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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Visits BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, Delhi, India

10 Sep 2023

Swamis welcome British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to Swaminarayan Akshardham

Volunteers welcome Akshata Murty, wife of the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Volunteers relayed a special message on behalf of His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj, who had extended his personal wishes and prayers for the Prime Minister and the other delegates

Swamis, Sanjaybhai Kara and Riteshbhai Gadhia stand with the Prime Minister in front of Swaminarayan Akshardham

Prime Minister Sunak, Mrs Murty and volunteers in front of Akshardham Mandir

Mr Sunak and Mrs Murty make their way towards Akshardham Mandir

Prime Minster Sunak and his wife offer prayers in front of the murtis of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and the Guru Parampara

Mr Sunak and Mrs Murty perform arti

Following the arti, Mr Sunak and Mrs Murty reverently bow down to the murtis

Mr Sunak and Mrs Murty interact with the children who sang the Sanskrit shlokas

The Prime Minister and Mrs Murty engage with the children

Prime Minister Sunak and Mrs Murty offer their prayers at the shrine of Shri Krishna Bhagwan and Radhikaji

Prime Minister Sunak and Mrs Murty offer their prayers at the shrine of Shri Ramachandra Bhagwan and Sitaji

Prime Minister Sunak and Mrs Murty Shri offer their prayers to Shri Shankar Bhagwan and Parvatiji

Mr Sunak and Mrs Murty observe the historical holy relics housed within the Akshardham Mandir

Mr Sunak and Mrs Murty observe the interior architecture

Mr Sunak and Mrs Murty outside Swaminarayan Akshardham

Volunteers explain the exterior architecture

The Prime Minister and his wife observe the detailed elephant carvings outside Akshardham Mandir

Mr Sunak and Mrs Murty make their way following darshan at Swaminarayan Akshardham

Despite the inclement weather and busy schedule of the summit, both the Prime Minister and his wife took time to have darshan

Volunteers present mementoes to Mr Sunak and Mrs Murty as a gesture of goodwill following their visit

Before departing from Swaminarayan Akshardham, Mrs Murty took time to meet some of the many volunteers

Mr Sunak took the time to meet with volunteers before departing