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Pandit Satyapal Sharma MA (Veda Shiromani-Jewel of the Vedas) arrived in South Africa as a Vedic Missionary on 28 March 1983 for three months. He initiated a large group of Yajaks and Yajikas (lay preachers). […]
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In 1978 Swami Deekshanand Saraswati organised the first bahu kund yajna with 100 havan kunds built for a week-long Yajur Veda Mahayajna at the Raisethorpe Arya Samaj grounds. Many families participated in this auspicious and […]
Acharya Krishnaji through his meritorious achievements in the field of Vedic Religion returned to South Africa for the second time as Swami Deekshanand Saraswati on 4 June 1978.
Acharya Vaidyanath Shastri and Acharya Krishnaji arrived on 6 September 1975 and attracted large audiences at their lectures in the country. They were invited as guests to the Golden Jubilee of the Arya Pratinidhi Sabha […]
In 1975 the first five women Vedic Priests were ordained. At that time orthodox Hindus did not allow women to read the scriptures or become priests. The Arya Samaj has since produced several women priests […]
By the decade of the 1970’s the Veda Niketan a standing committee of the Arya Samaj had established graded examinations in Hinduism with textbooks and examinations successfully reaching not just South Africans but also Arya […]
Professor Satya Prakash an eminent scientist and scholar was in South Africa from 8 August until 5 November 1969. He was the guest during the Diamond Jubilee Celebration of Veda Dharma Sabha, Pietermaritzburg. His itinerary […]
In 1963 the Swami Dayanand Building, consisting of the Aryan Hall, the DS Satyadeva Hall, the Swami Bhawani Dayal Council Chamber and 14 flats were completed. The construction of the Vedic Mandir commenced in 1965 […]
The Arya Pratinidhi Sabha (Natal) invited Pandit Ganga Prasad Upadhyaya, the General Secretary of the International Aryan League, to be the chief guest at the Sabha’s celebration of its Silver Jubilee from 15 February to […]
On 22 November 1952 a conference was convened on the recommendation of Pandit Nardev Vedalankar. The outcome was the establishment of the Vedic Priest Academy. Panditji was elected its first President and served in this […]