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Perth Shiva Temple
Hindu place of worship in Perth, Western Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Perth Shiva Temple (Tamil: பெர்த் சிவன் கோவில்), officially Perth Hindu Temple, is a Hindu temple in Canning Vale, in Perth, Western Australia, dedicated to the god Shiva and his consort goddess Meenakshi. 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.
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History
Plans for a Hindu temple in Perth were first began in 1985. The land was consecrated in 1987 by Swami Shantanand Saraswati and construction was completed and the murtis 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 temple's construction, including a final Royal Tower (for which Perth council contributed over US$600,000)[4] took over 20 years and was completed in June 2008.[5][6]
In May 2022, in the lead up to Australia's national elections, both major parties promised donations of A$1 million towards development of the temple.[7][8][9]
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Deities inside the Temple
Festivals and events
The temple priests perform pujas to specific gods and goddesses.[10] 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.
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