Shree Krishna Mandir

Shree Krishna Mandir

81 Old Meeting St, West Bromwich B70 9SZ, United Kingdom

Shree Krishna Mandir was established by a network of Gujarati families, who in the 1960s and 1970s migrated from India and Africa to West Bromwich, Tipton, Wednesbury and surrounding industrial towns.

In 1968, a simple shrine of Shree Ambe Mataji became the focal point of worship during Navratri celebrations at Lodge Road Primary School, West Bromwich. These annual celebrations motivated the community to find a more permanent place of worship.

Shree Krishna Mandir officially opened the doors of its new Mandir on Monday 30th August 2010. This Mandir occupies a distinctive place in British Hindu history since it is the only traditional Panchayatan Mandir in the Western world with sacred areas dedicated to the Vedic Hindu Gods: Lord Ganesh, Lord Surya Narayan, Goddess Ambe Maa, Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu (Krishna).

Shree Krishna Mandir is unique in being one of the few purpose built Hindu temples in the UK to have adopted the principles of Vedic architecture based on the Vastu Shastra and Shilpa Shastra texts. An underlying theme in Vastu Shastra is harmony. Within the Mandir design, construction and rituals, we have invoked and sought harmony with the Earth, the Heavens and the Divine forces, thus ensuring that the Mandir is a sanctuary for meditation, worship and community life. The building of this Mandir according to sacred principles has transformed the site into a sacred place of pilgrimage.