BAPS Swaminarayan temple
Sheena WATT (Northern Metropolitan) (09:51): It was a privilege to be invited by the BAPS Swaminarayan temple in Mill Park alongside the member for Mill Park Lily D’Ambrosio and the federal member for Scullin Andrew Giles to celebrate the 90th anniversary of their guru. The Mill Park mandir is the largest in the state and a hub for practising BAPS Hindus in the northern suburbs. I was grateful to be afforded the enormous opportunity to speak to the assembly about the importance of the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum and why a yes vote is so significant and so essential. I also had the opportunity to witness the BAPS women’s wing cultural assembly, featuring an array of captivating performances, including drama, dance and spiritual discourses.
Can I take a moment to thank BAPS for allowing us to visit and speak to their wonderful community of devotees and for so strongly and powerfully embracing the yes vote. I hope it is the first visit of many, and I look forward to welcoming them into the Parliament next sitting week for the Diwali celebrations.