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Sarvoday Hindu Association
Serving the Gujarati Hindu community since 1975


Who We Are

The Sarvoday Hindu Association is a Gujarati Hindu organisation established in 1975, and based in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. With the majority of its members originating from Gujarat, the homeland of Mahatma Gandhi, the Association provides a platform for the local community to celebrate the best of Gujarati Heritage with around 10 major events organised every year.




Religious and Cultural Celebrations

Navratri
A festival of nine nights in the honor of the divine feminine Devi Durga – also know to Gujaratis as Mataji. Sarvoday organises evenings of vibrant and energetic dancing with music bands all the way from India!

Holi
This festival, also known as the festival of colours, signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships. Sarvoday celebrates this with a bonfire and throws of colour!

Maha Shivratri
Meaning the “great night of Shiva”, this festival marks a remembrance of "overcoming darkness and ignorance" in life and the world. Sarvoday celebrates this with a Shiv Puja and Bhajans.

Maha Shivratri
This annual Hindu festival celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, and is celebrated at Sarvoday with lively bhajans and palyfull “raas leela”!


Other celebrated festivals include Ramnavmi, Hanuman Jayanti, Jalaram Jayanti, and Diwali. Rememberance Day and Shraad are also observed.
Apart from religious and cultural event, Sarvoday also organises social events such as boat trips, picnics and can accommodate many of the ideas it’s members put forward.
So why not become a member here and join a vibrant cultural platform!



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