Biggest Hindu Temple outside India : The Shri Swaminarayan Temple in Neasden, London, UK



Biggest Hindu Temple outside India: The Shri Swaminarayan Temple in Neasden, London, UK, is the largest Hindu temple outside India. It was built by Pramukh Swami, a 92-year-old Indian sadhu (holy man), and is made of 2,828 tonnes of Bulgarian limestone and 2,000 tonnes of Italian marble, which was first shipped to India to be carved by a team of 1,526 sculptors. The temple cost £12 million to build.




BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (also commonly known as the Neasden Temple) is a Hindu  temple  in Neasden London. Built entirely using traditional methods and materials, the Swaminarayan Mandir has been described as being Britain's first authentic Hindu temple.It was also Europe's first traditional Hindu stone temple, as distinct from converted secular buildings. It is a part of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) organisation and was inaugurated in 1995 by Pramukh Swami Maharaj







                       JAY SWAMINARYAN

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