Vedanta Centre of Sydney, Australia

The Vedanta Centre of Sydney was started in 1990 and affiliated to the Ramakrishna Math in 2000. Swami Sridharananda is the Minister-in-charge.

Activities:

• Daily worship, evening arati, fortnightly Ramnam Sankirtan, devotional singing, and scriptural classes.
• Celebration of the birthdays of the Holy Trio and other religious festivals.
• An online bookstore.
• Publication of Reach, a quarterly newsletter.
• Counselling sessions.
• Yoga classes and cultural programmes.

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Sub-centres of the Vedanta Society:

1. Adelaide Chapter

• Daily worship, evening arati, and scriptural classes.
• Celebration of the birthdays of the Holy Trio and other religious festivals.
• Interfaith meetings and related activities.
• A bookstore.

2. Brisbane Chapter

• Observance of International Yoga Day and Harmony Day.
• Counselling sessions.
• Yoga classes, Hindi language classes, regular and summer courses, and special online lectures.
• Nature walks.
• Fairs with various stalls to attract the wider public to the ashrama.
• A food bank providing free food and groceries, and a cafeteria offering low-cost meals once a week.
• A legal aid cell.
• A bookstore.
• Interfaith meetings and related activities.
• Daily worship, chanting, evening arati, and scriptural classes.
• Celebration of the birthdays of the Holy Trio and other religious festivals.

3. Canberra Chapter

• No major activities during the reporting period.

4. Melbourne Chapter

• Daily worship, evening arati, and scriptural classes.
• Celebration of the birthdays of the Holy Trio and other religious festivals.
• Interfaith meetings and related activities.
• Special online lectures and religious talks at universities.
• A bookstore.

5. Perth Chapter

• Evening arati and monthly satsangs.
• Celebration of the birthdays of the Holy Trio and other religious festivals.
• A bookstore.