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"SANGHE
SHAKI KALAU YUGE"
The Power Bestowed on unity in this Kali Era
History:
"HINDU
HERITAGE SOCIETY Inc" is a charitable organisation which has a very
warm support from the community and has a good number of dedicated
members. It was founded to propagate and enrich our religious heritage inAustralia
and the South Pacific.
Heritage means preserving one's religion, arts, culture and
inherited properties (values). Hindus have a very rich historic heritage in
countries they have settled in such as America, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Fiji, many African
Nations, England,
Malaysia,
and Singapore etc. This is evident by the retention of that rich heritage
by the people from Hindu origin of South Asian countries (SAARC) which
include India,
Nepal,
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Pakistan,
Sri Lanka
and Maldives.
In the past HHS has
successfully organised religious and cultural activities such as;
- Kumbh Milan in 1999.
- Sarva Dharma Prarthna
Samelan (all
religion seminar where Hindus, Jainis, Buddhists,and
Shikha
have participated and was one of the unique in Australia.
- Shri Krishna Leela
in 2000.
HHS has also rendered
help to the earthquake victims in Gujrat and joined with
other religious organisations for the inter faith prayer offered to the
victims of the bombing incident in America.
Present
activities of Hindu Heritage Society and some of our achievements:
In its short history, The Hindu Heritage Society
Inc. has come a long way in achieving some of its goals, as laid out in its
Aims and Objectives. A legally constituted charitable organization, with a
comprehensive constitution to guide us, our executive members have, with
the willing contribution from our members, devotees and volunteers,
achieved a lot of success.
1. Annual Events: The Society organizes three annual functions; Saraswati
Poojan,
Guru Purnima
(Sanskrit Diwas celebration) and Devi Jagran.
2. Magazine: “Divya Darshan”
– the Societies flagship quarterly magazine publication.
3. Radio Programme: “Amrit Kalash”
daily devotional programme in Sydney,
on 100.9 FM, including on the internet.
4. Publications: The Society has published these booklets; FAQ in Hinduism; Shri
Satya
Narayan
Vrat
Katha;
Saral
Bhajnaavali.
Other booklets are in various stages of being compiled.
5. Cultural: Religious, language and music classes on demand.
6. Communal: Our service to community through personal involvement, such
as Justice of the Peace services and marriage advisory services.
7. Charitable: Donations to NGOs and funds such as Earth Quake, Tsunami,
Fire and Flood disasters.
8. Unity: Association with other organizations to promote culture and
Education. HHS is presently
associated with FAIA (Federation of Australian Indian Associations) and HCA
(Hindu Council of Australia)
9. Purohit Services: Religious / purohit services by members
of the Society. All Hindu rites including Sanskaars,
Weddings, Devi / Deva poojan,
Bhajan
and katha
parayan.
Priority service for members of the HHS.
10. Trust Fund: Hindu
Heritage Society Trust Fund has been established to help donors get Tax
benefits with their donations to HHS
Inc.
11. Membership: Membership of
the Society is NOT exclusive – one can remain a member of another Mandali
or organization and yet become a member of the HHS.
You have the choice of being a Life, Active or an honorary member.
Literally hundreds of children and youth have participated
in our Vasant Panchami
celebration of Saraswati poojan.
Those starting school or sitting for examinations have taken part in
this event to seek Mata Saraswati’s blessings.
Guru Purnima
and Sanskriti
Diwas
celebrations since 2001 has had exhibitions of our Rishis
and patrons of Hindu religion;108 Shivlinga Abhishekam;
Vishnu Sahastra
Naam
- 1008 divine names recital of Lord Vishnu by 108 families and 108 Kundi
Maha
Yagya.
Our Navratri celebrations
have seen the replica Vaishno Devi Gufa
erected in Sydney for two
years in a row. Devotees have partaken in Devi poojan,
bhajan,
archana,
aarti
and havan
for their Navratri Durga pooja.
HHS members have
donated Prasad and Maha Prasad for each of these
events.
We do not live on our laurels, we still have a long
way to go and with the grace of the almighty Lord, we
will fulfil our dreams.
Some of the long time aims (dreams) harboured by our
hard working committee are to one day achieve these;
1.
To be able to serve all persons of Hindu faith,
whatever sect or denomination they belong to.
2.
Promote Hindu Heritage and Culture within Australia
and Pacific.
3.
Establish a Hindu reference library in all capital
cities of Australia.
4.
Priority based religious service to our members.
5.
Far fetched as it may seem, to bring Unity among all
members of the Hindu faith.
6.
To establish a Community Centre in Sydney
(and later in other major cities) for religious / social
functions.
The HHS
is doing its share to promote Hindu culture for the people of Hindu origin
in Australia.
How
can you be part of us
Hindu Heritage Society Inc. is a charitable organization, run by volunteers. Our aim is
to serve the needy in the name of Hinduism. Need has no barriers in so far
as religion is concerned. We contributed to the natural disaster funds in
what ever small way we could. Funds permitting, we can do so much more. We
do not collect funds to make a profit – whatever income is generated
through our various activities, are given in donations or are used to cover
expenses for our activities.
If anyone wishes to become a member of the HHS,
application forms are available on our Web site Link
Application form
or you
can contact any of our members to obtain the forms.
All active members will receive Email version of our
magazine “Divya Darshan”.
Acknowledgement:
v We extend our gratitude towards
all those who have and continue to provide their moral, financial and
physical support to the Society.
v HHS thanks all
donors for their donations including Library books.
v HHS extends
its sincere thanks to Raheel Sharma and Jayendra
Shrestha
and other web management team members for their valuable advice
and efforts on designing, updating and publishing this web site.
v We also thank all the Devotees
who took part in and continue to support our activities.
v Special thanks to all past and
present volunteer Executive Committee members who have spent numerous hours
of their time in running the HHS
and organizing all the events.
v HHS recognizes
the efforts of the Special Advisory Committee members, who have provided
invaluable service in times of need.
v All the media, including radio
and print, deserve our thanks for the promotion of our activities.
v We welcome new members to the
Society.
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