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 Athreiya, Vice-President: Pandit Dave, Secretary:  Pandit Venkatraman Shastri,
Joint Secretary:  Pandit Bhattar,  Public Relations Officer: Pandit Sivan, Treasurer: Pandit Sharma
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

GAYA SHRADDHA 7th October 2018


 Date: Sunday 7th  October 2018
Time: 11:00 (participants to be seated by 10:30)
Venue: Lotus Pavilion Macquarie park Crematorium.
Corner Delhi and Plassey Roads  North Ryde NSW 2113

 The Gaya Sraddha is a Universal Offering to liberate all those Pretas which are earth-bound due to various circumstances like accidental and violent deaths etc., as well as for our own family members, for our friends and pets. It is performed once a year during the annual Pitru Paksha/Mahalaya Paksham (25th September — 9th October 2018)

The ceremony lasts for about 90 minutes and  everyone participates in the offering of 16 rice balls (per family or individual as needed.)

If you are interested in attending please contact one of the following in order to book your place. RSVP is essential in order to make the necessary arrangements.

Pandit Rami at kulaguru@bigpond.com 
Hima at hima.muthavarapu@gmail.com
 
All requirements will be supplied by Srimatham.
Please bring a few flowers, 3 sticks of incense, a lighter/matchbox

shraddha means — “that which is given with faith” and the most important element of shraddha is charity. Of all religious observances the most relevant to this present age of Kali is Danam or charity. In shraddhas we offer either food or the price of a meal to some worthy person.
There will be collection plate for donations to go to charity.

Please pass this notice on to all your family and friends who may be interested.
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)
Panchang for 2018 calculated for Australia
                            Disclaimer
All the articles and comments on this site are the personal opinions of the author and not reflective of the views of all the members unless otherwise  stated.

            The Crime of Dowry

We, the Hindu Clergy of Australia unreservedly condemn the giving and the taking of Dowry. It is a social evil as well as a sin, condemned by the Shastra.

       strīdhanāni tu ye mohād upajīvanti bāndhavāḥ |
        nārī yānāni vastraṁ vā te pāpā yānti adhogatim ||
Those deluded relatives who live off a woman’s property — her carriages, her clothes, and so on are evil and go to hell.  (Manu 3:52)

It is illegal under the Australian Marriage act to pressure or to coerce the parties to a marriage in any way, and the giving and taking of dowry is a form of coercion. Participants to a coercive marriage can be prosecuted under the law.
                                False Advertising by so-called PANDITS

There are a number of so-called PANDITS that advertise in the local Indian Newspapers, claiming to be able to remove black-magic and witchcraft, to practice faith-healing, bring back-loved ones and to solve every problem with 100% Guarantee and 100% satisfaction.

These so-called PANDITS are not members of this organization and have nothing to do with us. We do not approve of their practices nor do we endorse their claims. No one, not even scientists can give 100% guarantee about anything and to claim this regarding voodoo and black-magic and other personal problems is plainly misleading, deceptive and false advertising.

                                               We request you to avoid these charlatans by all means.