EAM Jaishankar offers prayers at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in London

Nov 13, 2023

London (UK), November 13 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar celebrated Diwali on November 12 by offering prayers at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (Neasden Temple) in London during his UK visit. The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is Europe's first authentic and traditionally built Hindu temple. EAM Jaishankar is on a four-day visit to the UK to boost India-UK ties. On his visit to the temple, the EAM and his wife, Kyoko Jaishankar, offered the Abhishek Puja. Jaishankar's visit to the Neasden Temple on Diwali highlighted the importance of cultural connections as part of bilateral relations. The trip advanced shared political and economic interests.