About Us
We are a council of Hindu priests practicing Australia wide. We come from diverse backgrounds both sectarian and linguistic and follow different Vedas and customs and are specialists in differing fields of ritual expertise.
We have united with the aim of providing the Hindu community with the highest level of sound spiritual and religious guidance in all matters pertaining to the daily rituals, sacraments, festivals, religious duties and obligations.
We also provide a forum for the discussion and resolution of all matters pertaining to Dharma - ethical and moral issues - which are specific to time, place and circumstance in Australia, in order to present a unified voice for the Hindu community.
Prayer for Unity
(Rig Veda 10:191:2-4)
Meet together, communicate together, let your minds comprehend in harmony; just as the ancient gods concurring, accepted their portion of the offerings.
May you pray together in harmony, may you strive for common goals with a common purpose, may you have associated desires. I repeat for you a common prayer. I offer for you a common oblation.
United be your intentions, united be your hearts, united your thoughts, so that there may be thorough harmony among you.
Terms of Address
Please note that Hindu priests are not addressed as "Sir" or "Mister"!
The proper forms of address are: swami, maharaj, pandit, guru, gurudeva, dvija, acharya, upadhyaya etc.
Temple priests are called: swami, archaka, pujari, bhattaraka etc.
The honorific form "ji" can also be added to their personal names or titles.