Dear Sri Balaji Anbil, I am not aware of any Shri Vaishnava groups or organisations in London, but there is a Mahalakshmi temple in East Ham (which you may have already come across) at which worship is conducted according to Paancharaatra aagama - the main sannidhi is Balaji and Padmavathi, although there are small sannidhis for Ganapathy and other deities as well. Both Sri Vaishnava and Smaarta/Iyer priests serve there, I think. I have only been once myself as it's a little far from where I live (south west London, near Wimbledon) and was in India over the new year so I'm not aware if they had any big programme for Maargazhi maasam - I don't think many of the locals are Shri Vaishnavas. I think it's unlikely you'll find a "Vishnu-only" temple in the UK (apart from ISKCON temples) - but I could be wrong. However, the sizeable Sri Lankan Tamil community in many parts of London have retained their Shaiva temple culture to a relatively high degree and have constructed many 'south-indian' style temples, if you were interested in seeing them for interest. Many have a sannidhi for Lakshmi/Naaraayana as well. If you have time to go a little north then there's the Tividale Tirupati Balaji temple near Birmingham (which is presumably Vaikhanasa), which I understand is still under construction. Hope that helps. Any other members in London/UK who have more info? Sorry if this was information you already knew! best wishes, Ranjan --- In SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Balaji Anbil" <baji20@xxxx> wrote: > > > Dear All, > > I am one of the silent observers of this group. I re-located from > the US to London an year back. Can any one guide me if we have any > Srivaishnava activities in and around London? > > Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan, > Balaji Anbil. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/hjtSRD/3MnJAA/i1hLAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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