About us
About us
Founded 24 September 2005. Consecrated 7 June 2026. Twenty-one years of sevā in between — carried by Berlin's growing Hindu community, a ten-person volunteer board, and three pujari.
Founded 24 September 2005, consecrated 7 June 2026 — twenty-one years of construction, funded entirely by donations and sevā. Today one of the largest Hindu temples in Europe, carried by ten volunteer board members and three pujari. Recognised as a registered non-profit by the Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin (tax no. 27/656/54813).
Who we are
Three things we hold to
Our identity is open, but not undefined. Three lines carry everything that happens here.
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Registered
A registered non-profit under German law — incorporated on 24 September 2005, recognised as charitable by the Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin (tax no. 27/656/54813, certificate dated 30 June 2016). What you donate is tax-deductible under §10b EStG. - 02
Open hours
Doors at Hasenheide 106 open every day from 4 pm to 6 pm. Aarti morning and evening, no booking, no entry fee. - 03
Open doors
The temple is open to every Hindu current — Vaishnava, Shaiva, Shakta, Smarta — and to anyone who walks in: Berlin families, students, mixed-faith couples, colleagues from the office next door, school groups on open days.
What you find here
Temple, sangha, sevā
Six lines that carry the temple’s daily life — no hierarchy, no required registration.
Aarti morning and evening
The daily lamp offering. Sanskrit mantras, a small bell, a tray of camphor — about twenty minutes.Samskara — the life-stations
Naming, school entry, marriage, house-blessing. Our pujari lead each rite in Sanskrit, Tamil or Hindi — with German or English accompaniment.Sanskrit classes for absolute beginners
Weekly. No prior knowledge needed. Children sit next to adults.Bhajan evenings
Harmonium, tabla, voice. Not a performance — a singing-along.Annadanam on festival days
A warm meal for anyone present — bhakta or accidental guest.Donations go straight into the temple
And into the build of our permanent temple. Every cent that doesn’t pay our pujari is visible in stone.
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The next door
Four ways to keep reading. Pick whichever finds you.