Inauguration of BAPS Swaminarayan Research Institutes, Asia Pacific

The first BAPS Swaminarayan Research Institute in the Asia Pacific region was inaugurated in Sydney on 24 July 2022 at the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir.

Since then, BAPS Swaminarayan Research Institutes have also been launched in five other Australian centres: Melbourne (31 July), Brisbane (7 August), Canberra (18 August), Adelaide (21 August) and Perth (28 August). A total of more than 480 delegates from 245 organizations and over 7,000 devotees and well-wishers were present to witness the inauguration ceremonies.  

The research institutes in Australia will offer both online and in-person courses in traditional languages, Hindu festivals, Vedic philosophy, Vedic rituals, world religions and memorizing scriptures.