Seva & Daan
Support the temple
The temple runs entirely on the generosity of the sangat. Your donation keeps the lamps lit, the doors open, the festivals going and the prasad flowing.
Gift Aid
£12.50
…is what the temple receives from a £10 gift.
Gift Aid adds 25% to every eligible donation, claimed from HMRC. It costs you nothing extra — you only need to be a UK taxpayer and tick the declaration.
Tap an amount to see it with Gift Aid added.
Give by bank transfer
A direct transfer costs the mandir nothing at all in fees — every penny arrives. Please use your name as the payment reference so the trustees can thank you and claim Gift Aid.
Registered charity no. 1127915. For a standing order, please set it up in your own banking app using the details above.
Other ways to give
- By card, online — coming soon.
- Become a member — adult annual membership is £11 a year, life membership £501. Apply online.
- Monthly standing order — the most helpful of all; it lets the trustees plan. Use the bank details above.
- In person — the hundi at the mandir, and contactless at festivals.
- Sponsor an event — many families sponsor a festival or an aarti.
Share the mandir
Point a phone camera at this to open the site. Ready-made artwork below: a square post for Facebook, a story or WhatsApp status, and an A4 poster for the noticeboard.
Where your daan goes
- Utilities, heating and upkeep of the mandir
- Puja samagri, flowers, ghee and lamps
- Prasad and community meals
- Festivals — Holi, Ganesh Pooja, Navratri and Diwali
- Gita satsang materials and children's classes
Gift Aid — am I eligible?
If you pay UK Income Tax or Capital Gains Tax and your donations are your own money, yes. You simply confirm this once with a short declaration, and the temple can then claim 25% on that gift — and often on gifts from the previous four years.
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनपेक्ष्य च
The gift given because it ought to be given, expecting nothing in return — that gift is sattvic. — Bhagavad Gita 17.20