The Sri Gayatri Group was formed by a group of devotees in the year 2001 with the sole objective of chanting the Maha Gayatri Mantra for the purpose of achieving world peace, in light of the world situation at the time. Apart from the annual MahaYagnas, the Gayatri groups dedication to world peace extends to weekly Gayatri Chantings and Gayatri Homams in the homes of devotees as well as
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s such as Lalita Sahasranaam Paarayan and Sri Chakra Archana’s on special occasions such as New Years Day. In 2005, The Sri Gayatri Group Organised the Ashwamedha Maha Yagna for World Peace, the first of its kind to ever be held in Sydney. The 3- Day Event was hailed as a success as not only did thousands attend and actively participate over the three days but it also became a common point of participation for combining the North and South Indian Hindu Communities in Sydney. The festivities included Deepa Yagna and Raas Garba on the evenings following the Yagna to add to the joyous environment. As the objective of such Mahayagnas is to achieve World Peace, each of the Gayatri Yagnas are open for participation to all people regardless of Caste, Creed and nation of origin, with the only prerequisite being a pure hearted intention and prayer for peace. All of the past Gayatri Yagna’s have been held in high regard by the devoted mainly due to the chance for all members of the public to
participate in the Homam’s and other such sacred rituals such as the Maha-abhishekam and chanting.
