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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Greater_London_UK_location_map_2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London is located in Greater London"><img alt="BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London is located in Greater London" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Greater_London_UK_location_map_2.svg/240px-Greater_London_UK_location_map_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Greater_London_UK_location_map_2.svg/360px-Greater_London_UK_location_map_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Greater_London_UK_location_map_2.svg/480px-Greater_London_UK_location_map_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1425" data-file-height="1140" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:36.702%;left:32.801%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London"><img alt="BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Om_symbol.svg/8px-Om_symbol.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Om_symbol.svg/12px-Om_symbol.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Om_symbol.svg/16px-Om_symbol.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="356" data-file-height="367" /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in Greater London</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Geographic coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=BAPS_Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir_London&params=51_32_51_N_0_15_42_W_type:landmark_region:GB"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°32′51″N</span> <span class="longitude">0°15′42″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.54750°N 0.26167°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.54750; -0.26167</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFC569">Architecture</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Indian" class="mw-redirect" title="North Indian">North Indian</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Creator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pramukh_Swami_Maharaj" title="Pramukh Swami Maharaj">Pramukh Swami Maharaj</a> / <a href="/wiki/BAPS" class="mw-redirect" title="BAPS">BAPS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date established</th><td class="infobox-data">1982 (in Neasden)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Completed</th><td class="infobox-data note">20 August 1995<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-08-20</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFC569">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://londonmandir.baps.org/">http://londonmandir.baps.org/</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir</b> (also commonly known as the <b>Neasden Temple</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Hindu_temple" title="Hindu temple">Hindu temple</a> in <a href="/wiki/Neasden" title="Neasden">Neasden</a>, London, England. Built entirely using traditional methods and materials, the Swaminarayan mandir has been described as being Britain's first authentic Hindu temple.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also Europe's first traditional Hindu stone temple, as distinct from converted secular buildings. It is a part of the <a href="/wiki/Bochasanwasi_Shri_Akshar_Purushottam_Swaminarayan_Sanstha" class="mw-redirect" title="Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha">Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha</a> (BAPS) organisation and was inaugurated in 1995 by <a href="/wiki/Pramukh_Swami_Maharaj" title="Pramukh Swami Maharaj">Pramukh Swami Maharaj</a>. The temple complex also consists of a permanent exhibition entitled "Understanding Hinduism" and a cultural centre housing an assembly hall, gymnasium, bookshop, and offices. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mandir_complex">Mandir complex</h2></div> <p>The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is located on Pramukh Swami Road, <a href="/wiki/Neasden" title="Neasden">Neasden</a>, <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> NW10 8HW, <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>. The mandir is close to the North Circular Road, and can be reached by bus or on foot from Wembley Park, Stonebridge Park, Harlesden, and Neasden Underground and Overground stations.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The complex is 102,018 square feet and includes the first traditional stone mandir in Europe adjoined with a cultural center, and a 550-car parking lot.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:8_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time of its completion, the mandir became the largest <a href="/wiki/Hindu_temple" title="Hindu temple">Hindu mandir</a> built outside of <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cultural center includes a foyer, a prayer hall, a conference hall, an exhibition hall, a marriage hall, a sports hall, a library, and a health clinic.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2020, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the mandir's opening, <a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">King Charles III</a> and <a href="/wiki/Queen_Camilla" title="Queen Camilla">Queen Camilla</a> said that, "the first of its kind outside India, Neasden Temple serves the local community as a place of worship, learning, celebration, peace and community service."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The King and Queen had previously visited the temple in 2009 for the traditional festival of <i>Holi.</i><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Main_structure">Main structure</h3></div> <p>The mandir rises to a height of 21 meters (70 feet) and is 60 meters (195 feet) long.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The exterior of the mandir covered with 990 cubic meters (35,000 cubic feet) of Bulgarian <a href="/wiki/Limestone" title="Limestone">limestone</a>, while the interior of the mandir is composed of 700 cubic meters (25,000 cubic feet) of Indian and Italian <a href="/wiki/Marble" title="Marble">marble</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:7_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mandir covers 1.5 acres of land and is made up of over 1,699 cubic meters (60,000 cubic feet) of stone, without the use of <a href="/wiki/Ferrous" title="Ferrous">ferrous</a> materials like steel.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mandir includes 7 <a href="/wiki/Shikhara" title="Shikhara">shikhars</a> (pinnacles), 6 gummats (domes), 193 sthambhas (pillars), 32 <a href="/wiki/Gavaksha" title="Gavaksha">gavakshas</a> (windows), and 4 jharukhas (balconies).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The central dome is 10 meters high and the design was inspired by the <a href="/wiki/Dilwara_Temples" title="Dilwara Temples">Delwara Jain Mandir</a> in Mount Abu, <a href="/wiki/Rajasthan" title="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mandir has over 500 unique designs, 26,300 carved stone pieces, and 55 different ceiling designs.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In its September 2000 edition, the <a href="/wiki/National_Geographic" title="National Geographic">National Geographic</a> referred to the mandir as "A London Landmark."<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Haveli">Haveli</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Haveli,_multi-function_cultural_centre.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Haveli%2C_multi-function_cultural_centre.JPG/220px-Haveli%2C_multi-function_cultural_centre.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Haveli%2C_multi-function_cultural_centre.JPG/330px-Haveli%2C_multi-function_cultural_centre.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Haveli%2C_multi-function_cultural_centre.JPG/440px-Haveli%2C_multi-function_cultural_centre.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Haveli (a multi-function cultural centre)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_4888044478.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_4888044478.jpg/220px-Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_4888044478.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="202" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_4888044478.jpg/330px-Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_4888044478.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_4888044478.jpg/440px-Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_4888044478.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2119" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Carvings on the Haveli</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Haveli" title="Haveli">haveli</a>, built in a traditional haveli style, has a courtyard architectural style that was originally developed in 17th century western India, and serves as a cultural center for the mandir. The traditional haveli design highlights specific architectural components like the façade, open courtyards, carved columns, arches, doors, windows, and balconies.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Adjoining the mandir is BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Haveli, a multi-function cultural centre. Whereas the mandir is carved from stone, the haveli is constructed from wood. English <a href="/wiki/Oak" title="Oak">oak</a> and Burmese <a href="/wiki/Teak" title="Teak">teak</a> have been fashioned into panels, arches and screens, all carved by craftsmen in India with a cornucopia of geometric patterns, stylised animal heads, and flower garlands.<sup id="cite_ref-readersDigest70Wonders_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-readersDigest70Wonders-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Burmese teak used was harvested from sustainable forests. To compensate for the 226 English oak trees used, over 2,300 English oak saplings were planted in Devon. The haveli also incorporates energy-saving features such as <a href="/wiki/Light-well" class="mw-redirect" title="Light-well">light-wells</a>. </p><p>Richly carved haveli-style woodwork from Gujarat is the most striking characteristic of the building's façade and foyer.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been designed according to traditional Indian haveli architecture, to evoke feelings of being in Gujarat, India, where such havelis were once commonplace. It required over 150 craftsmen from all over India three years to carve 1,579 m<sup>2</sup> (17,000 square feet) of wood. Behind the traditional wooden façade, the cultural centre houses a vast pillarless prayer hall with space for 3,000 people, a gymnasium, medical centre, dining facilities, bookstall, conference facilities, and offices. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Garden">Garden</h3></div> <p>The mandir is surrounded by a garden featuring sculpted flowerbeds, lush lawns, evergreen yews, and a topiary.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The garden displays two distinct styles to illustrate Hindu motifs.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The parterre garden style is used on the front and sides of the mandir.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The formal garden is planted behind the mandir and includes interconnected walkways and floral designs to symbolize the human relationship with nature and the universe.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The garden won first place in the 'Brent in Bloom' competition in 2009, 2010, and 2012 and received a Certificate of Excellence in 2009 from 'London in Bloom.'<sup id="cite_ref-:3_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Exhibition">Exhibition</h3></div> <p>The lower level of the mandir consists of a permanent exhibition open to visitors called 'Understanding Hinduism.'<sup id="cite_ref-:3_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The exhibition spans over 3,000 square feet and is designed to display Hindu values and wisdom through 3D dioramas, paintings, tableaux, and traditional artwork.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The exhibition also includes an 11-minute documentary that explains the religious significance of the mandir and how it was created.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Construction">Construction</h2></div> <p>Fifteen years prior to its construction, Pramukh Swami Maharaj envisioned that a traditional Hindu mandir would be built in the UK for its followers.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mandir was built in accordance with the principles of the <i><a href="/wiki/Shilpa_Shastras" title="Shilpa Shastras">Shilpa Shastras</a></i>, a Vedic text on architecture that dates back to approximately 5,000 years ago.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pramukh Swami Maharaj appointed CB Sompura, an Indian architect, as the lead architect for creating the design for the mandir.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to being used in construction, all of the stones were tested for properties such as density, compression, flexibility, water absorption, and freezing before being chosen.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Planning permissions were obtained in August 1992, and the construction of the mandir began in November 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:5_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Italian_marble" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian marble">Italian marble</a> used for the interior of the mandir was sent to Kandla, India, to be carved by craftsmen and then shipped to London, UK to be assembled, "like a giant jigsaw to form the temple."<sup id="cite_ref-:7_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:4_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 1993, 169 craftsmen began working together across five different sites in India (Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Bengal) to create the carved designs seen in the haveli.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The haveli work of about 9,000 square feet was completed in 1 year and 8 months.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The intricate designs in and around the haveli are carved on <a href="/wiki/Burmese_Teak" class="mw-redirect" title="Burmese Teak">Burmese Teak</a> wood and structurally supported by <a href="/wiki/English_Oak" class="mw-redirect" title="English Oak">English Oak</a> wood, both of which have been preserved in their natural colors.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Initially, while planning for the cultural center, architects proposed four architectural designs to Pramukh Swami Maharaj: the Jaipur palace style, the Jaisalmer arcade, the Raj Indo-British style, and the haveli style.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:8_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The architects predominately favored the Raj or Jaipur styles, but Pramukh Swami Maharaj preferred the haveli style and approved the corresponding designs.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:8_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chief architect for the haveli, Nigel Lane, a recipient of the BBC TV Pride of Place, was a key British architect who assisted BAPS in tailoring the Haveli architectural style to suit the British climate.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Approximately 450 craftsmen, 100 full-time volunteers, and over 1,000 part-time volunteers dedicated time and effort toward the creation of the mandir. Volunteers often devoted time from their day jobs to help with the construction of the mandir and ensure its completion by 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:7_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Volunteer tasks varied and included cleaning the site, performing electrical work, cementing and concreting, plumbing and drainage work, fixing windows and transporting materials.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to construction efforts, volunteers also organized fundraising initiatives. The aluminum can recycle project was recognized with the 1995 Brent Green Leaf Award for recycling over 7 million aluminum cans.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Construction of the mandir complex was completed in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_-_Power_Plant.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_-_Power_Plant.jpg/220px-Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_-_Power_Plant.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_-_Power_Plant.jpg/330px-Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_-_Power_Plant.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_-_Power_Plant.jpg/440px-Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_-_Power_Plant.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2471" data-file-height="1558" /></a><figcaption>BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London</figcaption></figure> <p>The mandir and haveli were built and funded entirely by the Hindu community, and the entire project spanned five years, although the construction itself was completed in two-and-a-half years. Building work began in August 1992. On 24 November 1992, the temple recorded the biggest-ever concrete-pour in the UK, when 4,500 tons were laid in 24 hours to create a foundation mat 6 ft (1.8m) thick. The first stone was laid in June 1993; two years later, the building was complete.<sup id="cite_ref-readersDigest70Wonders_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-readersDigest70Wonders-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The mandir was cited in <i>Guinness World Records 2000</i> as follows: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>"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 <a href="/wiki/Sadhu" title="Sadhu">sadhu</a>, 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."<sup id="cite_ref-mandir2009_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mandir2009-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-A&A_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A&A-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Since 2000, it has been surpassed in size by other BAPS mandirs elsewhere. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overview">Overview</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BAPS_Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir_(East_Face_-_01).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/BAPS_Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir_%28East_Face_-_01%29.jpg/220px-BAPS_Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir_%28East_Face_-_01%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/BAPS_Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir_%28East_Face_-_01%29.jpg/330px-BAPS_Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir_%28East_Face_-_01%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/BAPS_Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir_%28East_Face_-_01%29.jpg/440px-BAPS_Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir_%28East_Face_-_01%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4343" data-file-height="3282" /></a><figcaption>The east face of the mandir</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>June 1970: the first BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in the UK was opened in a converted disused church in Islington, North London, by Yogiji Maharaj.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1982: having outgrown the temple, the congregation moved from the Islington temple to a small, former warehouse in Neasden.</li> <li>1990: BAPS was again in search of a building that could cope with the growing congregation, and plans for the present temple were made.</li> <li>1995: they moved to their present temple, built on the site of a disused truck warehouse opposite the previous temple. The old temple building was retained and converted into Shayona, an Indian grocery shop and vegetarian restaurant.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Swaminarayan_School">The Swaminarayan School</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Swaminarayan_School" title="The Swaminarayan School">The Swaminarayan School</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Update plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Update" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg/42px-Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="42" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg/63px-Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg/84px-Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="290" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section needs to be <b>updated</b>. The reason given is: GCSE results information is very out of date..<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2022</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Opposite the Mandir there used to be The Swaminarayan School, Europe's first independent Hindu school. Founded in 1992 by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, it followed the <a href="/wiki/National_Curriculum_(England,_Wales_and_Northern_Ireland)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Curriculum (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)">National Curriculum</a>, while promoting aspects of Hinduism and <a href="/wiki/Hindu_culture" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu culture">Hindu culture</a>, such as dance, music and language. The school's premises formerly housed Sladebrook High School, which closed in 1990. </p><p>The 2007 GCSE results placed the school fourth among all independent schools in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 25, 2018, the school publicly announced that it would be shutting down. The school formally shut down on 31 August 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_recognition">Awards and recognition</h2></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_-_Trilokyavijaya_-_Shrihari.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_-_Trilokyavijaya_-_Shrihari.jpg/200px-Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_-_Trilokyavijaya_-_Shrihari.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_-_Trilokyavijaya_-_Shrihari.jpg/300px-Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_-_Trilokyavijaya_-_Shrihari.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_-_Trilokyavijaya_-_Shrihari.jpg/400px-Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminarayan_Hindu_Mandir_-_Trilokyavijaya_-_Shrihari.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2140" data-file-height="1784" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <dl><dt>Pride of Place Award</dt></dl> <p>The Mandir was awarded the 'UK Pride of Place' award in December 2007 by Government authorities after a nationwide online poll.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Seven wonders of London</dt></dl> <p>Time Out declared the Mandir as one of the "Seven Wonders of London".<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an "epic series... to pay tribute to... the capital's seven most iconic buildings and landmarks", they embarked upon an ambitious search of London's best. </p> <dl><dt>Guinness World Records</dt></dl> <p>In 2000, Guinness World Records presented two certificates to recognise the world record of offering 1,247 vegetarian dishes during the <a href="/wiki/Annakut" class="mw-redirect" title="Annakut">Annakut</a> Festival held at the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London on 27 October 2000, and secondly to recognise the largest traditionally built Hindu temple outside India. </p> <dl><dt>The Eventful 20th Century – 70 Wonders of the Modern World</dt></dl> <p>Reader's Digest (1998) featured the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir lauding its scale, intricate detail and the extraordinary story of how it was built and inspired by Pramukh Swami Maharaj. </p> <dl><dt>Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England</dt></dl> <p>The 1997/8 Annual Report of the <i>Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England</i>, featured the Mandir, and referred to as a "modern building of major importance in our multicultural society".<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Most Enterprising Building Award</dt></dl> <p>The Most Enterprising Building Award 1996 was awarded by the Royal Fine Art Commission & British Sky Broadcasting to the Swaminarayan Mandir in London on 5 June 1996. </p> <dl><dt>Natural Stone Award</dt></dl> <p>The Stone Federation issued a special award to the Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir in 1995 as part of its Natural Stone Awards.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" 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