Tshwane Hindu Cultural Festival PTY LTD has been created as a instrument of to promote and share the power of Hinduism with Tshwane and the greater Gauteng and surrounding areas. Positioning ourselves uniquely to ensure that the future generations realize that Hinduism is a belief, incorporated with rich culture that accepts and respects all others whilst still having the belief of Good over Evil.
Tshwane Hindu Cultural Festival (#THCF) stands on the foundation of “Creative Ingenuity”.
The word “Creative” articulates Tshwane Hindu Cultural Festival’s ability to instill the basic cultures, rituals and practices within the Hindu Local Committee.
The word “Ingenuity” articulates our ethos of creating an understanding to the younger generation thereby making them aware of the culture, practices and beliefs.
“What drives our Seva?”
Knowledge, understanding, Enlightenment and caring us to share uniqueness that Hinduism holds.
Background
The Hindu community of Pretoria, based primarily in Laudium, has always celebrated the Festival of Diwali since their arrival in 1897, but its programmes mainly took place within the geographic confines of the predominantly Indian community in Marabastad and later Laudium. In 1981, the Pretoria Hindu Society was formed, to create an umbrella body representing the Hindi-Tamil-and Gujarati linguistic groups of the Hindu faith. One of its prime objectives was to host a joint Diwali Show featuring all sections of the Indian community as a way of building unity. From 2005 onwards a decision was taken to also a host a fireworks’ display at the local stadium. This proved to be a huge success and in 2013 it was decided to combine the Diwali Show with the fireworks display and to transform the event into a fete where all residents of Laudium could participate and feel at home. Thus, the Tshwane Hindu Cultural Festival was born, a registered not-for-profit organisation.
Because of its wide appeal as a festival that reflected such universal values as the pursuit of good over evil, enlightenment over ignorance, as well as common values of all faiths such the celebration of love and life, the Tshwane Diwali Festival attracted huge crowds including participation by the local Muslim and black communities. The High Commission of India also partnered with the festival as a major sponsor in 2016.
Since 2013 the event has grown in popularity and has attracted visitors from out of Laudium. Each year the event has grown substantially and has become more diverse and more inclusive of other cultures.
Moving forward the aim of the Tshwane Hindu Cultural Festival is to find a home where it is easily accessible to all sectors of society in Pretoria, Gauteng and beyond and for it to become a permanent fixture in the City of Tshwane’s Arts & Culture Calendar.
Our Goal
Promote and Educate all about the Hindu Cultural
Our Values and Beliefs
Wherever in the world it operates, Tshwane Hindu Cultural Festival strives to live by its core values of:
Our Belief system is simply ‘’Hinduism which sets the Stage and Value system. The culture adds to its richness.
We Believe all religions leads to one destination and nothing is lesser that anything. Hinduism is a way how one should live life. We follow certain rituals because we include inheritered them from our ancestors and mostly allof them have some or more scientific values. Then one must to Follow the path of Dharma (Doing which is not harmful to others). So by respecting all living, by seeing Good in Everything, and Believe in GOD who is the creator of all of us, One can follow Hindusium.
This is not about “me” or “I” its an Inclusive culture Hinduism and Our Belief is improving the lives of Our People, preserving and nurturing relationships through Hindu Culture, to Create a Value Adding Success to All.
We open up our Culture to be shared and learned by all but we do not force the practicing.
