இங்கிலாந்திலேயே மிக பிரபலமான டூரிஸ்ட் அட்ராக்ஸன் - ஒரு இந்து கோவில்!

ஸ்ரீ ஸ்வாமிநாராயண் கோவில் (நேஸ்டன் கோவில்)தான் லண்டனிலும் சரி, இங்கிலாந்திலும் சரி மிகவும் பிரபலமான டூரிஸ்ட் அட்ராக்ஸன் என்று வாக்கெடுப்பில் வென்றிருக்கிறது.

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Britain: Hindu temple is most popular attraction

London, 5. Dec. (AKI/Asian Age) - A Hindu temple has been voted as the most popular attraction in London and is a place that makes Londoners feel most proud, according to an online poll.

The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, also known as the Neasden temple, in Brent was voted pick of the poll in London and nationwide.

Nine local authorities across London took part in the Pride of Place poll by inviting visitors to click and vote for one of 10 locally nominated top spots on their websites. In all, 36,800 people went online to vote for their favourite place in this first national council-led poll.

The temple, run by Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, is the first traditional Hindu mandir to be constructed in Europe. It has been constructed from 2,000 tonnes of Italian marble and 3,000 tonnes of Bulgarian limestone.

A spokesman for the temple board of trustees said: "We are delighted that the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir has won the UK Pride of Place Award."

"When His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual leader who inspired the mandir, consecrated it in August 1995, he envisaged it as not only a place of worship for Hindus, but as a place of learning, spirituality and peace for all people. This award is a tribute to all the residents of this wonderful borough."

In the London vote, Firepower - the visitor attraction at the Royal Artillery Museum in Greenwich - and the Horniman Museum at Forest Hill in Lewisham, came in close second and third spots behind the Neasden Temple.

The most popular attractions in London, according to the online poll, are: 1. Neasden Temple (BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir), Brent.

2. Firepower Museum, Greenwich.

3. Barking Abbey, Barking & Dagenham.

4. Forest Hill and the Horniman Museum, Lewisham.

5. Honeywood, Sutton.

6. Gurdwara Karamsar, Redbridge.

7. Hampstead Heath, Camden.

8. Emirates Stadium, Islington.

9. Borough Market, Southwark.