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A number of sentences in this article were taken directly from other articles on the web, and have been removed as possible copyright violations. Please write articles in your own words, or inform us if you are the copyright holder of those original articles. -- The Anome 08:57 30 Jun 2003 (UTC)
Who has added the irrelevant [leaving aside unsubstantiated and incorrect] notes under the subtitle 'Security'? > What is the reason for this? The wording of the text seems totally out of place - especially the 'same material as police riotshields'. Is there some implicit, negative undertone to this kind of message?
Dylanpatel 12:03, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Can we compromise?
Moksha88 12:37, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Moksha88 12:37, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
The protected pillars seem to be in the temple room and not elsewhere; and I put in "same material as police riotshields" to explain what polycarbonate is. Moksha88 12:37, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
I still prefer to put all the information in. Anthony Appleyard 15:49, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I have a suggestion. The official name of this building is 'BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London' (according to their website). Perhaps it would be an idea to move this page to a title that reflects that, and have 'Neasden Temple' redirect there. This would be in keeping with the pages for BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Chicago and BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Houston. Any suggestions? Objections? Ideas? Regards, Dylanpatel 23:12, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
Hi, as it says at the top of the article, it could do with a clean up. Here's my suggestion below. Please feel free to make comments and suggestions!
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BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London is a Hindu temple in Neasden, in the London Borough of Brent, in North West London. It is Europes first traditional Hindu temple, and according to Guinness World Records, it is the largest temple outside india, although this distinction may now be taken by the Balaji Temple in Tividale, West Midlands. It is also known as the 'Neasden Temple'.
The Mandir is the focal point of the complex. Designed according to the ancient Indian Stapatya-Shastra, it is a from Italian marble and Bulgarian limestone. The stone was shipped to India where it was hand-carved by over 1,500 craftsmen. Each individually numbered piece was then shipped back to London and the building was assembled like a giant three dimensional jigsaw. The Mandir facility contains no iron or steel, a unique feature for a modern building in the UK. The Mandir was inaugurated on 20 August 1995 by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual leader of BAPS - the organisation behind the temple.
The Mandir serves as the centre of worship. Directly beneath each of the seven pinnacles seen from the outside are shrines. Each shrine houses murtis within golden sihasans (alters). Each murti is treated like the incarnation of Godhead and therefore each deity is bathed, clothed, fed, and attended to each day by the sadhus (monks) who live in the temple. More details on the daily rituals.
Adjoining the Mandir is BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Haveli, a cultural complex. it has been designed according to traditional Indian Haveli architecure - an architectural style fashioned from wood, involving intricate carving. The building was designed to evoke feelings of being in Gujarat, India, where such architecture is commonplace. It took over 150 craftsmen from all over India 3 years to carve 17,000 square feet of wood. Behind the traditional wooden facade, the cultural centre houses a vast pillarless prayer hall with space for 4000 people, gymnasium, marriage hall, medical centre, dining facilities, bookstall, conference facilities, and offices.
Across from the Mandir complex is Shayona. It is made up of a shop that sells Indian groceries, and also as a restaurant that serves vegetarian food. The building Shayona occupies, a former warehouse, served as the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir from 1982 until 1995. Next to Shayona is Akshar IT Centre, an adult learning centre that provides IT courses.
On the opposite side of the Mandir is The Swaminarayan School, Europes first independant Hindu school. Opened in 1991 by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, it follows the National Curriculum whilst promoting aspects of Hindu culture such as dance, music, and language.
Since the opening of the Neasden Temple, other Mandirs and Haveli's have opened across the world:
In 2007, BAPS will open a Mandir in Toronto, Canada (Toronto currently has a Haveli but no Mandir) and a Mandir and Haveli complex in Atlanta, USA. A Haveli will also open in Los Angeles, USA with plans for a Mandir in the future.
End of suggested edit
This page is looking incredibly disorganized - please sign your comments when you make an edit here using four tildes ~~~~. Sfacets 23:21, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
Whether one building is "bigger" than another, may differ according to whether it is measured by:-
Anthony Appleyard 12:04, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi all! I was thinking to add a section documenting the achievements this mandir has received, and just wanted some thoughts...
I came across this, which inspired the thought:
Maybe I'd need to look for more, but it helps add to the article positively.
Another thought; I dunno if it's worth mentioning when we get notable dignitaries who visit? For example, when Prince Charles and his wife visited on the Hindu new year's day in November, 2007. I would like to make it clear that this is a separate point and suggestion from the main point of this topic. --
Harish -
02:10, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
Under the heading of 'The Mandir', it's uses this term and it links to nothing. My question is, is it meant to mean the following: ' Shilpa Shastras'? If someone actually knows, do change. -- Harish - 12:15, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
There's a BBC News article "New £16m Hindu temple opens in Wembley". about another Hindu temple similar in size to this, the Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir on the Ealing road. A quick check with mapping tools suggests that this is a completely different building, in a different part of London, and not a duplicate name for the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir. Presumably we should have an article on this, too. -- The Anome ( talk) 07:35, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
The primary deity of the mandir is Bhagwan Swaminarayan according to the mandir's official website - http://londonmandir.baps.org/worship/ so I have reverted Swamiblue's change. Since it is the deity of the mandir, I have included the honorific Bhagwan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sacredsea ( talk • contribs) 21:21, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
Swaminarayan is not a deity but a person. The website states when there is three people in the central shrine from the group, it is called Dham, Dhami and Mukta. Go ahead and call your friends to support you even though you have a strong conflict of interest as you a member of this group but the website clearly explains it. http://londonmandir.baps.org/worship/swaminarayan-theology-a-very-brief-exposition/ Swamiblue ( talk) 14:59, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
I went through the website in detail. The website states that Swaminarayan is considered a deity by them, and they have put his murti in the mandir. Swamiblue clearly has a different personal opinion, but based on their website - http://londonmandir.baps.org/worship/sacred-images/ & http://londonmandir.baps.org/worship/murti-puja-image-worship-in-hinduism/ they use the term deity and Bhagwan Swaminarayan for the murti in the mandir. Moreover, on the worship page that I cited in the earlier post, they clearly state: "BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to the worship of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and the millennia-old practice of the Hindu faith." I noted the webpage cited in the post of Swamiblue, but Dham, Dhami, Mukta is just a colloquial rendering of the murtis in the central shrine, not who the temple is dedicated to, or their principle deity. Sacredsea ( talk) 01:15, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
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