(12 Jun 2025)
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London – 12 June 2025
1. Wide of Neasden Temple exterior
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Tarun Patel, Neasden Temple Volunteer and Spokesperson:
"Yes, people are sort of very much in their own thoughts. They’ve come to the temple, and they privately come and pray in front of God and then they go away. But yeah, the mood is very much sombre and one of sadness."
3. Mid of flags on temple
4. Various of worshippers inside temple
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Yogvivekdas Swami, Head Swami of Neasden Temple:
"All our mandir temples here in the UK have been offering prayers. We will also offer prayers here before the Aarti ceremony. We will offer prayers for the unfortunate people who have passed away, the passengers, the crew, the pilots, also for all their family members, that they may find strength and courage at this very difficult and challenging time."
6. Various of worshippers chanting and singing
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Yogvivekdas Swami, Head Swami of Neasden Temple:
"Unfortunately, because of the events that have happened in India earlier today, the mood is obviously one of sadness. And many devotees who come to worship here or at other temples, they may have been affected in one way or another because they know maybe they’re relatives or a relative or a acquaintance. So unfortunately, because they have lost their loved ones, naturally, they are saddened, shocked as well. And they turned to the temple for comfort as well as solace in this very difficult time of grieving."
8. Swami walking across courtyard
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Yogvivekdas Swami, Head Swami of Neasden Temple:
"Many of the passengers were actually Gujaratis and many of the devotees that come to visit this temple or worship at the temple are from Gujarat and because of that, obviously, they feel it’s close to home."
10. Various of ceremony in temple
STORYLINE:
Members of the Hindi community gathered at Neasden Temple in northwest London Thursday, to mourn the victims of an Air India plane crash which was bound for UK capital.
"The mood is very much sombre, and one of sadness," said temple spokesperson Tarun Patel.
At least 240 people were killed when the plane crashed in a residential area of Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff Thursday, sending a massive fireball into the sky.
One passenger who was thrown from the plane survived.
"Many of the passengers were actually Gujaratis and many of the devotees that come to visit this temple or worship at the temple are from Gujarats. And because of that, obviously, they feel it’s close to home," said Head Swami of the temple, Yogvivekdas Swami.
Britain has very close ties with India.
There were nearly 1.9 million people in the country of Indian descent, according to the 2021 U.K. census.
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