Shree Geeta Bhawan

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Shree Geeta Bhawan
Shree Geeta Bhawan, Handsworth, Birmingham - 2022-04-22 - Andy Mabbett - 01.jpg
The temple in April 2022
Religion
Affiliation Hinduism
District Handsworth, Birmingham
Location
Location107-117 Heathfield Road
Country England
Geographic coordinates 52°30′21″N1°54′40″W / 52.50570°N 1.91108°W / 52.50570; -1.91108
Architecture
Date established1986
Website
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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.

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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

The 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]

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References

  1. "Mandir Services". Shree Geeta Bhawan. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. "Resource Details - Birmingham Images". Search.birminghamimages.org.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. Nikolaus Pevsner; Alexandra Wedgwood (1966), The Buildings of England: Warwickshire, The Buildings of England, Penguin Books, p. 182, Wikidata   Q110874635