Perth Shiva Temple

The Perth Shiva Temple (Tamil: பெர்த் சிவன் கோவில்), officially Perth Hindu Temple, is a Hindu temple in Canning Vale, in Perth, Western Australia, dedicated to the god Shiva and his consort goddess Meenakshi. The temple is run by the Shri Shiva Devasthanam, a non-profit religious organisation, and was completed in early 1990. It is the oldest Hindu temple in Western Australia.



History
Plans for a Hindu temple in Perth were first began in 1985. The land was consecrated in 1987 by Swami Shantanand Saraswati and construction was completed and the murtis installed in February 1990. It is the oldest Hindu temple in Western Australia; another temple was built in Perth by Tamil Hindus. The temple's construction, including a final Royal Tower (for which Perth council contributed over $600,000) took over 20 years and was completed in June 2008.

In May 2022, in the lead up to Australia's national elections, both major parties promised donations of $1 million towards development of the temple.

Deities inside the Temple

 * Shiva (Main God)
 * Meenakshi (Main Goddess) (referred to as "Devi" in the temple)
 * Ganesha
 * Murugan
 * Durga
 * Navagraha
 * Bhairava
 * Hanuman
 * Vishnu
 * Lakshmi
 * Athma Lingam

Festivals and events
The temple priests perform pujas to specific gods and goddesses. In addition, festivals celebrated at the temple include the following:

Maha Shivaratri
Maha Shivaratri: the temple is open for an entire day and night of fasting and meditation in honor of the god Shiva.

Purattasi
Purattasi, a Hindu month celebrating Perumal (an avatar of Vishnu), with prayers and a vegetarian feast each Saturday.

Pradosham
Pradosham, bimonthly prayers to Shiva during the three hours surrounding sunset on the thirteenth day of every fortnight in the Hindu calendar, with an hour-long mantra sung in the temple.