📜 History of Ireland Vinayaka Temple
An idea of having a Vinayaka Temple as a worship place was brought forward during a social get together in 2003. It was decided to assess the interest of Hindu community on building a Vinayaka temple in Ireland. The seed was sown on the Vijayadhasami day in 2003.
The puja was conducted to the gods (Vinayaka, Saraswathi and Lakshmi) on the Vijayadhasami day traditionally constituting Sankalpam, Kalasa puja, Archana, Aarathi and Prasadham. A qualified priest was flown in from the UK and there was excellent response from the community.
The Puja was attended by about 225 people and the response from the devotees was highly positive. Many devotees were very keen and showed particular interest and support in establishing a Vinayaka temple in Ireland.
Subsequent to this puja, an executive committee was formed and office bearers were elected. Regular monthly pujas conducted since then without any break until 2011 January.
🏛️ Temple Milestones
- • 2003: First puja on Vijayadhasami day
- • 2011: Temple opening on weekly basis
- • August 2011: Daily temple services at Ballyroan Community Centre
- • August 2017: Moved to Kingswood Community Center (current location)
📊 Operations & Financial Information
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📋 Operational Documents
📄 IVT Mode Of Operation → 📄 IVT Charitable CLG Information → 📄 Tax Clearance Certificate → 📄 Charity Approved Letter →💰 Financial Reports
📊 Financial Report 2022-2023 → 📊 Financial Report 2021-2022 → 📊 Financial Report 2020-2021 →View older reports (2014-2020)...
👥 Executive Committee Members (Volunteers)
Mr. Bala Krishnan
Secretary
Mr. Bhanu Prakash Darbha
Treasurer
Mr. Amarendra Darisa
Committee Member
Mr. Shankar Gopalakrishnan
Committee Member
🙏 Our Priest
Sri Muthu Kumara Swamy
Ranganathan
From Kumbhakonam, India
IVT has always followed a rigorously high standard for its temple operations and therefore a prime requirement for the proposed change is the availability of a suitably qualified full time priest.
IVT made a huge step forward by starting Daily Temple. With the kind help of the Irish Government, IVT has brought in the first Hindu priest in Ireland.
Sri Muthu Kumara Swamy Ranganathan has worked for several years as a priest in renowned temples in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu after qualifying with honours from a highly rated Vedic Pathasala.
"In anticipation of the Divine blessings of Lord Vinayaka, the temple moved to daily operational mode from August 2011 on the auspicious day of Vinayaka Chaturthi."
May VINAYAKA's blessings be with you all the time. 🙏
May VINAYAKA's blessings be with you all the time 🙏
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