Dashain celebrations kick off at Melbourne's Australian Nepalese Multicultural Centre

From Sunday, 15 October, a nine-day-long religious and spiritual festival is being organised at the Australian Nepalese Multicultural Centre (ANMC) in Melbourne to gather support for the construction of a community centre facility together with various temples and a Stupa. ANMC's current president, Gandhi Bhattarai, is leading the initiative and spoke to SBS Nepali about the organisation and its plans.

Gandhi Bhattarai, current president of the Australian Nepalese Multicultural Centre (ANMC) spoke to SBS Nepali about the organisation. Credit: SBS Nepali/Abhas Parajuli