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தென் அரைக்கோளத்தின் மிகப்பெரிய கருங்கல் கோவில் மெல்பேர்னில் அமைகிறது!

Ganesha’s new abode in Melbourne

Much to the disappointment of thousands of devotees, the latest COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne has caused delays in the consecration ceremony (Maha Kumbabhishegam) of the largest Hindu temple in the Southern Hemisphere made with handmade granite stones.

A history of the Sri Vakrathunda Vinayagar temple

The latest COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne has caused delays in the consecration ceremony (Maha Kumbabhishegam) of the largest Hindu temple in the Southern Hemisphere. The temple comes with a rich history, over thirty years in the making.

Melbourne’s Ganesha temple on the cusp of creating granite history

With its six-tonne single stone dome, similar to the Brihadeeswarar Temple, the Sri Vakrathunda Vinayagar Temple in The Basin, Melbourne, has almost completed its ambitious project of transforming the concrete temple into a granite temple.

Ethiroli recently featured our temple's granite transformation and illustrious history in its September issue.