Religions on the fringe: places of worship in Melbourne’s greenfield developments

Figures & data

Figure 1. Sri Durga Arts/Cultural and Educational Centre (Inc), Temple honouring Durga goddess, Hindi Language based.

Figure 2. Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple, Followers of Swaminarayan, Gujarati language based.

Figure 3. Kundrathu Kumaran Temple, temple honouring Murugan God, Tamil language based.

Table 1. List of interviewees.

Interviewee	Position and Organisation	Date
Interviewee 1	City of Melton, Interfaith Officer	22/4/2020
Interviewee 2	City of Melton, Manager, Diversity and Intercultural Development	1/5/2020
Interviewee 3	Vice-President Sri Durga Arts/Cultural and Educational Centre (Inc), President Melton Interfaith Network	15/5/2020
Interviewee 4	President Bhutanese Community Melton, Vice-president Melton Interfaith Network	21/5/2020
Interviewee 5	Sri Durga community member	23/5/2020

Table 2. Events attended.

Event	Description	Date	Location
Janmashatmi	Celebration of the birth of Hindu God Krishna by the Shree Swaminarayan Hindu faith.	24/8/2019	Kelly Park Community Centre
MIN Places of Worship Tour	A bus tour organised by MIN to increase interfaith understanding. A range of community members attended the free bus tour.	4/9/2019	Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Craigieburn
Melbourne Ganesh Festival	Celebration of God Ganesh with large clay idols, organised by the Maharashtra Businesses & Professionals Council Australia	8/9/2019	Encore Events Centre, Werribee
Multifaith Dinner	City of Wyndham community interfaith celebration	23/10/2019	Encore events centre
Birth of Baha'u'llah	Bahá'í celebration for the birth of the founder of the faith.	29/10/2019	Private Home, Wyndham Vale
Sri Durga Seniors tour	Bus tour to Sri Durga temple with seniors from the City of Melton	19/2/2020	Sri Durga Temple, Rockbank
MIN Interfaith Training	Interfaith leadership training	12/5/2020	Online (Zoom)

Figure 4. Idols table at Janmashtami celebration.