The availability of ''

Satyarth Prakash ''Satyarth Prakash'' ( hi, सत्यार्थ प्रकाश, ' – "The Light of Meaning of the Truth" or ''The Light of Truth'') is an 1875 book written originally in Hindi by Dayanand Saraswati (Swami Dayanand), an influential religi ...

'' (Light of Truth), inspired some people of

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

n origin in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

to follow the teachings of Swami Dayanand Saraswati and form the ''Vedic Dharam Pracharni Sabha'' on 5 May 1920. Weekly gatherings were held for the propagation of Vedic religion. Land was purchased and a

Vedic upright=1.2, The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the '' Atharvaveda''. The Vedas (, , ) are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the ...

''mandir'' (temple) constructed. A library was also established. In 1922 the name of the ''Sabha'' (organisation) was changed to Arya Samaj and in 1923 it was affiliated with the ''Arya Pratinidhi Sabha'' (Arya Representative Organisation) of Uttar Pradesh in

. Although a small organisation, the Sabha has raised funds for relief fund for natural disasters in India. It also organises the celebration of

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

festivals.

References

* Arya Samaj Overseas Indian organisations Indian diaspora {{Thailand-stub