North Queensland’s first Hindu temple was consecrated in Townsville early this month to cater for Australia’s fastest growing religion.
The temple committee decided on a large aluminium shed to be the temple, called the Sri Siddhi Vinayaka, as it allowed them more space to host yoga, dance and other cultural activities.
The temple’s senior priest is based in Melbourne, but most of the cultural duties are given to junior priest Mugundan Achari.
Dr Achari says there are between 200 and 300 families in the Townsville region practising Hinduism.