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Organiser: INDIAN SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA www.isoa.org.au
Presenter:KANGAROO INDIAwww.kangarooindia.com.au
Venue: NICHOLSON ST MALL,MADDERN SQUARE,CHAMBERS STREET,FOOTSCRAY, MELBOURNE Date:SATURDAY 11 SEP10:00 AM TO 8:00 PM
GANESH FESTIVAL2010
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”‘Coming together is beginning;
Staying together is progress and
Moving together is success
Indian Society of Australia (ISOA) is a non-profit organisati
on established with a primary objective
of
serving as a cultural ambassador by
exchanging cultural, literac
y and artistic ideas. Indian
Society
of Australia (ISOA) is proud to have taken th
e initiative of starting a pub
lic celebration of the festiva
l
in the streets of Melbourne to s
pread message in guise of religiou
s festival. With a firm objective
in mind and aim to bring people from different faith
s and walks of life together in ord
er to promote
peace and harmony. It is our
(ISOA) belief by organising festiva
ls it would provide the very oppo
rtunity
and platform for all to come together, w
ithout any distinction of ge
nder, race, religion or natio
nality.
We are living in a multicultural Australia and t
he word ‘multiculturalism’ is a passion
ate word. It can
synchronize, and stop peo
ple holding on to their old w
ays, which are usually because o
f religion. The
great Cultural Revolution which has taken place in Australia is in th
e field of food. Australians of o
lden days
hated the Indian curries. Today, they en
joy the same curries practically once in
every week. The people
from different faiths and culture
need to have dialogue and
engage with each other. We must recognise
‘newness’ in each other. There is a nee
d to celebrate pluralism and diversity
. It is this field of human
activities that Ganesh Chaturthi share
d hundreds of years of yea
rs ago becomes relevant ev
en today.
It is in this solemn spirit of pluralism that we intend to celebrate this event in a diverse
society. Ganesh Chaturthi is an extraordinary testimony to the public place of religion in
Indian life, the liveliness of Indian Communities, the splendours of street life, the strength
of popular artistic and artisan traditions and the glorious malleability of one beloved Indian
deity – Lord Ganesha. It is
a proud privilege for us
to invite and welcome people of
different
faiths in the celebration of ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’, being celebrated in Footscray, Melbourne.
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Story of Lord GaneshaGanesha Cha tu r th i a l so known as V inayaka
Cha tu r th i , i s the H indu fes t i va l o f Ganesha,
the e lephan t-headed son o f Sh iva and Parva t i ,
who is believed to bestow his presence on earth for
all his devotees in the duration of this festival. It is the
birthday of Lord Ganesha who is widely worshipped
as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.
The festival is observed in the Hindu calendar month
of Bhaadrapada, starting on the shukla chaturthi
(fourth day of the waxing moon period). While
celebrated all over India, it is most elaborate in
Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
and Andhra Pradesh. Outside India, it is celebrated
widely in Nepal and Tamil Hindus in Sri Lanka.He is
honoured at the beginning of rituals and ceremonies.
Birth of Lord Ganesha Lord Ganesha is the son of Lord Shiva and goddess
Parvathi. The story of creation of ganesh is a very fascinating one.
Long time ago when Lord Shiva, was away fighting for the gods, the
lady of the house, goddess Parvathi was alone at home. On one
occasion, she needed someone to guard the house when she was
going for a bath. Unable to think of an alternative, she used her
powers to create a son, Ganesha. She instructed Ganesha to keep
strict vigil on the entrance to the house and not to allow anyone into
the house. Ganesha agreed and stayed on the strictest of strict vigils.
In the meantime Lord Shiva returned happy
after a glorious victory for the gods, only to
be stopped at the entrance by Ganesha.
Ganesha, acting on Parvathi’s orders verbatim,
did not allow Shiva to enter the house. Lord
Shiva was enraged beyond control and in
a fit of rage slashed the head of Ganesha.
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Story of Lord Ganesha In the meantime Parvati came out from
her bath and was aghast at the scene. She
was very angry at her lordship for what had
happened and explained him the situation.
Lord Shiva wanted to make it up to Parvathi very badly
and agreed to put life back into Ganesha by putting the
head of the first sleeping living creature that came in
sight which was sleeping with its head to the north. He
sent his soldiers to go in search of the creature. The
first creature which came in sight was an elephant.
So Lord Shiva re-created his son with the head
of the elephant. Hence the trunk of Lord Ganesha.
Parvathi was still not totally happy with the deal and
wanted more.
Then Shiva granted Ganesha a boon that before beginning of any undertaking or task people
would worship Lord Ganesha. Lord Ganesha has the power to remove any obstacles that come
in the way of all true devotees. So before starting any new project or work it is good to pray to
Lord Ganesha with all shradha and bhakthi for the successful completion of the task undertaken.
Who is elder? Ganesha or Kartikay
This is another interesting story of Lord Ganesha.Once
Ganesha and Kartikay got into an argument as who
was the elder of the two. The matter was told to Lord
Shiva for an answer. Lord Shiva asked that whoever
would travel around the world and come out first had
the right to be the elder of two. Lord Kartikay flew off on
his vehicle, the peacock, to take the round of the world
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But Ganesha went round his parents
and asked for the reward of his success.
Lord Shiva said: “Beloved and wise -Ganesha!
You did not go round the world”. Ganesha replied:
“No, but I went round my parents. My parents
symbolize the entire world.’’ The argument was
settled in favour of Ganesha and thereafter
recognized as the elder of the two brothers.
What does “Vinayaka” Mean “Who is Vinayaka? In the sloka beginning with
the words, Suklaambaradharam Vishnum, only
the form of the deity is described. But there is
another inner meaning for the name “Vinayaka”.
Suklaambaradharam means one who is clad
in white. Vishnum means he is all-pervading.
Sasivarnam means his complexion is grey like
that of ash. Chathurbhujam means he has four
arms. Prasannavadanam means he has always a
pleasing mien. Sarvavighnopasaanthaye means
for the removal of all obstacles. Dhyaayeth,
meditate (on him). Vinayaka is the deity
who removes all bad qualities, instills good
qualities and confers peace on the devotee
who meditates on him, Vinayaka means that
he is totally master of himself. He has no
master above him. He does not depend on
anyone. He is also called Ganapathi. This
term means he is the lord of the ganas - a
class of divine entities. This term also means
that he is the master of the intellect and
discriminating power in man. He possesses
great intelligence and knowledge. Such
knowledge issues from a pure and sacred mind.”
Ganesh’s Intellect “What is the esoteric meaning of Ganesha’s elephant head? The elephant is noted for its
acute intelligence. Ganesha’s elephant head
symbolizes sharpness of intellect and the
highest power of discrimination. Vinayaka
is also called the giver of buddhi (intellect).
He responds to the prayers of devotees
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Two Shaktis Of Ganesh
Temples
and hence is known as
Siddhi Vinayaka (who
grants what is sought).
In a forest, when an
elephant moves through
the jungle, it clears
the way. Likewise,
by invoking Ganesha,
the path is cleared for our undertakings. The
elephant’s foot is so large that when it moves
it can stamp out the footprints of any other
animal. Here, again, the symbolic meaning is
that all obstacles in the way will be removed
when Ganesha is accorded the place of honor.
The journey of life is made smoother and
happier by the grace of Ganesha, leading
to Wisdom, Intellect, and Inner Peace.
Ganesha has two Siddhis (symbolically represented as wives or consorts): Siddhi (success) and Riddhi
(prosperity). Wherever there is Ganesh, there is Success and Prosperity- Wherever there is Success and
Prosperity there is Sri Ganesh.
In Hindu temples , Ganesha as
the god of transitions, he is placed
at the doorway of the temple.
In addition, several shrines are
dedicated to Ganesha himself, of
which the Ashtavinayak located
near Pune, each of these eight
shrines celebrates a particular
form of Ganapati, complete with
its own lore and legend; together
they “form a mandala, demarking
the sacred cosmos of Ganesha”.
There are many other important
Ganesha temples at Wai in
Maharashtra; Ujjain in Madhya
Pradesh; Jodhpur, Nagaur and
Raipur in Rajasthan; Baidyanath in
Bihar; Baroda, Dholaka, and Valsad
in Gujarat and Dhundiraj Temple in
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Prominent
Ganesha temples in southern India
: the Jambukeavara Temple at
Tiruchirapalli; at Rameshvaram and
Suchindram; Karpaka Vinayakar
Temple in TamilNadu; Hampi,
Kasargod, and Idagunji in Karnataka;
and Kanipakam in Andhra Pradesh
are famous.
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FEATURES
Welcome to the special edition magazine of Ganesh Festival
Mela 2010. This edition highlights both our commitment and achievements
that we were able to deliver successfully. Our preparation this year focused
extensively on spreading Ganesh festival to Melbourne. We have extensively
marketed the event across Melbourne to have increased engagement across
communities from all suburbs and cultures to make this event truly multicultural.
We have also taken our partnerships with all our sponsors to a new level.
Besides its religious sanctity, this festival plays an important role in binding the
people and strengthens their relationship. The festival demands all the people
to assemble at the same place giving a chance for people to interact with each
other and visit one other and it is the very objective of Indian Society of Australia.
Indian Society of Australia would like to thank Maribrynong Council,
Victorian Multi Cultural Commission, Consulate General of India, all its
Sponsors & Donors, ISOA Team, Coordinators, Volunteers and others
who made this event a reality. Ganesh Festival is in its second year in
running and is looking forward to keep this ritual going for decades to come.
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Commercial and cultural contacts extended India’s
influence in western and southeast Asia. Ganesha is one of
many Hindu deities who reached foreign lands as a result.
Ganesha was particularly worshipped by traders and
merchants, who went out of India for commercial
ventures. The period from approximately the 10th
century onwards was marked by the development of
new networks of exchange, the formation of trade guilds,
and a resurgence of money circulation. During this time,
Ganesha became the principal deity associated with
traders. The earliest inscription invoking Ganesha before
any other deity is associated with the merchant community.
Hindus migrated to the Malay Archipelago and took
their culture, including Ganesha, with them. Statues of
Ganesha are found throughout the Malay Archipelago
in great numbers, often beside Shiva sanctuaries.
The forms of Ganesha found in Hindu art of Java,
Bali, and Borneo show specific regional influences.
The gradual spread of Hindu culture to southeast Asia
established Ganesha in modified forms in Burma,
Cambodia, and Thailand. In Indochina, Hinduism and
Buddhism were practiced side by side, and mutual
influences can be seen in the iconography of Ganesha
in the region. In Thailand, Cambodia, and among the
Hindu classes of the Chams in Vietnam, Ganesha
was mainly thought of as a remover of obstacles.
Even today in Buddhist Thailand, Ganesha is regarded as a remover of obstacles, the god of success. Before the arrival of Islam, Afghanistan had close cultural ties with India, and the adoration of both Hindu and Buddhist deities was practiced. A few examples of sculptures from the 5th to the 7th centuries have survived, suggesting that the worship of Ganesha was then in vogue in the region.
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Ganesha appears in Mahayana
Buddhism, not only in the form
of the Buddhist god Vinayaka,
but also as a Hindu demon form
with the same name. His image
appears in Buddhist sculptures
during the late Gupta period.
As the Buddhist god Vinayaka,
he is often shown dancing.
This form, called Nrtta
Ganapati, was popular in
northern India, later adopted
in Nepal, and then in Tibet.
In Nepal, the Hindu form of
Ganesha, known as Heramba,
is very popular; he has five
heads and rides a lion.
Tibetan representations of Ganesha show ambivalent
views of him. A Tibetan rendering of Ganapati is
tshogs bdag. In one Tibetan form, he is shown being
trodden under foot by Mahakala, a popular Tibetan
deity. Other depictions show him as the Destroyer of
Obstacles, sometimes dancing. Ganesha appears in
China and Japan in forms that show distinct regional
character. In northern China the earliest known stone
statue of Ganesha carries an inscription dated to 531.
In Japan the Ganesha cult was first mentioned in 806
The canonical literature of Jainism does not mention the
worship of Ganesha. However, Ganesha is worshipped
by most Jains, for whom he appears to have taken over
certain functions of Kubera. Jain connections with the
trading community support the idea that Jainism took up
Ganesha worship as a result of commercial connections.
The earliest known Jain Ganesha statue dates to about the
9th century. A 15th century Jain text lists procedures for
the installation of Ganapati images. Images of Ganesha
appear in the Jain temples of Rajasthan and Gujarat
Hindu temples in Patan, capital of one of the three medieval Newar kingdoms
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Bala Ganapati
Kshipra Ganapat Heramba Ganapati Lakshmi Ganapat Maha Ganapat
Haridra GanapatiKshipra Prasada Ganapati Tryakshara Ganapat Varada Ganapat
Dhundhi Ganapati Dvimukha Ganapat Trimukha Ganapat Sinha Ganapat
Taruna Ganapati Bhakti Ganapati Vira Ganapati
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Vijaya Ganapat Nritya Ganapat
Srishti Ganapati Uddanda Ganapati
Urdhva Ganapat Ekakshara Ganapat
Rinamochana Ganapati Ekadanta Ganapati
Yoga Ganapat Durga Ganapat Sankatahara Ganapat Siddhi Ganapat
Shakti Ganapati Dvija Ganapati Ucchhishta Ganapati Vighna Ganapati
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Unlike other religions, Hindu dharma has many specialties. This is not known as a religion, it is known as the dharma; Sanaathana Dharma. Sanaathana means, according to Bhagavath Geetha, which cannot be destroyed by fire, weapons, water, air, and which is present in all living and non living being. Dharma means, the way of life which is the ‘total of all aachaaraas or customs and rituals’. Sanaathana Dharma has its foundation on scientific spirituality. In the entire ancient Hindu literature we can see that science and spirituality are integrated. It is mentioned in the 40th chapter of the Yajurveda known as Eesaavaasya Upanishad that use scientific knowledge for solving problems in our life and use the spiritual knowledge for attaining immortality through philosophical outlook. Remember that in each and every aachaaraa there will be a component of spirituality in it. Without spirituality, nothing exists in Sanaathana dharma. Generally everyone bear a wrong impression that this spirituality is religion. Spirituality is different in Hindu dharma. Here the question of religion does not exist at all, because Hindu dharma was not created by an individual, prophet or an incarnation. Spirituality is a part of every Hindu custom in the normal life of a Hindu. Aachaaraas are to be followed based on their merits available from the self experience; one need not blindly follow a teacher or someone who gives advice without reasoning. All these aachaaraas are mentioned for the prosperity of the human beings and it should be the prime focus for practicing the Hindu aachaaraas. Achaaryaath paadam aadatthe paadam sishya swamedhayaa paadam sa brahmachaaribhya sesham kaala kramena cha This is an important advice given in smruthies. It means a person can get only one quarter of knowledge from Achaarya - the teacher, another quarter by analyzing self, one quarter by discussing with others and the last quarter during the process of living by method addition, deletion, correction, and modification of already known aachaaraas or new aachaaraas. Aachaaraath labhathe hi ayu: aachaaraath dhanamakshayam aachaaraath labhathe suprajaa: aachaaro ahanthya lakshanam Aachaaraas are followed for the psychological and physiological health and long life; Aachaaraas are followed for prosperity and wealth; Aachaaraas are followed for strong family and social bondage and following the Aachaaraas give a fine personality, dharmic outlook and vision, says dharmasaastra.
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Lord Ganesh i s the god o f beg inn ings , the god whose b less ings a re sough t be fo re embark ing on any ven tu re . He i s a lso the remover o f obs tac les , and the pa t ron o f a r t s and le t te rs , the god o f in te l l ec t and w isdom.He is worsh ipped by a l l , cu t t i ng ac ross the spec t rum o f re l i g ious a f f i l i a t i on . He a lso has a p lace in re l i g ious pan theons o the r than the H indu pan theon, f rom Buddh ism to Sh in to i sm, and i s dep ic ted in the cu l tu re o f va r ious coun t r ies ac ross As ia , f rom Ch ina and Japan to Indones ia , Tha i land and Cambod ia.
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He is a lso one o f the mos t recogn izab le gods, moun ted on a mouse, w i th h is e lephan t head, one b roken tusk , and a po t-be l l y .
Ganesh Cha tu r th i i s a fes t i va l tha t i s impor tan t on d i f fe ren t leve ls , bo th re l i g ious and h is to r i c . I t was t rans fo rmed f rom a p r i va te , fami l y-o r ien ted ce remony in to a pub l i c fes t i va l in 1893 by Lokamanya T i lak , one o f the mos t impor tan t f i gu res o f the Ind ian na t iona l i s t movement . T i l ak ’ s ob jec t i ve was to use the non-sec ta r ian na tu re o f Lod Ganesh to b r ing a l l Ind ians toge the r on one p la t fo rm, an ob jec t i ve wh ich needs to be ach ieved by a l l mu l t i cu l tu ra l soc ie t ies to ensure un i t y in d ive rs i t y . Lo rd Ganesh i s an idea l symbo l fo r the p romot ion o f a mu l t i cu l tu ra l iden t i t y and the Ind ian Soc ie ty o f Aust ra l ia in V ic to r ia a re to be congra tu la ted on the i r in i t i a t i ve in no t on ly honour ing Lord Ganesha bu t in p resen t ing h im in a l l h i s g lo ry to the s ta te o f V ic to r ia in a pub l i c fes t i va l . I l ook fo rward to the day when th i s fes t i va l w i l l go beyond one s t ree t in Foo tsc ray and w i l l pa rade th rough Me lbourne in a g rand spec tac le tha t w i l l s h o w e r t h e b l e s s i n g s o f G a n e s h a o n a l l t h o s e w h o g a z e o n h i m .
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Shri Ganeshay Namah
Namaste,
My hearty congratulations and good wishes to the management team of Indian Society of Australia (ISoA) for their upcoming mega event Ganesh Chaturthi Mela 2010 at Footscray. This is one of the biggest Indian Street Festival in Victoria, and adds colour and strength to the Multi-Cultural thread of Victoria, and Australia.
Wishing you all the success.
La Trobe International supports and values the contribution that international students bring to the community and welcomes the opportunity to share the Ganesh Festival Mela 2010. At La Trobe we embrace people and ideas from every corner of the planet and strive to make our students feel safe, respected and academically engaged in our multicultural campus communities. I would like to congratulate the Indian Society of Australia (ISOA) for this great initiative in bringing the Ganesh Festival Mela 2010 to the people. It provides the perfect opportunity to celebrate our diversity and builds on the ideals of Lord Ganesh - the god of beginnings, of education and knowledge, the destroyer of evils, and remover of obstacles, and the patron of arts and letters.
Arlene Peace(International DevelopmentManager - LA TROBE)
Nitin Gupta(Member: Liberal Party)
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13CABS is proud to be a part of the 2010 Ganesh Festival Mela. Together we would like to celebrate with you the spirit of cultural diversity that makes Melbourne what it is.
13CABS has made a commitment to serve our community. We are implementing new technologies to improve services and safety while being more accountable to the travelling public. This is demonstrated through 13CABS free iPhone app, featuring TaxiTracker, creating a channel for passenger’s direct feedback on their experience with us.
TaxiTracker promotes safe cab travel as a record of your trip, helps in locating lost property faster and is another way in which 13CABS is reforming the industry. TaxiTracker also integrates with our website to enable further passenger reporting and feedback. Your feedback is crucial and helps 13CABS maintain the high standards you expect. 13CABS encourages its passengers to participate in this process so we can further improve our services.
Our website, 13CABS.com.au, makes it easier than ever to book cabs and is another avenue for passengers to contribute feedback about their trips or any aspect of 13CABS. Whether it’s to compliment or criticise, we want to know what you think.
13CABS commitment to community doesn’t end there. Research and development is underway to develop free mobile applications for Android and Blackberry to make bookings simpler and further facilitate passenger feedback to improve our services.
We thank this year’s festival organisers for inviting us to share the positive cultural experience of 2010 Ganesh Festival Mela with all of you.
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Lord Ganesha Slokas Lord Ganesha is the one of the most popular gods of the Hindu Religion. Ganesh
is known as the eradicator of obstacles and god of beginnings. Lord Ganesha
is considered as the first god to be worshipped. Slokas on Lord Ganesha form
the part of prayers offered to the lord. Here is a collection of Ganesha Shlokas
“Vakratunda Mahakaaya, Suryakoti Samaprabha
Nirvighnam Kuru Mey Deva, Sarva Kaaryeshu Sarvada”
Meaning of Sloka: Lord Ganesha has a curved trunk with a powerful body. He has the brilliance of a million suns. May the Lord, remove all the problems from the ac-tions I aim to achieve.
“Ekadantam Mahaakaayan, Taptakaajnchanasannibhamh Lambodaram Vishaalaaxam, Vandeaham Gananaayakamh”
Meaning of Sloka: Obeisance to Lord Ganesha, the one tusked, huge-bod-ied, big-bellied, and large-eyed God, whose complexion is like that of molten gold. I surrender myself to such great lord.
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Lord Ganesha Slokas
“Srikantho Mathulo Yasya, Jananee Sarva MangalaaJanakaha Sankaro Devaha, Tam Vande’ Kunjaraananam”
Meaning of Sloka: The lord, for whom Lord Vishnu is the Uncle, whose mother is the divine auspicious one, Parvati and whose father is Lord Shiva. I offer salutations to Sri Ganesha, the Omkara.
“Srikantho Mathulo Yasya, Jananee Sarva Mangalaa Janakaha Sankaro Devaha, Tam Vande’ Kunjaraananam”
Meaning of Sloka: The lord, for whom Lord Vishnu is the Uncle, whose mother is the divine auspicious one, Parvati and whose father is Lord Shiva. I offer salutations to Sri Ganesha, the Omkara.
“Agajaanana Padmaarkam, Gajaananam AharnishamAnekadantham Bhaktaanaam, Ekadantam Upaasmahey”
Meaning of Sloka: Lord Ganesha, the elephant faced is like sun to the lotus face of Mother Parvati. The single tusked Ganesha is the giver of boons. I salute the great lord to grant us a boon.
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Dr. Asha Pahuja
225 Gower Street,
Preston 3072
Ph 9470 2811
Dr Manjula O’Connor
100 Collins Street,
Melbourne 3000
Ph 9654 5600
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Ph 0430 586 669
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Seabrook Shopping Center
Shop 8,73-75 Point Cook Rd
Seabrook 3028
Ph 9931 1704
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Indian Voice
20 Bent Street,
Bentleigh 3204
Ph 9576 5767
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GANESH
FESTIVAL
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IGA Rosanna
92 Lower Plenty Road,
Rosanna 3084
Ph 9459 7718
Bombay Music & Groceries
904 Canterbury Road,
Box Hill 3128
Ph 9849 0376
Desh Videsh Groceries
736 Sydney Road,
Brunswick 3056
Ph 9384 0414
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Paneer, Dosa Batter, Fresh
Rotis, Frozen Vegetables
We are distributors of
Archana sweets
Ph 0423 470 969 (venkat)
Swastik Migration & Educatinal
Services
Suite 602, 343 Lt Collins Street
Melbourne 3000
Ph 9077 4983
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Welcome Sai Pty Ltd
55 Weidlich RD
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Sampath Reddy
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Murthy Roopa
Ph 0433 916 726
Manish Kadiyal
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Kavitha Kadiyal
Sri Ganesh P/L
Ph 9687 2795
Smt. Jayalakshmi Mahadevan
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Abhilash Chinni
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First Indain cinema in MELBOURNE(formerly CHINATWON CINEMA)200 Bourke st, MELBOURNE CBD
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