Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi

Mandaean temple in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

View of the mandi's interior from the pulpit

Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi (officially registered as the Mandi Genzvra Dakhil^[1]) is a Mandaean temple (mandi) in downtown Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia. It is named after Rishama Dakhil Aidan,^[2] who was the head priest of the Mandaean community in Iraq from 1917 to 1964.^[3]

Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi is affiliated with the Sabian Mandaean Association in Australia, which is also supervising the construction and expansion of Wallacia Mandi (also known as Mendi Wallacia) located by the banks of the Nepean River in Wallacia, New South Wales. Since flowing river water is required for Mandaean baptisms, Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi congregation members go to Wallacia Mandi for baptisms, while Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi is used for sermons and meetings that do not include baptismal rituals.^[4][5][6]

Clergy

Rishama Salah Choheili currently serves as the head priest of the mandi.^[7][8] Other priests serving at the mandi include Anhar Hassan Faraj.^[9][10]

See also

• Wallacia Mandi
• Yahya Yuhana Mandi
• Mandaean Australians

References

1. "The Sabian Mandaean Association in Australia Limited". Australian Business Register. 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
2. Robins, Ian (July 2016). "Album: The Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi, Liverpool, Sydney". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
3. "الشيخ دخيل الشيخ عيدان". mandaeans.org. 2008-10-07. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
4. "Mendi Wallacia Planting Day". The Sabian Mandaean Association in Australia. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
5. "Mandaean Synod of Australia". 2005-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
6. "Our new Mandi - An Introduction". The Sabian Mandaean Association. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
7. "Rishamma Salah Choheili: July 2016, Chapter 2". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
8. "Rishamma Salah Choheili, Chapter 2(Ba)". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. Retrieved 2023-09-27 – via YouTube.
9. "Shwalia Anhar Hassan Faraj, Chapter 1". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
10. "Shwalia Anhar Hassan Faraj, Chapter 2". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2023-09-30.

External links

• Sabian Mandaean Association in Australia
• Mandaean Synod of Australia