In simple words, Yoga can be delineated 

as an outstanding method of selfdevelopment 

and self-realization 

Patanjali, an ancient Indian sage, 

also regarded as the Father of Yoga, 

through his Yoga Sutras elucidated the 

eight stages or paths of yoga called 

Ashtangayoga. These eight stages are 

popularly known as the “Eight Limbs of 

Yoga” and they constitute the following: 

Yama - Social Behaviour 

Niyama - Inner Discipline 

Asana - Physical Postures 

Pranayama - Breath Control 

Pratyahara - Discipline of the Senses 

Dharana - Concentration 

Dhyana - Meditation 

Samadhi - Self-Realization 

Each one of these limbs is as imperative 

as the rest of them. But nowadays, 

only Asana (Physical Postures) and 

Pranayama (Breath Control) are 

construed as yoga, as these are the two 

aspects of yoga that people are more 

aware of and more interested in. 

Yoga kills Roga 

Yoga is the only system on earth that 

not only defeats the diseases, but also 

kills them. It works on the body system 

in such a way that one would never 

get afflicted with any disease. But, if 

somebody already has one, it will slowly 

but surely kill that forever. That’s the 

beauty and utility of yoga. Yoga can 

prevent and cure zillions of diseases 

and ailments is corroboration to the 

fact that it has some surreal attributes. 

These attributes emerge from yoga’s deft 

understanding of the mind and the body.


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Following are few of valid reasons 

that elucidate how Yoga kills Roga. 

• Yoga purifies the body and the mind 

• Yoga increases self-control, selfdiscipline, 

and self-confidence 

• Yoga improves the physical and 

mental health 

• Yoga cures a wide array of diseases 

like diabetes, blood pressure, cancer, 

kidney and lung diseases, asthma, 

back pain, blood pressure, carpal 

tunnel syndrome, chronic fatigue, 

metabolic and endocrine imbalances, 

allergies, depression, diabetes, epilepsy, 

headaches, heart disease, multiple 

sclerosis, stress, Parkinson’s disease, 

insomnia, arthritis, hernia, infertility, 

depression & anxiety. 

• Yoga strengthens the immune 

system, enhances strength and stamina 

by reducing stress and tension 

• Yoga perks up the concentration 

power, improves blood circulation, 

posture, memory, and intelligence 

• Yoga reduces fat, Cholesterol, weight 

and alleviates weight related problem 

Yoga and Chakra 

System 

The chakra system, synonymous with 

yoga, has been around for thousands 

of years and serves as our connection 

between the physical plane of the Earth 

and the higher planes. Our chakras 

facilitate the process of yoga. 

Yogis believe that our external life is a 

reflection of our inner energy and that we 

can tell the health of our chakras through 

the problem areas we experience in life 

(eg money and the root chakra, lack of 

joy and the sacral chakra, self esteem 

and the solar plexus, relationships and 

the heart chakra, communication and 

the throat chakra etc). On that basis, 

instead of trying to fix our external 

life circumstances, we can focus on 

balancing and clearing our inner energy 

and getting ourselves right from the 

inside out. 

Root chakra 

Located at the base of the spine and 

corresponds to the adrenal glands. 

This chakra governs our feet, legs and 

hips and relates to our basic needs for 

survival, stability, physical health and 

grounding. This chakra is the foundation 

for the entire system. 

Sacral chakra Located in the pelvic 

region, below the navel and corresponds 

to our ovaries/testes. This chakra governs 

our hips, genitals and lower back and 

relates to our sexuality, emotions, 

pleasure, creativity and joy. 

Solar plexus chakra Located between 

the navel and the heart and corresponds 

to our pancreas. This chakra governs our 

digestion, metabolism and middle back 

and relates to our self esteem, personal 

power, will and confidence. 

Heart chakra Located at the centre 

of the chest and corresponds to our 

thymus gland. This chakra governs our 

heart, lungs, shoulders, arms and upper 

back and relates to love, relationships. 

compassion and self-acceptance. 

Throat chakra 

Located at the base of the throat and 

corresponds to our thyroid gland. 

This chakra governs our neck, throat, 

jaw, teeth and mouth and relates to 

communication, expression, creativity 

and truth. 

Third eye chakra 

Located between the eyebrows and 

corresponds to our pituitary gland. This 

chakra governs our eyes, ears, brain and 

relates to wisdom, insight, intuition and 

self-reflection. 

Crown chakra 

Located at the top of the head and 

corresponds to our pineal gland. This 

chakra governs our central nervous 

system and relates to knowledge, 

wisdom, consciousness and spiritual 

connection.

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Hinduism – A Personal Reflection 

Prof Himanshu Pota 

It is fair to say that there is no Hindu who 

doesn’t know what Hinduism is. From 

Hindu scholars to saints and monks to 

lay Hindu, the understanding of what it is 

to be a Hindu is almost the same. Even 

a five year old child who has grown up 

in India or within Indian culture knows 

exactly what it means to be a Hindu. The 

difference shows when we use words 

to describe what Hinduism is. We all 

express differently what Hinduism is but 

who is to say whose version is better. It is 

not uncommon to read a description of 

Hinduism from a highly learned professor 

and feel that it is not even close to what 

we feel is our religion. Is there a way out? 

To understand the difficulty with words 

let us take an example. We often explain 

Deepavali, to people who don’t know 

our tradition, as a festival of lights and 

a celebration of good over evil. For 

Hindus good and evil are clear cut: In 

eighteen scriptures Vyas has said two 

things: doing good to others is for virtue 

and given pain to others is for sin. This 

clear cut distinction is not universal. For 

some people worshipping idols is a sin. 

Even simple words like good and sin are 

loaded with cultural connotations. How 

can we overcome these limitations to find 

words to write about Hinduism? 

Religion is often contrasted with physical 

sciences. It is common to hear people 

say that the sphere of inquiry of religion 

and sciences is different. It has to be so 

for a good reason. On the surface each 

one of us is made up of three things – 

physical body, feelings, and intellect or 

the reasoning faculty. For the most part 

we live our feelings or emotions. We 

forget our physical body and we do not 

use our intellect that often. Each one of 

us knows that feelings and intellect can 

at times be at variance and when the 

outcome of a reasoning process is not 

forced on us we are more likely to let our 

feelings dominate us. The most popular 

conception of religion is to provide 

support to certain types of feelings which 

we insist, with some justification, are 

the truth, like the existence of God. We 

often discover feelings which no process 

of reasoning can deny or confirm and 

base our personal religion on it. This is 

common to all religious human beings. 

Are Hindus any different? 

In an attempt to get out of the difficulty 

of putting the Hindu beliefs in words, 

two misconceptions have taken hold of 

the modern Hindu mind: the first is that 

Hinduism cannot be defined and the 

second is that Hinduism is a way of life. 

Neither is true but it has taken hold of us 

because it gets us out of the difficulty of 

finding a match between our feelings and 

intellect. Both the misconceptions attest 

to our feelings that Hinduism is a very 

sophisticated philosophy and we do not 

need to make an intellectual struggle to 

put our feelings into words (and hence to 

an intellectual scrutiny). 

Even though we hear that Hinduism 

cannot be defined, it is easy to do so. 

Hinduism is a belief that there is a unity in 

everything in this universe, the religion is 

a way to realise that unity, and there are 

multiple ways. The realisation of the unity 

can be done following any conceivable 

way of life and thus Hinduism is not a way 

of life. This short statement is in need of 

intellectual expansion for the purposes 

of discourse with us and the larger 

Australian community. Why intellectualise 

something that we feel so strongly to be 

true? 

A good way to keep our physical body fit 

is to use every part of the body. Any part 

unused becomes diseased. We use our 

feelings in abundance and there seem 

to be no danger of feelings falling into 

disuse. If one may dare, one can say that 

we do not use our intellect sufficiently 

when it comes to our religion. Like an 

unused body part, unused intellect may 

also become diseased. Let us exercise 

our intellect to put into words what we 

feel about Hinduism. Our ancestors did 

take intellectual efforts to its limit and the 

various philosophies are a testimony to it. 

Can we adopt that intellectual wealth for 

our times? 

Language is the first barrier to us 

profiting from the intellectual tradition of 

our ancestors. Let us make an attempt 

to overcome this barrier and any other 

obstacle. As a caution we may like to 

reflect on the fact that if we have to put 

into words what is Hinduism most likely 

we will say it in English. That is fine but 

as a test if we are indeed talking about 

Hinduism and not Hinduism as written 

in English language we must be able to 

say it in an Indian language without a 

single English word. That’s the first step in 

reclaiming our intellectual wealth. Hindus 

existed before the English language 

existed. Let us make an attempt to put 

into words what is Hinduism. I am sure 

we can give it a good go. 

We request you to join us in the process 

of drawing a word picture of Hinduism 

that will satisfy us. Please craft and 

send your words on an introduction to 

Hinduism to us so that we can jointly 

address the challenge of preparing 

material that satisfies us and the larger 

Australian community.


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PADA YATRA (Walk2temple) 

PADA YATRA (Walk2temple) 

The pilgrimage to temples by foot has been 

a long standing tradition in Bharath, It has 

been a centrepiece of Hindu spirituality 

from the earliest days of Hinduism and 

remains so in today’s modern era. Long 

before anyone thought of walking a crosscountry 

as a leisurely pastime, we were 

walking difficult treks to reliquaries and the 

sites of miracles in a journey that was as 

much spiritual as it was physical.Today this 

tradition is followed not only in Bharath, 

Hindus across the globe are following this 

tradition and setting up new walks to keep 

their spiritual tie up with the land, the nature 

and the temple i.e. PAADA YATRA. 

in Parramatta and send the leftover food to 

Hope Hostel in Parramatta. 

Please join us in this wonderful cause 

as volunteer to prepare / distribute food. 

Donations in Cash or kind (provide 

materials) are welcome. Sponsorships are 

welcome for various activities for this event. 

Aboriginal Australians for thousands of 

years have been intricately connected to the 

land. They are custodians with spiritual and 

environmental obligations and see the land 

as a living entity. Travelling [‘walkabout’ ] 

their respective country and understanding 

every aspect of the landscape is a uniquely 

Aboriginal tradition. 

So what is the walk2temple in Australia 

means ? 

a walkabout or a PAADA YATRA ? we are all 

blessed to have a beautiful surroundings, 

supporting community and best facilities. To 

observe our tradition and culture as well as 

to keep fit and healthy we organise PAADA 

YATRA every year during October Long 

Weekend. LETSGIVEHOPE organises this 

annual walk with all formalities with help 

from our volunteers and sponsors. 

We are organising a PAADA YATRA 

during Easter Long weekend exclusively 

for Women and to celebrate International 

women’s day. We are supporting Sri 

Ayyappa Temple with a walk during 

December every year to complete their 

“vritham”. We are open to organise new 

smaller walks between the temples to keep 

the traditions as well as to encourage the 

fitness. We encourage the community to 

support this unique initiative and join the 

walk that suits you and walk as often as 

possible. For more details about the yatra’s 

(walks) check out our facebook.com/pada. 

yatra or email walk2temple@gmail.com. 

We look forward to organising this again in 

2017, 

Karma Kitchen 

Hindu Council of Australia has taken an 

initiative to distribute free food to homeless 

and needy people in our society. We have 

joined interagency a network of community 

services, such as mission Australia and 

Parramatta mission. This program is named 

“KARMA KITCHEN”. 

It is spearheaded by LETSGIVEHOPE and 

supported by Hindu Swayam Sevak Sangh, 

Friends of India and SriOm. Humanity is the 

best service to God, Blessed are the people 

who feeds the hunger and thrust of a fellow 

human being in need. This program started 

in July 2015 in Parramatta region once a 

month initially. This year we are serving 

freshly cooked vegetarian meals fortnightly 

on Saturdays lunch at Prince Alfred Park 

Square (cnr of Victoria Rd and Church St)


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HCA Adelaide Activities of Last Year 

Hindu Council of Australia, Adelaide 

organized one of the biggest multicultural 

fair – Diwali Mela, on 8th November 2015 

at Gaza Oval, Klemzig. People from 6 

nations – India, Australia, Nepal, Bhutan, 

Bangladesh, Pakistan, came together to 

celebrate and be part of this Mela. 

HCA, Adelaide Organized YOGA event at 

Rundle Mall in Adelaide CBD to celebrate 

International Yoga Day.(21 June 2016) 

HCA Adelaide along with Salvation 

Army Organized – Karma Kitchen, food 

for underprivileged at Salvation Army 

venues. 

HCA, Adelaide organized conference on 

“Hinduism & Science” – first of its kind 

in Australia.(31 July 2016) The speakers 

were from different walks of life and gave 

interesting perspectives to show parallels 

between modern day science and 

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