Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday visited a temple and a gurdwara to have fun Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas.
Albanese shared the images of his go to donning an orange turban as he visited the Sydney Murugan Temple and Gurdwara Sahib Glenwood within the suburbs of Sydney. He additionally opened the newly expanded kitchen within the gurdwara.
The Australian prime minister mentioned it was improbable to affix with the Tamil Australian neighborhood on the Sydney Murugan Temple, which has grow to be a sanctuary for Western Sydney’s South Asian Hindu neighborhood.
“Deepavali celebrates the victory of sunshine over darkness. Implausible to affix with the Tamil Australian neighborhood on the Sydney Murugan Temple right this moment. The temple attracts in folks from all walks of life day by day, and has grow to be a sanctuary for Western Sydney’s South Asian Hindu neighborhood,” Albanese wrote on X.
Deepavali celebrates the victory of sunshine over darkness.
Implausible to affix with the Tamil Australian neighborhood on the Sydney Murugan Temple right this moment.
The temple attracts in folks from all walks of life day by day, and has grow to be a sanctuary for Western Sydney’s South Asian Hindu… pic.twitter.com/sY1eoRRngs
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) November 1, 2024
He additionally wished on Bandi Chhor Divas as he posed with the neighborhood members and likewise clicking a selfie with devotees. The images confirmed the Australian prime minister smiling as he posed with the neighborhood members and likewise clicking a selfie with devotees.
Pleased Bandi Chhor Divas!
Great to have fun at Gurdwara Sahib Glenwood right this moment and open the newly expanded kitchen, serving 1000’s of individuals each week. pic.twitter.com/FVVi8HVKmg
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) November 1, 2024
“Pleased Bandi Chhor Divas! Great to have fun at Gurdwara Sahib Glenwood right this moment and open the newly expanded kitchen, serving 1000’s of individuals each week,” he mentioned in one other publish on X.
Earlier on Thursday, the Australian prime minister wished “a cheerful Competition of Lights to all these celebrating over the approaching days”.
“This annual competition of pleasure, hope and togetherness is a very lovely celebration of religion and tradition – one embraced by Australia’s various and vibrant society,” he wrote in a press release shared on X.
“With its celebration of the victory of sunshine over darkness and data over ignorance, it affirms the beliefs that encourage Australians from all walks of life. The rituals and traditions of Diwali are in each manner an expression of neighborhood, tradition and heritage. It is a second to benefit from the firm of family members, and to mirror on the shared inheritance of centuries of custom,” Albanese mentioned.
Albanese was amongst a number of world leaders and overseas ambassadors who prolonged needs on the event of Diwali, which was celebrated in India and by the Indian neighborhood internationally.
US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, UAE’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Israeli International Minister Israel Katz prolonged his Diwali greetings to the Hindu neighborhood in India and internationally.