Post No. 15,386
Date uploaded in Sydney, Australia – 2 February 2026
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During my previous two trips to Sydney, I covered Shiva, Murugan (Skanda/ Kartikeya), Venkateswara, and Nantien Buddhist temples. During this third trip, I decided to cover rest of the temples. So, I went to Ganapathy (Vinayakar) temple and a Shakti temple in the past few weeks. My son told me that there are two more temples in an industrial area one next to another. Who will say we don’t want two birds in one stone. So, we rushed there in car on 31 January 2026 to get two mangoes in one stone. We were not disappointed.
In a vast industrial area with trucks and cranes, two small temples peeped out. First, we entered the Sydney Durga temple.
Surprise! Surprise!
Wes aw Tamil poet Tiruvalluvar statue next to Sarasvati Devi statue in the temple complex. When we moved a little further, we saw Tamil poet Ilango’s statue, the author of the most famous Tamil epic Silappadikaram.
Then we climbed several steep steps to see a huge hall with Goddess Durga in the main shrine. From the temple posters we came to know that it is run by Sri Lankan Tamils. On either side of the main shrine Lord Ganesh and Lord Skanda/ Murgan occupied two small shrines.
The unique feature of the temple is the eight beautiful Lakshmi statues (Ashta Laksmi) in the corridor. Apart from them, there are Navagrahas and other minor deities. There were four priests looking after the visiting devotees. In total only 25 devotees were inside the huge Mandapa. So, we had good Darshan (viewing) of Gods. It has a divine atmosphere.
There is a canteen outside where one can buy Tamil snacks.
Shirdi Saibaba Temple
Just a few doors away, is the Shirdi Sai Temple. Again, we climbed a number of steps to see a huge hall with Shirdi Sai baba occupying the Main shrine. A beautiful and melodious divine song was going on air. It created more divine atmosphere. About 15 people with one priest were there. Lord Ganesh, Siva and Hanuman are in smaller shrines. The unique feature of the temple is a Siva Linga where one can do Abisheka. Water pots are placed near it. We did Abishek (bathing of the God) with Mrtyunjaya Mantra from the Yajurveda. Here also one canteen is operating.
Both the temples must be visited by the devotees. There is good scope for big Puja, ceremonies and Dhyana (meditation).
After visiting Sai Mandir, we came back to Tamil Durga temple and bought hot Idli, Vadai, Sambhar, Chutney and Masala Tea.
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Here are the addresses of both the Temples:
Sydney Sri Durga Amman Temple
21, Rose Crescent Regents Park, NSW 2143
Phones – (02) 9644 6682, (02) 9746 n9724
e mail – sydneydurga@gmail.com
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Sai Mandir Sydney
25, Rose Crescent Regents Park, NSW 2143
Phone- 1500 524 724
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