Perth Shiva Temple
| Perth Shiva Temple | |
|---|---|
பெர்த் சிவன் கோவில் | |
 Perth Shiva Temple gopuram | |
| Religion | |
| Deity | Shiva |
| Festivals | Maha Shivaratri, Pradosham |
| Location | |
| Location | 271 Warton Rd, Canning Vale WA 6155 |
| State | Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Geographic coordinates | 32°05′00.1″S 115°56′58.6″E / 32.083361°S 115.949611°ECoordinates: 32°05′00.1″S 115°56′58.6″E / 32.083361°S 115.949611°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1991 |
| Website | |
| hindu | |
The Perth Shiva Temple (Tamil: பெர்த் சிவன் கோவில்), officially Perth Hindu Temple, is a Hindu temple in Canning Vale, in Perth, Australia, dedicated to the god Shiva. The temple is run by the Shri Shiva Devasthanam, a non-profit religious organisation, and was completed in early 1990. It is the oldest Hindu temple in Western Australia.
History
Plans for a Hindu temple in Perth were first mooted in 1985. The land was consecrated in 1987 by Shantanand Saraswati and construction was completed and the icons installed in February 1990.[1] It is the oldest Hindu temple in Western Australia;[2] another temple was built in Perth by Tamil Hindus.[3]
The main deity of the temple is Shiva. The following deities also have shrines in the temple: Ganesha (Vinayagar), Parvathi (referred as "Devi" in the temple), Murugan, Durga, the Navagraha, Bairavar, Hanuman, Vishnu, and Lakshmi. Some of the icons are gifts of swamis Shantanand Saraswati and Haridhos Giri. The wooden icon of Hanuman was a gift soon after the temple opened, from a Chinese man who said the god had commanded him to take it to a temple.[1]
Festivals and events
The temple priests perform poojas to specific gods and goddesses.[4] In addition, festivals celebrated at the temple include the following.
Maha Shivaratri
Maha Shivaratri: the temple is open for an entire day and night of fasting and meditation in honor of the god Shiva.
Purattasi
Purattasi, a Hindu month celebrating Perumal (an avatar of Vishnu), with prayers and a vegetarian feast each Saturday.
Pradosham
Pradosham, bimonthly prayers to Shiva during the three hours surrounding sunset on the thirteenth day of every fortnight in the Hindu calendar, with an hour-long mantra sung in the temple.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Perth Hindu Temple history". Perth Hindu Temple. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ↑ "Morrison government promises one million dollars each for Perth Hindu and Sikh Temples, if re-elected". NRI Affairs. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ↑ Cush, Denise; Robinson, Catherine; York, Michael (2012). "Australasia, Hindus in". Encyclopedia of Hinduism. p. 60. ISBN 9781135189785.
- ↑ "Poojas". Perth Hindu Temple. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
External links
Media related to Perth Shiva Temple at Wikimedia Commons- Official website: Hindu Association of Western Australia
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