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Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Brighton

Coordinates: 50°50′13″N 0°12′59″W / 50.8369°N 0.2163°W / 50.8369; -0.2163
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50°50′13″N 0°12′59″W / 50.8369°N 0.2163°W / 50.8369; -0.2163

The temple

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Brighton is a Swaminarayan Hindu Temple located in the Portslade area of the city of Brighton and Hove, on the south east coast of England. Inaugurated on the 19th of September 1999, the 10th Swaminarayan temple to be opened in the UK. The temple comes under the ISSO wing of the Swaminarayan Sampraday[1][2]

The Murti Pratishta was done by Acharya Maharajshree Tejendraprasad Pande among chants of vedic hymns. The event was attended by the MP and Mayor of Brighton as well as the Indian High Commissioner in the UK.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Swaminarayan temple opened". Indian Express. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  2. ^ Raymond Brady Williams (2001). An introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved June 20, 2009. Page 222