Vijayadasami at Sri Venkateswara Temple
Vidyarambham on Vijayadasami morning at SVT Helensburgh.
Tuesday 20 October 2026
10:00 am
Sri Venkateswara Temple Helensburgh
1 Temple Road, Helensburgh NSW 2508
In-PersonAbout This Event
Sri Venkateswara Temple at Helensburgh marks Vijayadasami on Tuesday 20 October 2026 with Vidyarambham at 10:00 am.
Vidyarambham is the formal beginning of learning, traditionally the day on which children write their first letters. Vijayadasami closes the temple's Navarathri Utsavam programme, which ran from Sunday 11 October through Durga Homam on 18 October and Saraswathi Pooja on 19 October.
SVT Helensburgh is one of the largest Hindu temples in the southern hemisphere. The temple is open 8am to 7pm without a break on festival days.
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