Amathempeli – The Ulwazi Programme

Amathempeli Amabili Adumile eMount Edgecombe, eThekwini

Ngenkathi abasebenzi baseNdiya bezinza eThekwini, babhekana nenselelo yokugcina isiko labo elicebile kanye nesiko labo kwelinye izwe. Into yokuqala ababeyenza kwakungukunakekela indawo yokukhulekela nomaphi lapho behlala khona. Iningi lezisebenzi kwakungamaHindu futhi kwakuhlale kunesidingo sokuba nendawo yokukhulekela. Ezinsukwini zakuqala izindawo ababehlala kuzo zazivame ukuba seduze kwezindawo zabo zokusebenza, isibonelo amabharaki aseMount Edgecombe, eduze kwamasimu omoba. EMount Edgecombe … Read more

IChatsworth

IChatsworth iyilokishi elidlondlobalayo eliseningizimu yeTheku. Laziwa ngokuhlala abantu abafuduswa ngesikhathi sombuso wobandlululo. Ilokishi lamaNdiya amasiko awo angamanye amasiko aziwayo eThekwini futhi angumphumela weGroup Areas Act. Okuqukethwe IGroup Areas Act Isikhala esiphakathi kwezindawo zokuhlala abamhlophe kanye nelokishi lase-Afrika Umuzwa Ojulile Womphakathi Ithempeli Lokuqonda Abampofu baseChatsworth IGroup Areas Act Ngo-1940, iThe Pegging Acts kanye neGhetto Act zaphasiswa. … Read more

Umlando weSithambaram Alayam Temple eBayview, Chatsworth, eThekwini

Ukusungulwa kwamathempeli eThekwini bekuyinto eyejwayelekile selokhu abasebenzi baseNdiya abasebenza ngokuzikhandla bahlala eThekwini. Kwakungenxa yokuzimisela ukugcina izitayela zabo zenkolo. Indawo engaphansi kwedolobha iChatsworth eningizimu yeTheku inabantu abaningi bomphakathi wamaNdiya ikakhulukazi amaHindu ngakho-ke kunamathempeli amaningi atholakala emayunithi ahlukene eChatsworth. Umlando wamaningi ala mathempeli axhumene nezinselelo zomphakathi wamaNdiya ngokwesimo sezepolitiki nezomnotho. ISithambaram Alayam Temple Ithempeli iSithambaram Alayam eliseBayview, … Read more

Umhlanganiso Ngokwebandla LamaNazaretha

Enkonzweni yamaNazaretha kunemithetho ebekelwe amakhosana (izinsizwa) kanye namakhosazane (izintombi). Uma beyiphulile leyomithetho bayahlawuliswa ngokuthi bangangeni ethempelini baze bahlambuluke ngendlela yaseKuphakameni. Inkosazane ayivumelekile ukuthi iqome kanye nenkosana nayo ayivumelekile ukuthi iqonywe kodwa kunendlela ebekiwe yokuthi baganane baze bashade besazigcinile. Uma kwenzekile bawephula lomthetho bayahlawuliswa ngendlela yaseKuphakameni. Lapha sibheka uma inkosazane noma inkosana iganwa umuntu ongakhonzi ebandleni … Read more

Two Famous Temples in Mount Edgecombe, Durban

When the Indian indentured labourers settled in Durban, they were faced with a challenge of maintaining their rich culture and tradition in a foreign land. Their first priority was in setting up an area of worship wherever they settled. The majority of the labourers were Hindus and there was always a need to set up … Read more

The Kavady Festival in Durban

Contents 1 Background 2 The significance of the Kavady Festival 3 The observation of the festival 4 IsiZulu Summary 4.1 Okwenzeka ngaphambi kokuqala kwalomcimbi Background Ever year thousands of Hindus gather around temples in Durban to observe the Kavady Festival in worship of Lord Muruga, a deity in Hinduism. It is a Hindu festival and … Read more