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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.








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