COVID-19 Pandemic: Serving the Community, UK & Europe

13 Mar 2020 to 11 Apr 2020

Before the national lockdown, volunteers reached out to neighbours of all BAPS mandirs around the UK

Volunteers hand-delivered more than 1,300 letters of support and offers of assistance

A volunteer delivers a letter of support from BAPS in Manchester

Volunteers packing grocery bags for the needy, London, UK

Grocery bags ready for the needy, London, UK

Swamis prepare fresh food to be packed for distribution, London, UK

Swamis prepare 'tiffins' (packed meals) for distribution, London, UK

Swamis and volunteers prepare 'tiffins' (packed meals) for distribution, London, UK

The packed meals are accompanied by fresh fruit

More than 530 meals are prepared and hand-delivered daily in London

More than 50 volunteer drivers deliver the tiffins to the needy across London

A volunteer delivers a tiffin to an elderly resident while maintaining social distancing, London, UK

A volunteer delivers a tiffin to an elderly resident while maintaining social distancing, Leicester, UK

A volunteer delivers a tiffin to an elderly resident while maintaining social distancing, Loughborough, UK

Volunteers are provided training on how to protect themselves and others when delivering the tiffins

More than 75 tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables have been distributed so far to various charitable organisations

Volunteers supported the staff of a supermarket which served the local community in Brent, London, UK

Fresh fruit and vegetables were donated to Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha in Southall, London, UK

'Food For All', a major charity serving the hungry in London, thanked the Neasden Temple for providing fresh fruit and vegetables

Age UK thanked BAPS for the support of the elderly in Barnet, London, UK

Volunteers delivered fresh produce to The Felix Project, a London-based charity fighting hunger and food waste

Katherine Hogg of The Felix Project thanked Neasden Temple for the support

Volunteers delivered food packs to the London Fire Brigade at Park Royal Station and thanked them for their brave work

Volunteers delivered food and essential supplies to various hospitals around the country in support of the heroic work of the NHS frontline workers

Staff at Northwick Park Hospital, London, appreciate the support from the Neasden Temple

Volunteers drop fresh fruit to University Hospital Lewisham in South East London, UK

Fresh meals prepared for the new Nightingale Hospital in London, UK

Volunteers prepare packed meals for the staff of Newham University Hospital in East London, UK

Fresh meals packed and ready for the staff of Newham University Hospital in East London, UK

Volunteers delivery the packed meals to Newham University Hospital

Volunteers deliver food for the hard-working staff of King George Hospital in East London, UK

Food for the hard-working staff of Wexham Park Hospital in Berkshire, UK

Volunteers deliver food for the hard-working staff of Wexham Park Hospital in Berkshire, UK

Volunteers deliver food to the staff of the Leicester Royal Infirmary

Volunteers appreciate the staff of the Leicester Royal Infirmary

Staff of the Leicester Royal Infirmary appreciate the support from BAPS Leicester

Volunteers deliver food to the staff of Moseley Hall Hospital in Birmingham, UK

Volunteers deliver food for the staff of Luton & Dunstable Hospital

NHS staff of Luton & Dunstable Hospital thank BAPS Luton for their support