The Hindu Temple & Cultural Centre (HTCC) is a Hindu temple and cultural centre in Florey, Canberra, formed in 1987 and incorporated as an association in April 1988. Its main temple was completed in 1997, with a library, cultural centre and priest accommodation added later and the 300sqm Shanti Niketan hall in 2021. Its temple priest performs poojas, havan and samskaaras at the temple and at devotees' homes, and the centre runs Hindu festival celebrations, yagyas, Sanskrit and other language classes, and weekly yoga sessions.
Free public Vedanta lecture by Swami Sarvapriyananda at ANU's Manning Clark Hall, 6:30-7:45pm; registration essential and currently sold out.
Shiva Rudra Yagya at HTCC Florey during Shravan Maas — 108 families, $51 per family, 10:00am-12:30pm, followed by Bhojan Prasadam.
Hands-on eco-friendly Ganesha idol-making workshop at the Hindu Temple & Cultural Centre, Florey, ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi 2026. $21 registration, clay provided.
Satyanarayan Vrat Katha for Guru Purnima at HTCC Florey, 6:00-7:30pm, followed by Aarati and Bhojan Prasadam. Free, donations welcome.
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