Hindu Cultural Society of Bradford – Page 2 – Shree Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple

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Shree Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple

Temple Preist - Pt Shyam Nath Dahal

The History of Hindu Cultural Society of Bradford

The majority of Hindus came to the U.K in the 1950s, 60 and 70s in search of work and to meet the economic needs of their families back home. Most of the Hindus came to the U.K from Punjab and Gujarat in India and also from East Africa in 1970s. In the beginning years, they faced severe hardship and struggle to make both ends meet and lived in very poor conditions. It was a matter of survival. They worked very hard, often working long hours to establish themselves in the U.K. Most of them had young family’s. Once they were fully settled in the U.K, they felt the need to create a common place, where they could meet regularly to meet their Social, Cultural and religious needs. They felt that if they didn’t take action then, they and their children may lose touch with their religion and culture.

Bhaagavad Gita

Eternal Message of Spiritual Wisdom

SERVE

Just as they think of Him from different angles and as everything, they also have different ways of serving Him

LOVE

It preaches that one gives up selfishness in love, not expecting anything in return

GIVE

When it comes to giving, we should keep in mind our mortality and not postpone acts of charity

Understanding of God

PURIFY

Hinduism has a concept of impurity and a system of purification

MEDITATE

In spiritual parlance, meditation implies the mind’s total absorption on the inner Self, and Lord Krishna outlines the steps to be observed for its successful practice

REALISE

Self-realization (Atma-jnana or Atma Bodh) is knowledge of the true self beyond both delusion and identification with material phenomena

Praying Scheduled

Please see our praying times and days at the Mandir. These include First Aarti, Second Aarti, chanting, Prayers, and Pravachan on Braham Vidya by Pandit JI, Shiv Chalisa, Shiv Stuti, Shiv Ashtak, Om Mahima prayers, Devotees Sing Bhajans – Hari Nam Sankirtan, Bhagwati ki Bantein, Stuti.

Prayer	Time
First Aarti (Monday to Sunday)	12:00pm - 12:30pm
Sunderkand (Every Tuesdays)	10:00am - 12:00pm
Om Mahima Prayers (Every Mondays)	18:00pm - 19:00pm
Second Aarti (Monday to Friday)	18:30pm - 19:00pm
Bhajans Chanting (Every Sundays)	17:00pm - 19:00pm
Devotees Sing Bhajans (Every Weds,Thurs,Fri)	18:00pm - 19:00pm

Weekly Activities

Please find a list of weekly activities at the Mandir

Activities	Time
Shakha by HSS Tuesday	7:30pm - 8:00pm (Currently closed due to Covid-19)
Eldery Day Centre Thursday	10:00pm - 14:30pm
Yoga Class Thursday	18:30pm-20:00pm (Currently closed due to Covid-19)
Hindi Class Sunday	16:00pm - 18:30pm Class resumed from 17th Oct 2021

Temple Priest - Pandit Shyam Nath Dahal Ji

Upcoming Events

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Our Members

Name	Designation
Ashok Nair	Chairperson
Deepak Sharma	Vice Chairperson
Kamal Jit Sharma	Vice Chairperson
Jyoti Thakur	Secretary
Puneet Kumar Tyagi	Assistant Secretary
Suresh Tailor	Treasurer
Natwarlal Taylor	Assistant Treasurer
Baldev Krishan Bhardwaj	Managing Director
Rajesh Bhardwaj	Director
S Balakrishnan	Director
Kumarvel Kurusamy	Director
Mukesh Chawla	Director
Ramesh Goyal	Director
Phoolan Baldev	Director
Santosh Gupta	Director
Ramesh Kumar Batra	Director
Shyam Nath Dahal	Pandit

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In 1968 they formed the Hindu Cultural Society of Bradford and adopted a constitution to promote Hinduism in the region and to safeguard the interest of the Hindu Community. They started looking for a suitable place to establish a Worship Hall. But all there efforts were unsuccessful, as they could not find a suitable place, which they could have converted into a worship hall or a Temple.

Shree Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple

In July 1973, the Hindu Culture Society of Bradford managed to buy the 311-321 Leeds Road. Planning permission was obtained from the Bradford Metropolitan Council to establish this Worship place for the Hindus of Bradford and the surrounding areas. The prominent members of the community such as Mr K.K Mittal, Mr Tirth Ram, Mr P.N Chawla, Mr Saxena and Mr Bholla gave personal guarantees to the bank to obtain the necessary loan to buy this building. The community members worked very hard to clean this building, to bring it to the standard, so that they could establish a place of Worship.

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01274 395 603

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