Our History
During early 1960s very few Hindu families had settled in Manitoba,
who were living mostly in Winnipeg. The early settlers were mostly professionals, such as Teachers, Professors, Physicians and others. A few more families trickled here during early 1970s. There was no common place of Hindu worship or congregation in the city.
In 1970, a few families floated the idea of incorporating The Manitoba Hindu Society as a religious and charitable organization. The Society was registered on December 9th. 1970. The Society started holding an annual Diwali Celebration at St. Mary’s Road United Church. Subsequently, the activities of the Society became extended to observing major Hindu Festivals. In addition to the Diwali, festivals like Maha Shivratri, Ram Navami and Krishna Janmashtmi started to be celebrated by renting one community hall or another. The Sunday prayer meetings were also added to the activities of the Society. These Sunday meetings gained popularity and they used to be held randomly at the homes of the devotees initially and then regularly at the International Centre.