Hindu temple consecrated in Europe
Aug. 27, 2006

Europe's largest Hindu temple was consecrated Sunday in Tividale, England, the Press Trust of India reported.

Fifteen priests were flown in from India to perform what is known as the "Kumbhabhishekam" of Shri Venkateswara Balaji Temple in Sanskrit to sanctify the temple, said Joginder Sangar, trustee and chief treasurer of the temple.

The temple imitates the famous Tirupati-Tirumala Temple, one of the holiest sites in South India, the news agency said. Elegant carvings of Hindu deities are sculpted along the walls, ceilings and roof of the temple.

"This is the fulfillment of a long cherished dream, the end of a long road and the beginning of a new era," said VP Narayan Rao, founding chairman of the temple. the rest