The Shree Geeta Bhawan Mandir (grid reference SP061897) is the first Hindu temple in the West Midlands of England, opened in a former church in 1969. It is situated at 107-117 Heathfield Road, on the corner of Brecon Road, on the border of the Handsworth and Lozells districts of Birmingham.
| Shree Geeta Bhawan | |
|---|---|
 The temple in April 2022 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Handsworth, Birmingham |
| Location | |
| Location | 107-117 Heathfield Road |
| Country | England |
| Geographic coordinates | 52°30′21″N 1°54′40″W / 52.50570°N 1.91108°W |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1986 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Originally, services were held at 32 Hall Road, Birmingham B20 2BQ.
The Mandir has a daily Aarti at 11 am and 7 pm and has weekly Poojas for Balaji on Sunday mornings, and Durga Maa on Tuesday evenings.[1]
Architecture
editThe building was the former St George's Presbyterian Church and was originally designed by J.P.Osborne in a cruciform shape in 1896.[2]
Pevsner and Wedgwood (1966) said it was "...in a style variously described as 'modern Gothic' and a 'modification of Renaissance'. In fact an ungainly mixture of styles and an odd plan.".[3]
References
edit- ^ "Mandir Services". Shree Geeta Bhawan. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Resource Details - Birmingham Images". Search.birminghamimages.org.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ Nikolaus Pevsner; Alexandra Wedgwood (1966), The Buildings of England: Warwickshire, The Buildings of England, Penguin Books, p. 182, Wikidata Q110874635
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