Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir
The Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir (Hindi: श्री सनातन हिंदू मंदिर) is the name of two Hindu temples in London, one situated off the Ealing Road in Wembley, in the Brent and the other in Whipps Cross in Waltham Forest near Leytonstone. They are run by charity Shri Vallabh Nidhi UK.[1]
The temples follow Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism), and in common with other temples called Sanatan which is the true (original) name of the religion that was later referred to as 'Hindu'.[2][3]
Wembley temple
Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir | |
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श्री सनातन हिंदू मंदिर | |
Wembley, London | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Architecture | |
Type | Vedic |
Creator | Shri Vallabh Nidhi UK |
Completed | May 2010 |
Inscriptions | Vasudev Kutumbakaum |
Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
Website | |
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It was opened in the Summer of 2010, took 14 years to build, and is made entirely of imported Indian limestone. It was constructed according to the scriptures of the Hindu holy texts, and so contains no steel supports.[4] Its site has an area of 2.4 acres (9,700 m2).[5]
Many of the temple's component pieces were hand carved in the town of Sola, in the Indian state of
The temple has the following deities: Shri
The temple was built using funds raised by the charity Shri Vallabh Nidhi UK (SVNUK).
Leytonstone temple
The temple in Leytonstone is called Shri Nathji Mandir and was inaugurated in June 1980. It has the following deities -
Shri Vallabh Nidhi UK
The charity which runs the temples was founded by
See also
References
- ^ a b "Welcome to Shri Vallabh Nidhi UK". Shri Vallabh Nidhi UK.
- ^ "Sanatan Dharma". Shri Vallabh Nidhi UK.
- ^ Eleanor Nesbitt (2006). "ISSUES IN LOCATING HINDUS' SACRED SPACE" (PDF). Contemporary South Asia. 15 (2).
- ^ Nye, Catrin (31 May 2010). "New £16m Hindu temple opens in Wembley". BBC News.
- ^ "New syncretic temple opens in London". The Hindu.
- ^ "Wembley temple". Shri Vallabh Nidhi UK.
- ^ "Leytonstone temple". Shri Vallabh Nidhi UK.