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Article: Queen to make first visit to a UK Hindu temple; COUNTDOWN TO THE JUBILEE.
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 23, 2002
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Byline: HUGH DOUGHERTY;ROBERT JOBSON
AT THE moment it looks like an average building site - except for the shrines in the middle of the floor.
But two weeks today, this first floor hall will be transformed into a lavishly-decorated Hindu temple literally fit for a queen.
The work is being done because Highgatehill Murugan Temple is to become the first Hindu temple in Britain to be visited by the Queen in her 50-year reign.
The temple was picked to welcome the Queen as part of her bid to recognise each of Britain's many faiths during her Golden Jubilee tour of the country.
The visit, by the Queen and Prince Philip on 6 June, ...