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Serving the Hindu community in Australia

Welcome to the website of the Australian Council of Hindu Clergy. We are a council of Hindu priests, monks, nuns, astrologers and preachers (kathakaras) coming from a wide range of backgrounds:— India, Srilanka, Nepal, Fiji and South Africa and practicing throughout Australia. We are dedicated to the service of the Hindu community at large  and the promotion of the Hindu Dharma in general and have been operating since 1989.
Our Management Team
President: Pandit K.Venkatraman Shastri,  Vice-President: Pandit N. Bhatt, Secretary &Treasurer:Pandit D Sharma, Joint Secretary:  Pandit Shiva Srinivasan, Assistant Secretary; Pandit Ajay Adhyaru
Assistant Secretary: Pandit Natha Gurukkal, Pandit Prakash Dodhari,  Pandit Daxesh Joshi


Public Relations Officers: Pandit R. Athreiya, Pandit Ram Sivan 
We are here to help you to celebrate your festivals and observe  your sacraments such as birth, marriage and funerals etc. As well as playing a role in educating and instructing the community in all matters pertaining to the theory and practice of the Dharma.

Application for Clergy Membership
Download an application form, fill it in, scan and send it to us by email. To download an application form click HERE
adhyāpanam adhyayanaṁ  yajanaṁ yājanaṁ tathā |
dānaṁ pratigrahaṁ ca-eva brāhmanānām akalpayat || 

To Priests was assigned the duties of teaching and studying (the Veda), performing rituals for their own benefit and for others in the community, giving and accepting (of donations). (Manu 1:88)