Organisers have encouraged devotees and community members to register early due to strong expected demand.

Campus police say a group of five individuals, believed to be non-students, confronted and assaulted the student.

Temple organisers said the site would serve not only as a place of worship, but also as a centre for learning, community service and cultural preservation.

Organisers say the project has been driven by years of volunteer effort and support from within and beyond the Hindu community.

The performance was rooted in the Mahabharata, an ancient Hindu epic that is among the oldest surviving literary traditions in the world and remains the longest poem ever written in human history.

The event brought together students, professionals and community volunteers for a day of reflection and dialogue on what it means to live as a confident Hindu in Australia.

“Soon, you will return home to your eternal rest, and we will continue to fight—for sanity, for strength, for the future, just as you asked.”

Chandini Baljor brings a powerful legacy of Indo-Guyanese heritage, while Praveenar Singh stands out as the first winner of Indian descent to hold the Miss Universe Thailand title—a breakthrough reflecting both persistence and representation.

Antyeshti services are open to all Hindu and Indic faiths, including Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists. From OST's premises in Hughesdale, Melbourne

The theft follows a string of sacrilegious attacks on Hindu temples in Fiji.