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Diwali – one of the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar – was celebrated with great devotion and splendour at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London on Sunday 3 November 2013.  It is traditionally the day when business-owners close existing …
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Throughout the day on Sunday 3 November 2013, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London featured on the Bing homepage in celebration of Diwali. Bing is the web search engine from Microsoft. The website’s homepage features background images that change daily, often …
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The Great British Bag-Athon Challenge – the British Heart Foundation’s annual campaign to raise funds for their vital research – was launched at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London on Saturday 17 August 2013 and continued till the end of September.  …
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BAPS Charities, in collaboration with Delete Blood Cancer UK, hosted a campaign at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir to register members of the South Asian community onto the National Bone Marrow Donation Register.   DID YOU KNOW? Someone is diagnosed with blood …
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Background In 1982, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution declaring an International Day of Peace. In 2001, the General Assembly adopted 21 September as the permanent date for this annual event.  The Day is envisioned to provide “an …
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Open House London – the capital’s principal architectural festival – took place over the weekend of 21-22 September 2013. BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London participated once again in the annual celebration of all that is “best about the capital’s buildings, …
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BAPS Charities UK presented a cheque for £20,000 to KIDS at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London on Saturday 31 August 2013. This followed from the funds raised by more than 3,000 participants from across the UK during the BAPS Charities …
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BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (popularly recognised as the ‘Neasden Temple’) has provided worshippers, visitors and local residents an important sense of spirituality, community, peace and inspiration since its opening in August 1995. This spirit of reverence and service to …
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Young students at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir have achieved another outstanding set of results for their GCSE in Hinduism. The Edexcel-accredited course, running at the Mandir since 2008, comprises two units – Unit 13 on key theories within Hinduism, and …
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