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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                           NOVEMBER 07, 2025        |  The Indian Eye 20

                         King Charles and Queen Camilla Visit

             Neasden Temple to Mark its 30th Anniversary

            OUR BUREAU                                                                                            alleviate  hunger  for  the  vulnerable
                                                                                                                  – which also forms a part of His Maj-
            London (UK)
                                                                                                                  esty’s Coronation Food Project.
                   ing Charles III and Queen                                                                          Along their tour, the king and
                   Camilla visited BAPS Shri                                                                      queen  also learned about the up-
            KSwaminarayan            Mandir                                                                       coming BAPS Swaminarayan Hindu
            in Neasden, London – popularly                                                                        Mandir in Paris – the first traditional
            known as ‘Neasden Temple’ – to                                                                        Hindu temple in France – opening
            mark the Temple’s 30th anniversary,                                                                   next September, while meeting key
            coinciding with Diwali and the Hin-                                                                   members of the project team.
            du New Year celebrations.                                                                                 Yogvivekdas Swami, Head Swa-
                They were welcomed by Jitu Pa-                                                                    mi of the Temple, remarked, “It was
            tel, Chair of the Board of Trustees.                                                                  an honour for the community to wel-
            This was Their Majesties’ first visit to                                                              come Their Majesties to Neasden
            the Mandir as King and Queen, fol-                                                                    Temple on this historic occasion. We
            lowing previous visits as the Prince                                                                  are deeply grateful for their friend-
            of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall,                                                                     ship and their continuing interest in
            reflecting  the  Royal  Family’s  long-                                                               our services for the community.”
            standing and warm relationship with                                                                       His Holiness Mahant Swami
            the Mandir and the BAPS Hindu                                                                         Maharaj, 92, the spiritual leader
            community.                                                                                            of  BAPS  worldwide,  conveyed  his
                Since its opening in 1995, Neas-                                                                  prayers and blessings through a vid-
            den Temple has become an interna-                                                                     eo message sent from India.
            tionally acclaimed spiritual and cul-                                                                     He said, “Across your decades
            tural landmark, welcoming millions                                                                    of public service, you have valued
            of visitors  and  worshippers  from                                                                   faith and fostered harmony be-
            around the world and contributing                                                                     tween religions, and your presence
            to British society through initiatives                                                                today is a testament to that.” In a
            in child and youth development, el-                                                                   personal letter, His Holiness add-
            derly welfare, health, and humani-                                                                    ed, “May all of the UK continue to
            tarian relief.                                                                                        progress and prosper.”
                During their visit, the royals met                                                                    As King Charles and Queen
            volunteers and community  mem-                                                                        Camilla  departed,  they  expressed
            bers and learned about the Temple’s                                                                   their appreciation for the devotion
            charitable work, including its long-                                                                  and service of the volunteers whose
            standing partnership with The Felix                                                                   efforts sustain the Mandir’s spiritu-
            Project – a London-based charity                                                                      al and community life throughout
            that redistributes surplus food to                                                                    the year.

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