श्री गणेशाय नमः । सर्वमंगल माँगल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थ साधिके । शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणी नमोऽस्तुते ॥ Sarva mangala maangalye shive sarvaartha saadhike sharanye tryambake gauri naaraayani namostute ! To auspiciousness of all auspiciousness the Shakti aspect of Shiva -all that is Good, to the accomplisher of all objectives and the Source of refuge. To the mother of the three worlds and the Goddess who is ever effulgent, the exposer of Consciousness to thee be obeisance.

National Council of Hindu Temples UK (NCHT) was established in 1978. It is the oldest and one of the largest Hindu umbrella bodies linking over 200 Hindu Temples and Faith Organisations and works with them for the benefit of the Hindu community across the UK.

NCHT acts as a resource centre and one of the main consultative & advisorybodies on the matters relating to the British Hindu community, culture and religion and regularly interacts with many Government and Statutory Departments - e.g. Home Office, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), Education Authorities, Commission on Integration & Cohesion, Dept for Communities & Local Government (DCLG), Dept for International Development (DFID), Dept for Trade & Industry (DTI), Equalities & Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Greater London Authority (GLA), Dept for Works & Pensions (DWP), DEFRA, Food Standards Agency (FSA), Metropolitan/West Midlands Police, Interfaith Network UK, The Faith Communities Forum, RE Council for England & Wales, SACRE, Hindu Christian Forum, Council of Dharmic Faiths UK, Tony Blair Faith Foundation, Hindu Faith Bodies Steering Group, National Association of the Chaplains to the Police (NACP), Multi-Faith Group for Healthcare Chaplaincy,Schools, Colleges, Universities, LocalMulti Faith Forumsand Councils.

NCHT also advises and consults on mattersrelating to interfaith dialogue, community consultations and capacity building in Temples, and advises and challenges legislation and policies that may affect the Hindu Community in the UK.

For ALL Correspondence please contact:

Dr Raj Pandit Sharma

General Secretary

National Council of Hindu Temples UK (NCHT)

Email: secretary@nchtuk.org

Please note that the views of the National Council of Hindu Temples UK (NCHT) are not represented by any other Hindu Umbrella Organisation in the UK