Australian Diwali Puja 2026
Fri 6 to Sun 8 Nov 2026
HH Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi’s
Hiawatha Ashram Victoria
904 Albert River Road Hiawatha Victoria
(Located 240km Southeast of Melbourne)
Google map • Getting to Hiawatha
Havan
Sat 7 Nov 2026, 11 AM
Divine Puja to Shri Mataji
Sat 7 Nov 2026, 5 PM
Music Program
Sat 7 Nov 2026, Evening time
Invitation to Shri Mataji
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Invitation to Sahaja Yogis
The Sahaja Yogis of Australia is looking forward once again to welcoming yogis from around Australia, and beyond, to celebrate the National Diwali Puja. We will perform Puja on Saturday evening to enable as many interstate yogis as possible to attend with an entertainment program on Friday evening, a Havan on Saturday morning and lots of opportunity to experience the wonderful natural surroundings.
All the information you need about attending this Auspicious event is below.
We look forward to hosting lots of our brothers and sisters and sharing a wonderful weekend together.
With love, The Sahaja Yogis of Australia.
Live Webcast & Recording
Saturday 7 November 2026 6pm (Melbourne time)
Registration
Please confirm your attendance as early as possible by filling in the online registration form to assist us with arranging and preparing accommodation and catering for the Puja weekend.
Transport
There are regular Sky buses from Melbourne airport to the city centre and other suburbs from where we can arrange lifts to Hiawatha. If you require transport from Melbourne to Hiawatha, please tick the corresponding boxes in the Registration form.
Accommodation and Transport Enquiries – 0419 308 212
Collective flights
We have started looking at flight options for our collective journey to Perth.
Costs
Please see the Costs page to attend this event.
Accommodation
There is dormitory style sleeping on bunk beds and mattresses in the lodge or tents, and camping is also available. Please bring a sleeping bag, bed-sheet and pillow case, warm clothing and sensible footwear as it can get cold at night and Hiawatha is very rural!
Accommodation and Transport Enquiries – 0419 308 212
” …why on a Diwali day we have all these lights?”
“When we talk of Diwali we should understand that – why on a Diwali day we have all these lights? What is the combination of lights and the Lakshmi who was born in the water, who stands in the water? Why this combination is there? She was standing in the water, as we know, a symbol of prosperity; that is built in the human awareness that he can prosper. Animals don’t prosper. They all have their maryadas, trees have their maryadas. Only the human being can prosper. But if they have no sense of their own maryadas then there’s very ruinous, and ruinous for the whole world.
So the lights are there that all the people who have Lakshmi’s blessings must enlighten themselves, must have lights, and they should enlighten others also.”
HH Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
Diwali Puja, Lake Piru, USA, 29 October 2000
Other Information
- Hiawatha – Getting to Hiawatha Ashram in Victoria.
- Photos – Hiawatha Ashram
- Weather – Current and forecast weather in Hiawatha Victoria.
- Contact us – If you have any questions please contact us.
Devotional – Our spiritual preparation for Diwali Puja
Let us take the time to prepare ourselves spiritually, to ensure we fully absorb Shri Mataji’s vibrations that will flow when we worship Her at Diwali Puja. Please see the sections below for videos, audios and booklets to help us in our own preparations for this auspicious event.
Diwali Puja photos • Diwali video talks • Diwali audio talks • Diwali bhajans
Hiawatha Ashram
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