| Bharatiya Mandir Hindu Temple | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°53′10″S 174°44′29″E / 36.8862°S 174.7415°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | June 1993 |
| Website | |
| https://bharatiyamandir.org.nz/ | |
Bharatiya Mandir is a Hindu temple in the Auckland suburb of Sandringham. It is the oldest and first purpose-built temple in New Zealand and officially opened in June 1993.[1]
Bharatiya Mandir is a significant cultural landscape for Auckland's Hindu community and Hindu Indian diaspora.[2][3] It is a site which hosts religious festivities such as Diwali.[4]
- ^ "Bhartiya Mandir celebrate a landmark occasion!". The Indian News. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ Lewin, Mears, Cain, Spoonley, Peace, Ho (October 2011). "Namaste New Zealand: Indian Employers and Employees in Auckland" (PDF). Massey University/University of Waikato.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Sarmah, Rishav (2022). Where You From? Bridging a Cross-Cultural Identity of India and Aotearoa. Auckland: The University of Auckland.
- ^ Johnson, Henry (December 2015). "Asian Festvialscapes: The Festivalization of Asia in the Making of Aotearoa/New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies. 17 (2).