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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