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Holy Pilgrimage  - Hindu temples in Foreign Countries






Sri Sivasubramaniar Temple, Switzerland



The Sri Sivasubramaniar Temple is a Hindu temple located in Adliswil in the Sihl Valley in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland.

History

In the 1990s, an interreligious society was established in the canton of Zürich to support the foundation of a centre for spiritual and cultural care of Tamil people in Switzerland, as well as to preserve and maintain the Tamil culture of the approximatively 30-35,000 (around 20,000 in the canton of Zürich) Tamil people of Sri Lankan origin living in Switzerland. So, the Sri Sivasubraminar Temple in Adliswil was founded in 1994 as a non-profit foundation. As of today, the Sri Sivasubramniar Temple is the most famous and largest Hindu temple in Switzerland.[1]

Temple's building

The Temple is located in a former factory building on the shores of the Sihl river in the industrial area of the municipality of Adliswil. The today's building is situated at Sihlweg 3, 8134 Adliswil.

Cultural and religious life

In 1994, the Poojas of the temple were conducted only on Fridays in the evenings. In 2000, deities made of metal of Lord Shiva, Lord Murugan, Lord Maha Ganapathy and Goddesses Durka, Rajarajeswary Ambal and others were installed. Thereafter the temple's Pooja ceremonies were performed daily in the evening at 7:30 pm. If there were any special requests made by anyone who is anxious to carry out a pooja for any God they like, the request would be processed on the day suggested. The cost of the pooja ceremony has to be paid to the temple before the ceremony is carried out. Now the Poojas are performed daily in the evening at 7:30 pm. On Tuesdays and on Fridays three Poojas are performed: In the morning, at 12:00 am and as mentioned at 7:30 pm. Most of the devotees attend the temple during the noon and in the evenings.
Yearly on January 1, the devotees attend the temple to worship in order to invoke the blessings of God on the 1st day of the new year. Thai Pongal is an important day for farmers; it is conducted on January 14. In the house of every Hindu family Thai Pongal is celebrated by cooking sweet milk rice which is called "pongal". The Thai Pongal ceremony is also conducted in the temple. For this purposes the temple will be opened from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm. In August, approximately 3,000 to 4,000 people take part in public procession of Lord Murugan.
Additional temple festivals are celebrated, too: Maha Shivaratri, Deepavali, Vinayaka Chathurthi, Navratri/Vijayadashami and Iyappa Swamy.


Geneva Arputha Vinayagar Temple

6 Via Monnet, 1214 Vernier, Swizterland


Poojas & other information

Temple Chief Priest
Sri Umashankar Gurukkal - Phone No. 0041796229335
The Temple is open on Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays from 6.00 PM to 9.00 PM
Abishekam      : 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Pooja & Aarti  : 7:30 PM - 8:15 PM
Prasadam       : 8:15 PM
On special festive days (like Chaturthi, New Year & other Utsavams), the Main pooja will be held at 7 pm 
Archana can be performed on Temple Opening Days on the payment of CHF 10. Special poojas can be sponsored and performed on any normal day at the cost of CHF 200 approximately. Sponsoring poojas on important days like Chaturthi  can be organised with prior consultation with temple trustees/priest. By contributing CHF 10 per person per month, archana will be performed on all Fridays irrespective of the presence of the member.


Poojas & other information

Temple Chief Priest
Sri Umashankar Gurukkal - Phone No. 0041796229335
The Temple is open on Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays from 6.00 PM to 9.00 PM
Abishekam      : 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Pooja & Aarti  : 7:30 PM - 8:15 PM
Prasadam       : 8:15 PM
On special festive days (like Chaturthi, New Year & other Utsavams), the Main pooja will be held at 7 pm 
Archana can be performed on Temple Opening Days on the payment of CHF 10. Special poojas can be sponsored and performed on any normal day at the cost of CHF 200 approximately. Sponsoring poojas on important days like Chaturthi  can be organised with prior consultation with temple trustees/priest. By contributing CHF 10 per person per month, archana will be performed on all Fridays irrespective of the presence of the member.

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Norway

Oman

  • Sri Krishna Temple, Darsait, Muscat
  • Shiva Temple, Muscat
  • Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Muscat

Philippines


Sweden

  • Sri Sri Gaura Nitai temple (ISKCON), Fridhemsgatan 22, Stockholm
  • Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mariestad
  • Helenelund Hindu temple (Åkervägen 1, 192 40 Sollentuna)
  • Sweden Ganesha Temple (Brunskogs backen 17, 123 71 Farsta)
  • Hindu Union - Kärrhöksgatan 62, 556 12 JÖNKÖPING - SE
  • Hinduiska Samfundet i Sverige (HSS) - Swedish National Hindu Organisation - SE

Tanzania

  • BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Arusha
  • Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Morogoro road, Dar es Salaam
  • BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Pramukh Swami street, Dar es Salaam
  • Shree Sanatan Dharma Sabha temple, Pramukh Swami street, Dar es Salaam
  • Shri Shankarashram temple, Pramukh Swami street, Dar es Salaam
  • Shri Balajee Temple, Shri Sanatan Dharma Sabha, Pramukh Swami Street Dar es Salaam
  • Hindu Temple, Kilima Street, Moshi
  • Shri Sanatan Dharma Mandir, Mwanza
  • Shakti Temple, Zanzibar

Uganda

  • Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (BAPS), Jinja, Uganda
  • Shri Sanatan Dharma Mandir (SDM), Nakasero, Kampala, Uganda
  • Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (BAPS), Nakivudo Place, Kampala, Uganda
  • Shri Ganapathy Temple. Entebbe, Uganda
  • Saptagiri Sri Venkateswara Aalayam, Kampala (Entebbe Road), Uganda

United Arab Emirates

  • Gayatri Mata Om Samas Temple, Abu Dhabi
  • Pradosham at Dubai
  • Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Dubai
  • Shiva Mandir & Krishna Mandir, Near Dubai Museum, Bur Dubai, Dubai, U.A.E.

Zimbabwe

  • Hindu temple Harare
  • Hindu temple Gauro

Zambia

  • Lusaka Hindu Temple (Radha Krishna Mandir, Lusaka) on Independence Avenue
  • Kafue Amman Temple
  • Ndola Hindu Temple (Radha Krishna Mandir, Ndola)
  • Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple, O Kapi Farm, Lusaka West





Om Tat Sat
                                                        
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