The Hindu Community

The religious and social activities of Hong Kong's 12 000-strong Hindu
Community are centred on the Hindu Temple in Happy Valley. The Hindu
Association of Hong Kong is responsible for the upkeep of the temple,
which is also used for meditation periods, spiritual lectures, yoga classes
and other community activities as well as the observance of major Hindu
festivals such as Diwali, Dussehra, Holi and so on. Naming, engagement
and marriage ceremonies are performed at the temple according to Hindu
rites. Devotional music sessions and religious discourses are held every
Sunday morning and Monday evening. The Sunday sessions are followed
by a free community meal.

The Hindu Temple is an approved place of worship for the performance
of marriages under the Marriage Ordinance (Chapter 181).

Other important services rendered by the temple include administration of
last rites, arrangements for cremation and related ceremonies and the
general upkeep of the Hindu crematorium at Cape Collinson.

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