| LOCATION |
| Map |
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| Address |
3A Dwyer Road OAKLANDS PARK |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
Marion Council |
| Polygon Type |
B - Building footprint |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Shri Ganesha Temple |
| Registered Name |
Shri Ganesha Temple |
| Significance |
The Shri Ganesha Temple at Oaklands Park is significant as the State's first traditional Hindu temple constructed in South Australia and since the late 1990s it has provided the State's Hindus, from different sects, with a place for both spiritual worship and cultural studies. The design of the Shri Ganesha Temple resembles the human body lying on its back with the head to the east and feet to the west and houses 25 hand-crafted deities, including Ganesha, crafted in India. According to religious tradition, Hindu temples are renewed every 12 years, so in February 2012 the Shri Ganesha Temple was cleaned and the deities repainted by a team of Indian craftsman. |
| Subject Index |
Religion - Temple |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
10-MAY-2013 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Marion |
| State Heritage ID |
26361 |
| Heritage Number |
26489 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
f - it has strong cultural or spiritual associations for the community or a group within it
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 5704/110 D53033 A150 |