The concluding ceremony of the week‑long Ram Katha drew members of the Hindu community from across Fiji, offering a powerful celebration of devotion, tradition, and cultural heritage.
The funding, delivered to the Hindu Association of Western Australia, is part of a broader plan to support the temple’s development of an Education & Culture building.
The victims — Dr. Kishore Divan (89), Asha Divan (85), Shailesh Divan (86), and Gita Divan (84) — were on a pilgrimage to Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold, a historic Hindu site in West Virginia, when they vanished.
The Shree Swaminarayan Temple, a sanctuary for Melbourne’s Hindu community, was defaced with hateful graffiti, including a slur demanding “Go home brown c**t” painted in red.
TRF is widely known as a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a Pakistan-based terrorist group allegedly long backed by the country’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency.
The attack took place around 2 PM on Friday, 11 July 2025, when a 28-year-old man allegedly entered the temple through a side entrance and used an iron rod to smash century-old idols of Lord Shiva and other deities.
Chris Rua Antony died in hospital on February 20, a week after he was struck by a car while walking home from school along Pound Road in Narre Warren South.
Many senior Hamas leaders have lived for years in luxury abroad, in places such as Qatar and elsewhere, far removed from the consequences of the war they help direct.
Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek described Ramadan nights in Lakemba as one of Sydney’s great traditions, pointing to the bustling streets and strong sense of community.
