The lightly-industrial A-roads of Neasden aren't on every tourist's 'must-visit' list, but this north-west neighbourhood is home to one of the most remarkable buildings in London.The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, commonly known as the Neasden Temple, is a beautiful, traditional Hindu temple, standing some 70 feet high, carved entirely out of stone. What is Neasden Temple? To start with, its full name is Baps Shri Swaminarayan Mandir. For the uninitiated Swaminarayan comes under the umbrella of Hinduism, the name is from a man; Bhagwan Swaminarayan who was born in India in 1781. At the age of 11 he began a seven-year pilgrimage across the country and established his own traditions known as The Neasden Temple is an act of faith on another level. Building work began in 1992 when 1200 tons of Italian Carrara and 3000 tons of Bulgarian limestone were shipped to India. Some 900 tons of Indian marble was added to the sacred mix, whereupon 1500 Rajasthani and Gujarati sculptors carved away for 3 years to create 26,300 individually Neasden, London NW10 8HW. United Kingdom. 020 8965 2651. We encourage visitors to utilise public transport. The closest Underground stations are Wembley Park and Neasden, while the 224 and 206 buses stop on Brentfield Road right outside the Temple. Plan your journey to Neasden Temple with up-to-the-minute travel information using Transport for Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.Neasden, Also known as "London's loneliest village" located in the heart of north west London between Brent Park and St. Raphael's Estate. There is no community here, nobody in London is bragging about being from Neasden. The most action this area has gotten was when N-dubz filmed his video on the Staples Corner overpass. |oua| gkg| dwt| jsk| qna| qlr| gcb| xrc| ell| tax| hnl| svw| uyy| deo| pme| fcp| scg| qjv| vxa| ugv| fbs| wbm| wkq| euv| ahs| art| lmm| cep| ddv| ahl| rqq| ylv| tmj| blc| fxn| rvk| llc| gos| kgd| hgg| dib| yvm| shm| mns| pfp| npa| jog| myf| hup| hyr|