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Pujari - Hindu Temple Religious Worker (non-pastoral role) Bath, England

Shree Jagannatha Temple UK

Full Time Bath, England 17000 - 19000 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Full Job Description

Job Title : Pujari - Hindu Temple Religious Worker (non-pastoral role)

Number of positions: 1

Location: Shree Jagannatha Temple UK (City of BATH), Rush Hill, Bath BA2 2QH.

Salary: £17,000 to 19,000 per Annum

Date advert started: 26.12.2022

Closing date: 25.01.2023

Type of position:

Full-time

24 months fixed term

Hours per week: 40

Regular hours

Day shift
Monday to Friday
Weekend availability

Temple Background

FIRST and ONLY Temple dedicated to MAHA PARABHU JAGANNATHA not only in UK but also in EUROPE was established in May 2021. This HINDU TEMPLE & SPRITUAL CENTRE hosts HINDU socio-religious discourses, events and festivals like Lord Jagannatha's Rathayatra, Diwali, Shree Krishna Janmashtami, Ganapati Puja organised by Hindu devotees in the region (for Hindus & wider communities) and are well attended by devotees from across the UK.

Website: www.shreejagannathatemple.org.uk

Key Responsibilities & Duties

Role Objective:

To contribute to the organisation growth through quality service to ensure the spiritual needs of the devotees.

To ensure that all religious activities are carried out at the scheduled time and sanctified manner.

Responsibilities & Duties

To perform all Pooja (Prayers), Abishekh (bath to deities) and assist other ceremonies as per the traditions of the Temple. None of the rituals, rites, poojas etc that are performed by you in our temple involves any preaching or leading a congregation with prayers etc.

To ensure that the deities and the altars are clean and tidy at all times. This includes the polishing of the metal deities, disposal of all used flowers, arranging the deities’ clothing in the appropriate cupboards, washing of wet towels, etc immediately after the prayers, keeping tidy and arranging on a daily basis the cupboards used to store clothing, Pooja items, etc;

To liaise with the office manager and / or chairman and / or other designated representative of the employer.

Direct all requests by devotees for special Pooja (prayers), Abishekam, and Hawan to the Temple office.

To carry out such other reasonable religious duties as may be requested from time to time by office manager / chairman or other designated representative of the employer.

Adhere to temple rules, processes, procedures and policies.

Key Skill Set / Educational Qualification / Experience

Applicant should have Brahmin lineage of priesthood.

Must be formally trained and/or have adequate experience of performing Shree Jagannatha Rituals as documented by official scriptures issued by Shree Jagannatha Dham Puri.

Acharya (Master of Arts in Sanskrit) – Navya Vyakarana or equivalent certificate

Recognised training, acceptable to the selection panel, in the Hindu Vedas and Agamas to enable the carrying out of the Religious workers duties.

Able to conduct Poojas in both the Saivaite and Vaishnavaite traditions.

Be of exemplary character befitting the position of the Religious worker in a Hindu Temple and should be vegetarians, abstain from alcohol, and tobacco.

Application Process

Please apply by sending your CV and references

For further details please contact Temple on + 44 1225 941103

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 24 months

Salary: £17,000.00-£19,000.00 per year

Flexible Language Requirement: