Shree Pretoria Hindu Seva Samaj
Laudium, Pretoria, South Africa
Pending reviewDocumented + legend
- Deities
- Hindu deity/deities not specified in available sources
- Traditions
- other
- Worship status
- active
- Address
- Jewel Street, Laudium, Pretoria, Gauteng
- Darshan hours
- Varies by season; consult the local Hindu community/temple management for the current daily schedule before visiting.
- Best time to visit
- Not documented in available sources; Diwali and other pan-Hindu festivals are likely significant given Laudium's large Gujarati and Tamil Hindu population.
- How to reach
- On Jewel Street in Laudium, a historically Indian residential suburb of Pretoria, Gauteng.
Location
Open in Google MapsLaudium, a historically Indian residential suburb of Pretoria established under apartheid-era Group Areas Act zoning, is home to a large number of Hindu temples and mosques serving its Gujarati and Tamil communities. Among these, Wikipedia’s article on the suburb identifies the Shree Pretoria Hindu Seva Samaj, on Jewel Street, as Laudium’s oldest temple.
Beyond its name, street location, and status as the area’s oldest temple, no dedicated source describing this institution’s founding date, presiding deity, architecture, or day-to-day worship life was located during this research pass; this entry should be treated as a starting point for future verification rather than a fully documented record.
Sources
- historical record: Cross-checked against Wikipedia's 'Laudium' article, which states the suburb has 'a large number of temples and mosques, the oldest temple being the Shree Pretoria Hindu Seva Samaj,' located on Jewel Street. No dedicated Wikipedia article for this specific temple was found.
For review
- This temple is named and located (Jewel Street, Laudium) only within the broader 'Laudium' Wikipedia article, which calls it the suburb's oldest temple but gives no founding date, presiding deity, architectural description, or further institutional history. Treat the name, Jewel Street location, and 'oldest temple in Laudium' claim as the confirmed core, and all other details as unverified pending a dedicated source.