Melbourne:
The Hindu community in New South Wales is worried about a series of attacks on one of Australia's oldest temples, the Sri Mandir Temple in Auburn.
Security cameras captured two men in masks firing shots at the temple on the night of March 19.
Rohit Revo, a Sydney resident and an editor of a local Indian newspaper 'The Indian', says the temple has been attacked several times since 2004. Of the most recent, he said in his paper, "A few bullets hit the wall at the temple entrance, just a feet away from the main door. One of the bullets grazed through the wall and ricocheted hitting the emergency door on the side of the temple...a bullet was also fired on the roof of the temple which found its way through the false ceiling inside the temple."
No one has been killed or seriously injured so far, but the tension is beginning to keep worshippers from visiting the temple.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, a local police spokeswoman said detectives were working closely with the community as part of investigations into the incident.
Last November, some people armed with metal bars smashed two windows at the time when worshippers were inside the premises.
"I have a family as well, three kids and my wife...throwing eggs and bottles is an ongoing process but this bullet really put us in a panic," said the temple's priest, Jatinkumar Bhatt.