Since its opening, this renowned place of worship has been attracting close to half a million visitors annually. Time Out London guide in 2007 included Neasden Temple in the list of the capital‘s finest seven man-made marvels. It was described as a “modern building of major importance in our multicultural society” by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. The temple has won several significant awards. ‘There is the saying that when people come to pray, they forget about the outside world,’ says Yogesh Patel, spokesperson for the Mandir, himself one of the volunteers who helped build the temple. Its clean white pinnacles and domes stood proudly above the residential streets of the area. The finished building caused a sensation. Neasden Temple is a part of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) organization and was inaugurated on August 20, 1995, by Pramukh Swami Maharaj. It is a masterpiece of traditional Hindu design and exquisite Indian workmanship in the Neasden, North London. BAPS Shri Swaminarayan MandirīAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, popularly known as the Neasden Temple, is a Hindu Temple dedicated to the worship of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and the millennia-old traditions of the Hindu faith. I also had an exclusive opportunity to take pictures, so you are invited to see what I saw and learned during my visit. ![]() I have visited the Neasden Temple recently and had an awesome guided tour with a Temple volunteer. ![]() ![]() The magnificent marble structure is one the largest of its kind outside of India and it’s well worth one hour travel from central London to see it. The industrial Neasden neighbourhood is home to one of the most remarkable buildings in London, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, widely known as the Neasden Temple.
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