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AssociatedLHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 08/06/2014 - 14:25 itunes.apple.com (497 clicks)
Last edited 08/06/2014 - 23:42 by 2 other users

Hey All, I'm the developer of the Hindu Temples App on iTunes.

Just released the Hindu Temples iOS app on iTunes and is currently priced at an Introductory discounted price of $2.49 in Australia.

I know Ozbargainers would like it to be free, unfortunately because of the database collection and development costs for the app this is the best price I could do, The same Temples information is also available on www.AllHinduTemples.com for free and the site is mobile responsive.

Free information on temples here: Free Hindu Temples Directory ~ 2000 Hindu Temples in more than 50 countries.

More info about the App here Hindu Temples App

Android version coming soon in the Future : Subscribe here

I have currently priced it at a discounted introductory price and once certain review numbers / targets have been met I'd be raising the price upwards to 3.99. Hence the bargain.

Description from itunes:

Hindu Temples App - iOS

Find God near You : ~ 2000 Hindu Temples in more than 50 countries.

  • World's Best Hindu Temples Directory: Vishwa Hindu Parishad

Get all information you might need for thousands of temples.

  • Save all Temples details offline for use without data connection
  • Address / Map Location
  • One Click Driving directions
  • Directly Call Temples phone numbers
  • View their Opening hours
  • Email Address
  • Website
  • Photos
  • Facebook Pages
  • Background story / description of the temple

Save your Favourite temples offline to your device so you have all their contact details even without a data connection. No more searching and fumbling around while driving.

The app currently has ~ 2000 Hindu Temples across the 5 Continents from over 50 Countries outside India. No matter where you are from Alaska to Australia to Africa if there is a Hindu temple near you, chances are that we have it on record. You can call / email / get directions to the Temples right from within the app.

Currently the app has no coverage of the Temples in India / Pakistan / Bangladesh. Your Purchase of this app will help us map out the temples in India and provide photos and other enhancements.

For any support contact us at the support url or at this email [email protected]

Even if you don't buy the app, any feedback is welcome. Thanks

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  • alvian on 08/06/2014 - 14:39
    +9

    Find God near You

    Shouldn't that be "Gods" as Hinduism is polytheistic?

    • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 08/06/2014 - 14:42
      +4

      Shouldn't that be "Gods" as Hinduism is polytheistic?

      Point Taken ;-)

      Will mention it to my wife who coined that phrase :-) somehow I don't think the boss will approve of it.

      • skinny on 08/06/2014 - 15:42
        +2

        Ha ha same there.. welcome to the club!

    • rambokid on 08/06/2014 - 19:28
      +1

      you shouldnt need to find god, mate.. God is supposed to be omnipresent.. shouldnt need to go to temples to find gods.

      I would, on the other hand, use this app to check out the architecture, if there were indian temples available .. that is…

  • [Deactivated] on 08/06/2014 - 14:48
    +2

    Awesome little app, thx OP. I've always wanted to look inside Hindu temples. Will definitely order if I get an iphone\ipad or if an android version gets released.

    • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 08/06/2014 - 14:53
      +3

      Thank You for the feedback Warier,

      For the android version and our very rare updates please subscribe here and I'll keep you updated.

    • mohan76 on 08/06/2014 - 14:59

      edit : mistakenly click reply instate of post

  • mohan76 on 08/06/2014 - 14:53
    +2

    i don't think any app could help to find god/gods near us , we have to find by our self :)

    • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 08/06/2014 - 14:56

      ha ha ;-)
      if you want to speak theologically, as per Hinduism God is in all of us. We can only help you find temples near you, but again the Mrs wouldn't approve ;-)

      • 51ngh on 08/06/2014 - 14:59
        +16

        I believe you've already found your God. It's called - Mrs

        • montorola on 08/06/2014 - 15:01
          +7

          Yes, she takes on different forms, depending on how she feels lol

    • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 08/06/2014 - 15:01
      +6

      Box boxx, Thanks for the links, yes, Those sites do give out names and address on hindunet,

      We have tried to bring all the info together along with Photos, contact details , driving directions , Opening hours , facebook pages web links and all other information about the temples that we could find.

      Then again as a free resource I'd also recommend www.AllHinduTemples.com

      ~ 2000 in over 50 countries :-)

  • Dealsteals on 08/06/2014 - 15:44
    +2

    Nice App. I have been to temples before only to find them closed on the day / at the time. It will be convenient to have info such as address and working hrs of the temples in the vicinity at the fingertips.
    Does the app send notifications of upcoming events at the temple?

    • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 08/06/2014 - 16:47
      +1

      Nice App. I have been to temples before only to find them closed on the day / at the time.

      I have had that happen to me too

      Does the app send notifications of upcoming events at the temple?

      in Theory it could, but we are very wary of using notifications to disturb our audience, So it'll only be at the rarest of times and for the largest of events that this will be used.

      Thx for asking

      • cowiie on 08/06/2014 - 20:39
        +2

        Just a suggestion, but a setting in the app to enable/disable notifications can solve that problem…
        Plus refine by state/Km?

        • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 08/06/2014 - 23:37

          I agree Cowiie, Thanks for the suggestion.

          The notifications can be filtered by city/ location etc. Will investigate this further, Thanks for the suggestion.

          I personally hate frivolous notifications and ads, use adblocker everywhere, so I'm extra cautious on this. but yes used correctly they can be very useful to the audience, letting them know of major Hindu Functions / festivals in their area.

    • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 08/06/2014 - 16:42

      I have currently priced it at a discounted introductory price 2.49 and once certain review numbers / targets have been met I'd be raising the price upwards to 3.99. Hence the bargain.

      If someone's interested in Hindu Temples app now would be the time, I can assure you the price will go up :-)

  • jackspratt on 08/06/2014 - 16:39
    +10

    ~10 responses (not including Rep) at this point, and in stark contrast to the Mecca app thread

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/147291

    no hate yet. How refreshing.

    Thanks for the app.

    • pyramid on 08/06/2014 - 16:45
      +6

      Prob'ly depends on religion?….

    • Trishool on 08/06/2014 - 23:09
      +2

      That app was for free, this one is just discounted and is on ios not Android like the other one was so not comparing apples and oranges. Just pointing out the differences, that's all.

    • RefusdClassification on 09/06/2014 - 00:20
      -2

      Hindus have done very little to elicit hate. They don't invade other countries and force the inhabitants to convert to their religion, they don't slaughter civilians, they don't perpetuate terrorist attacks, they don't do jihad; they just want to worship their deities without interference. Hinduism is a very broad and tolerant religion, just like classical paganism was. On the whole, Australians aren't hostile to other races and religions; they just dislike ideologies that promote terrorism & violence, and make women into second class citizens.

      I read several years ago that a lot of the temples in India are disappearing (I presume they were ripped down and replaced by housing,factories & shops). And also that a lot of Indians are converting to evangelical Christianity. Can anyone confirm this?

      • Miami Mall Alien on 09/06/2014 - 00:47
        +1

        Lol. You are obviously not familiar with Hindu Nationalism nor India's history during the partition; the nuttier breed of Hindu zealots (with a historical affinity for Nazism as a brotherly philosphy) are anything but tolerant and like every faith there are plenty of bad apples if you look hard enough.

        Not to mention, India itself, with it's omnipotent caste system is hardly a shining beacon for tolerance; one of the most racist/bigoted nations on the planet next to the likes of Saudi Arabia, Israel, South Africa and Rwanda.

        just like classical paganism was

        Yeah those marvelous pagans, sacrificing virgins and burning their kids alive as atonement for their misdeeds.

        Meet the new boss, same as the old.

        On the whole, Australians aren't hostile to other races and religions

        Apart from the White Australia Policy, and the oops-a-daisy extermination of the Tassie Aboriginals, and the barely containable class warfare that is just waiting to erupt in this country.

        Forced multiculturalism does not suddenly make this nation tolerant. Multiculturalism is a cringe-worthy joke, a blight upon Australian society that has taken decades to be seen for the farce that it is.
        Forced positivity has in fact been psychologically proven to be worse for people than negativity.

        Which is really what gives Australia its bipolar character as a nation; this seething anger that is bottled under layers upon layers of feel-good moral relativism and nanny-state tactics that rears its ugly head every now and again ala Cronulla, angry Bogan tirades about "da boats" and your 6 o'clock news special about the latest bumbling idiot to say something racist near a camera or a microphone.

        Australians love to shit on Americans for being blindly idealistic about their nation's standing in the world but we honestly need to take a good look at ourselves; because there is a ever-growing disconnect between the reality on "main street Australia" versus the ideal we have in our minds.

        They don't invade other countries and force the inhabitants to… blah blah blah… Bush-era spiel about hatin' our freedoms… blah blahdy-blah

        Yes and Christianity came to hold sway over 30% of the world's population by sheer accident.

        All of the Abrahamic faiths are cut from the same cloth; they have all been strongly proselytising historically and prone to excessive violence and fanaticism.

        I love it when uppity, self-righteous Western folks who fall for the War on Terror-inspired, divide-and-conquer bait talk about Christianity, how radically it differs from Islam, and then conveniently forget its first 1000 years of existence, from the time it was spread by Yeshua Bin Nazareth, the desert-dwelling, Aramaic-speaking, Galilean Jew, all of the early Churches of the East in Syria, the Levant and Mesopotamia, the world's first Christian nation (which was nowhere near Europe; Armenia), the Christian Martyrs who came to define early Christianity as eternal sacrifice, all the way up to the 9 Crusades, the Inquisition, the Conquest and Conversion of the New World, the Reformation, Medieval Witch Hunts, etc…

        By that yardstick, anything looks great if you forget a majority of its existence. Communism seems harmless if you only look at its history after 1980. Ted Bundy's actually a pretty great fella if you've only ever read his court transcripts.

        • ausmechkeyboards on 09/06/2014 - 01:36
          -1

          At least they're now admitting that they're specifically hating on Islam. No more "we hate ALL religions!11!" apology rhetoric.

        • sandsay on 09/06/2014 - 07:45
          +1

          It's the recent history and the present we tend to judge religions on. The history of men is brutal, we know.

        • [Deactivated] on 09/06/2014 - 09:44

          You can disagree with Religion-X but it doesn't mean you hate on the believer (person).

          If that person engages in some heinous act then they should be judged for their action. If it arises from values of Religion-X, it still doesn't make it permissible.

        • cryptos on 09/06/2014 - 09:48
          +1

          Ok, but they are nice to cows!

        • ausmechkeyboards on 09/06/2014 - 11:36
          -3

          Please tell me how nice Christians are. Specifically what the Christians have done to Iraq and Afghanistan, what the Christians have done to India, Australia, and so on and so forth. Maybe you can tell me how kind the Jews are for their participation in Iraq and Afghanistan, or their actions in Palestine. Buddhists are the best, right? Vietnam is a safe haven where everything is just sunshine and lollipops!

          The difference is that you view Muslims as their faith, and separate others from theirs.

        • EssendonUser on 09/06/2014 - 18:25
          -1

          This is exactly what exactly expected from pseudo-secular lefties, who doesn't have 1% knowledge of history or present !
          Request you to read this and correct yourself.
          https://www.facebook.com/francoisgautierofficial/posts/37204…

        • Miami Mall Alien on 10/06/2014 - 15:51
          -3

          So I'm a lefty even though I implied Communism is a blood-soaked ideology just like Christianity or Islam?

          Belief in the fake Left-Right paradigm is a litmus test for total stupidity in this day and age, so spare me.

          You'll need to do better than a Facebook post by an Indophile journalist if you want to get me to reconsider my world view.

          You're just getting bent out of shape because someone for once has shone the spotlight on your mostly obscure belief system, which manages to slip under the radar of the world's scrutiny.

          I'm not singling out Hindus; there are even Buddhist extremists, like the state-sponsored kind in Burma who terrorise and kill minorities.

          Hindus have more explaining to do because they have been historically passive; but after the partition your religion has been politicised into a national identity and one that supersedes all other Indian traditions and cultures to a large degree, which creates a ton of potential for bloodshed and ethnic separatism (a lot of which has already happened).

        • Iwantthatbargain on 11/06/2014 - 23:02

          They drink cow urine

      • [Deactivated] on 11/06/2014 - 10:31

        i hope your joking LOL

  • Sydster on 08/06/2014 - 16:40
    -3

    Any plans to show live traffic update of gods activities?

    • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 08/06/2014 - 17:00
      +5

      Any plans to show live traffic update

      Actually Yes ;-)

      Don't worry god created Google and Apple Maps for that, We just give a single click directions to temples and pass you in their able hands.

      http://hindutemplesapp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_00…

      • bm on 08/06/2014 - 17:09
        +2

        I hope you're not trying to mislead the public here. You'll end up in a dairy farm or amusement park of you follow Apple maps

        • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 08/06/2014 - 23:29
          +2

          I hope you're not trying to mislead the public here. You'll end up in a dairy farm or amusement park of you follow Apple maps

          BM I have spent many sleepless nights geo coding the data from address to GPS co-ordinates and correcting the errors, This time Apple would get it right because we give them direct GPS co-ordinates not just address :-)

      • Trishool on 08/06/2014 - 23:13
        +1

        Did you put the listing of the temple for Larry page and Sergey Brin in your app?

  • bm on 08/06/2014 - 17:08
    +1

    posted in wrong area, Can't figure out how to delete this post on mobile

  • BeefBiryani on 08/06/2014 - 17:42
    -8

    People putting a price on their gods and their making them accessible for free as a service to the community.

    Pathetic!

    • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 08/06/2014 - 23:15
      +1

      Saaron,
      Not sure why you negged this deal,

      But let me explain again, Before this APP and site there was no Single place where Hindus could go to get Temples information, I created this site from Scratch over many months and make all that info available for free on www.allhindutemples.com

      There is not a single ad on that site now or there will be in the future.

      Now for those people who want the extra convenience I created the APP, and you have negged the deal for not making this app free?

      By this time i have already spent thousands in direct expenses to create the site. I am not expecting the site to pay back the costs I've incurred just to support a portion of the future expenses that will be needed to map out the temples in India which will be made available to all app users for free.

      Hope you'd reconsider the vote, What do others here think ?

      • abh_gup on 08/06/2014 - 23:26

        good app, has a good purpose. Especially finding Hare Rama Iskon missions that feed the poor n students around the world (regardless of sharing the faith) everyday everywhere without making it to any news headlines or any tv shows… However, Imho, you can charge for it, but perhaps add a charity component or %age, after you have recovered your making costs…

  • SpaceNinja on 08/06/2014 - 17:44

    this deal sure rings some bells.

  • Costco97 on 08/06/2014 - 17:50
    +4

    Nice effort!

    • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 08/06/2014 - 18:17

      Thanks

  • Nicko11 on 08/06/2014 - 18:02
    +3

    First : pay to find the temple
    Second: pay to pray to the god
    Third : pay more if you have a specific request (like "I should never die")

    Then one day you will die and god says " now you pay for your sins"

    • skinny on 08/06/2014 - 18:56
      +3

      First : pay to find the temple
      Yes, if you want the convenience of an app, otherwise free!

      Second: pay to pray to the god
      No, you don't need to, unless you wish in most religions

      Third : pay more if you have a specific request (like "I should never die")
      I think people will be queing up for this with suitcases if it is true!

      Then one day you will die and god says " now you pay for your sins"
      yes, for sure!

      • ItsMeAgro on 09/06/2014 - 09:16

        In Hindu temples, you do donate money for specific wishes, etc.

  • [Deactivated] on 08/06/2014 - 18:07

    In addition to this great app, a Christian app to look inside Christian Churches would be excellent too :)

    • alvian on 08/06/2014 - 19:34
      +14

      I have an atheist app for finding, err, nothing.

  • shadowarrior on 08/06/2014 - 20:41
    +2

    To all my fellow OZB friends who can understand Hindi, kinda felt like sharing this song. This post reminded me of the song straight away. :)
    Youtube link

    Good luck with the app btw. :)

    • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 08/06/2014 - 23:19
      -1

      Thanks Shadow Warrior

      The mrs likes the Song too, thanks ;-)

      • jv on 08/06/2014 - 23:57

        This one is much better

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48eHkZfnGug

        • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 09/06/2014 - 00:07
          +1

          Brett Lee is a favorite in India , very popular all over, perhaps the most famous Aussie in India

        • shadowarrior on 09/06/2014 - 01:42
          -1

          ..after Shaine Warne. :)

        • gunnny on 09/06/2014 - 07:22

          No anymore. I think he was replaced by Maxwell after this IPL….

  • coolmachismo on 08/06/2014 - 21:39

    I think the post should read introductory Donation price….would be more politically aligned with the Hindu temples charging different prices for different level of access to GOD :)….appreciate your effort to make the almighty mobile!

    • Trishool on 08/06/2014 - 23:17
      +1

      I've visited many temples across Australia and India and have never had to pay for access to God who is everywhere and free anyway.

    • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 08/06/2014 - 23:22

      .would be more politically aligned with the Hindu temples charging different prices for different level of access to GOD :)

      My friend again, i would have made the app free if I could, unfortunately I can't given that It is still an incomplete project as yet. There's a lot of work to be done and many more temples to be mapped.

      So Call it a donation price if you will but that's where it is at.

      if people want to use , there's always the free resource on www.AllHinduTemples.com

      • Trishool on 08/06/2014 - 23:42
        +1

        I wasn't referring to your app but to the person suggesting that temples cost worshippers money for different levels of access. I haven't had that in all my trips to various temples across oz and India.

        • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 09/06/2014 - 00:02

          Trishool , me too :-)
          I was also replying to Cool machismo as I quoted him, Please don't neg me, the reply was for coolmachismo.

          I agree with you

        • Trishool on 09/06/2014 - 01:11

          Definitely haven't negged you once yet mate. Your app got a + vote from me :-)

  • cannedhams on 08/06/2014 - 23:11
    +4

    Intrigued by this. I cant remember ever driving past a Hindu temple. They must be well hidden in which case I understand the need for the app.

    I recall Hindus in the UK were able to get approval for funeral pyres. I wish they would get that over here as well so I could leave this earth in the way my pagan forbears would have wanted rather than have to pay $1000 for the government approved incinerator.

    Anyway good luck with it.

    • Trishool on 08/06/2014 - 23:18
      +3

      Same. I hope that happens in oz before I'm dead.

      • RefusdClassification on 09/06/2014 - 00:28

        There is no way the Australian nanny state would approve of DIY Pagan cremations, unfortunately. Imagine trying to get approval for a Tibetan "sky burial" from our bureaucrats and politicians.

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_burial
        (warning - there are 2 thumbnailed images at the bottom of the page that might upset some people).

        • Trishool on 09/06/2014 - 01:11

          If the UK can do it I don't see why oz can't.

    • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 08/06/2014 - 23:25
      +1

      I cant remember ever driving past a Hindu temple. They must be well hidden in which case I understand the need for the app.

      Paizuri, When you get a minute check out www.allhindutemples.com to see one near you, Some of them are architecturally beautiful, worth a visit even if you are not religiously inclined.

      PS: Of special interest to Ozbargainers, Temple Canteens serve some of the cheapest vegetarian foods anywhere in the country,

      Same. I hope that happens in oz before I'm dead.

      Ditto

      • jv on 08/06/2014 - 23:59

        PS: Of special interest to Ozbargainers, Temple Canteens serve some of the cheapest vegetarian foods anywhere in the country,

        Ozbargainers aren't all vegetarians…

        • ccrap on 09/06/2014 - 00:28
          +5

          Ozbargainers aren't all vegetarians…

          jv, this may come as a total surprise so please don't fall off your chair…

          You don't have to be vegetarian to eat or enjoy vegetarian food once in awhile.

          No thanks needed for the protip ;)

  • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 08/06/2014 - 23:45

    Thought I should clarify why I added the Bali tag to this post,

    I have tried to add all the temples of Tourist significance from Bali to this app. So even visitors can get and save the temples of interest offline. hence the Tag

  • subscribe2012 on 08/06/2014 - 23:58

    Find the God near you ok app
    As per Hinduism God is in all of us that’s fine
    Again why to find the God.. in the 2000 Hindu temple or around 50 countries…by paying $2.49
    In temple we find speechless scary idol but not God in reality.

  • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 08/06/2014 - 23:59
    -2

    I have just been in communication with someone who had issues with the app crashing when he went into the temples screen. He was about to leave a 1 star review, luckily for me he updated the OS on the phone first and found that the app works fine. It was an issue with his phone.

    If you are facing any such issues Please update your iOS on the phone to the latest 7.1.1 It looks like an older version of iOS 7 had some issues with compatibility. Ditto with the FB login feature.

    Please be Rest assured we have tested this extensively on all screen sizes and hardware, the app works 100%, if you need any help please contact us first before leaving a review.

    • Nicko11 on 09/06/2014 - 10:09

      OzB is not your test bench….

      Let people say what they feel in the feedback and you do your mods as per the feedback…

      This is why people say " nothing in life comes free"

  • Roary on 09/06/2014 - 00:02
    -4

    This is a new app. The price has always been $2.49

    Plenty of free apps like

    http://appshopper.com/search/?search=Hindu+Temples

    No bargain here. Perhaps if it did sell at a more expensive price you could argue its a bargain but its never sold at more than this current price.

    • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 09/06/2014 - 00:13
      -1

      This is a new app. The price has always been $2.49

      Agree

      Plenty of free apps like
      http://appshopper.com/search/?search=Hindu+Temples

      Hmmm, Please find me a single other app that will help aussies find temples near them, None Exist believe me , I wouldn't have created it otherwise.

      There's only one ~ similar app that gives some temple details in US. Not of Much use for Ozbargain.

      No bargain here.

      I've clarified this before. This is an introductory price till I hit some significant Review numbers, so I can assure you this price will not remain forever, hence the bargain.

      I assume this isn't an app for you, but that doesn't mean it isn't a bargain.

      • Roary on 09/06/2014 - 00:49
        +1

        Your app is world wide.. Not specially for Australians

        No the App is not for me. but I did not down vote it because of that. Why jump to that conclusion.

        fact is your app has never been more than $2.49 so it is not a bargain..

        Otherwise every app developer will come here saying I am going to make my app more expensive in the future to give us the illusion its a bargain and to buy it now.

    • abh_gup on 09/06/2014 - 00:20
      +2

      none of those 'free' apps post the names or addresses of temples in australia though!

      • AssociatedHinduOZ @ maya-apps on 09/06/2014 - 00:24
        -2

        none of those 'free' apps post the names or addresses of temples in australia though!

        Exactly, From that whole list there's one app that does temples in the US and even that not as comprehensively as this. I'll let the audience be the judge.

        This is our coverage of areas.
        http://a2.mzstatic.com/au/r30/Purple/v4/d8/4b/ba/d84bbada-5a…

  • HRipper on 09/06/2014 - 03:19
    +5

    Introductory price should have been $0.

  • Iwantthatbargain on 09/06/2014 - 11:32
    +2

    Hey Moderator, any reason why my neg was reversed ? I am not sure if there is any guideline for not negging the religious posts.
    However I seen previously negging was allowed to following Bible posts on similar reasons -
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/122871
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/89841
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/135775

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