'Staying Connected': New Jain temples in Melbourne and Sydney to be built with marble from Rajasthan

Jain community members (L-R) Parul Mehta, Paras Shah, Raina Jain, and Nitin Doshi share how these temples are bringing community together, especially during the times of festivities (in background) the community members stand with federal MP Andrew Charlton in Sydney at the temple construction site. Credit: Supplied

The Jain community in Australia is celebrating its most significant festival, Paryushan Parv, which spans 18 days across various Jain traditions. At the same time, the community is ambitiously constructing grand temples in Sydney and Melbourne using nearly 3,000 tonnes of marble, the same variety used to build the Taj Mahal. In this episode, we hear from devotees, youth scholars, and temple leaders about how a modest community, numbering almost 6,000 according to the last census, is shaping a grand legacy.

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Published 2 September 2025 1:56pm

Updated 3 September 2025 1:05pm

By Vrishali Jain

Source: SBS

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The Jain community in Australia is celebrating its most significant festival, Paryushan Parv, which spans 18 days across various Jain traditions. At the same time, the community is ambitiously constructing grand temples in Sydney and Melbourne using nearly 3,000 tonnes of marble, the same variety used to build the Taj Mahal. In this episode, we hear from devotees, youth scholars, and temple leaders about how a modest community, numbering almost 6,000 according to the last census, is shaping a grand legacy.

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