Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Perth

Diwali Decorations at SST, Perth

Shree Swaminarayan Temple (Mandir), Perth, Australia Inc. was incorporated on the 25th day of July 2006 as a non-profit organisation. The organisation strives to propagate and promote the true and original precepts & tenets of the Shree Swaminarayan Faith ordained by Lord Swaminarayan together with other alms and objectives set out in the Organisation’s Constitution. The followers of Lord Swaminarayan are a part of Sanatan Dharma (Hindu Faith) similar to the followers of Lord Rama, Lord Krishna and Lord Nar-Narayan. Shree Swaminarayan Temple (Mandir), Perth, Australia Inc. belongs to a larger group of Swaminarayan Organisations and Temples around the world. The first Swaminarayan Temple in the world was built in India on land donated by the British Government over two hundred years ago. The Temple still exists in Ahmedabad and is used by thousands of devotees daily. Alongside the many Swaminarayan Temples in India, there are over 30 Temples located in major cities in North America, Europe and Africa.

All of these Temples hold cultural and religious activities, where people attend and take part on a voluntary basis. These temples become a focal point for the community of Hindus living nearby. For some, as they get older, it becomes their life; a place where they can pray, meet people and find solace.

Most of the early settlers were residing North of Perth CBD and the Students on the South of the CBD. In 2007, Beechboro, Darch and Ellenbrook and the northern suburbs were most preferred for the local Haribhaktos for residency. Hence, the potential in interest and future growth was identified to be in the northern suburbs. Preference and interest was registered around the above noted suburbs. Eventually lot 247 on 211 Marshall Road, Bennett Springs was on sale. With assessment and strategy this property was put forward for perusal to Maharajshree, Santos and Haribhaktos. It was acceptable and the land pursued. This was a major milestone for Perth Satsangis and for the early settlers who were fortunate to observe the growth in our Satsang and more importantly a base in Perth. Mandir site is approximately 10 acres of land located at 211 Marshall Road, Bennett Springs, WA 6063, Perth, Australia. Site is approximately 20Km from Perth CBD, neighbouring to Beechboro. Ellenbrook and Darch are approximately 15 minutes drive. Part of the site acquisition included a habitable 3 bedroom house, a large shed, operational bore system, an above ground concrete water holding tank, a stream passing across site. Prior to acquisition it was identified that we would have restrictions on being able to fully develop. This was factored into the development strategy which still enabled us to develop approximately 50% of the site. This was deemed acceptable and fitted nicely into the bigger picture.

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