The Largest Hindu Temple In Europe Is Opening In UKThe largest Hindu temple in Europe is opening in the West Midlands with a five-day religious festival.
From Wednesday priests are to perform a number of rituals to sanctify the £6.5m Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple of the UK in Tividale.
Some 15 priests have also flown in from the sub-continent to perform ancient rituals in Sanskrit to call on the gods to enter the temple.
The culmination of the event will be the installation of a 12ft deity of lord Krishna.
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