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Hindu Temple Community Welcome Bingo

Get to know fellow guests during an optional temple community social session. Meet someone who enjoys gardening, can recommend a book or is interested in helping at local events.

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Get to know fellow guests during an optional temple community social session. Meet someone who enjoys gardening, can recommend a book or is interested in helping at local events.

How to run this activity

Use this optional bingo only during a specifically approved community social session, outside temple worship, food service, rituals and restricted spaces. Follow the host's local dress, interaction and accessibility guidance. Participants may pass without explanation.

Facilitator guidance

Confirm the programme, sacred and social boundaries, and dietary and accessibility requirements with the organiser. Check all 24 cues against the actual gathering with the organiser. Offer one-line wins or smaller boards where needed.

Safety and inclusion

Keep participation optional and host-approved; never score prayer, worship, sacred rites, religious learning, service duties or individual piety. Do not require introductions, touching, photos or disclosure of religious practice or fasting, and avoid cultural stereotypes. Provide accessible alternatives and let participants pass without explanation. Check local denominational, language and dietary practices rather than making assumptions.

Cultural context

Hindu temple customs around offerings, shoes and dress vary locally; follow the organiser's guidance. Use this game only during an approved social activity outside worship.

Full prompt list

  1. Someone who helps at a community festival
  2. A guest who enjoys devotional or classical music
  3. Someone who knows a vegetarian recipe
  4. A person interested in cultural learning
  5. Someone who volunteers at the temple
  6. A guest who enjoys yoga classes
  7. A person who likes traditional crafts
  8. Someone who can explain a local event
  9. A guest with a Diwali memory
  10. Someone interested in youth activities
  11. A visitor who enjoys gardening
  12. A person who likes devotional music
  13. Someone who speaks more than one language
  14. A guest interested in community cooking
  15. A person who enjoys family gatherings
  16. Someone who helps with decorations
  17. A guest who enjoys art or dance
  18. A person who can recommend a book
  19. Someone who likes language learning
  20. A guest who knows a local charity
  21. A person interested in volunteering at events
  22. Someone who welcomes newcomers
  23. A guest who has learned a new name today
  24. Someone who gives a helpful introduction