Our story
Dharma Mandir Newport is a worldwide Hindu community rooted in the wisdom of our scriptures and dedicated to serving society.
The Dharma family
Our sister temple in Enfield was created through the vision and blessings of Guruji Vyas Sharma. Under his leadership, Dharma developed into a dynamic spiritual organisation, bringing devotees together through satsangs in the United Kingdom and around the world.
That same spirit of worship, care, learning and service inspired a new home for the Dharma family in Newport.
Our direction
Discover the two goals that guide how we teach, gather and serve our community.
Our spiritual leader
Guruji arrived in London on 17 September 1963, already an established pundit at the age of eighteen. Alongside his studies, he continued performing weddings and pujas throughout London.
His life’s work has centred on love, peace, harmony, righteousness, faith in God and service to the community. His compassionate, inclusive approach has reached people of every age and background.
Read about Guruji on the Enfield Mandir website
The Enfield foundations
The Dharma Mandir journey began in the early 1970s as a growing community gathered around Guruji’s teachings. During the 1980s, Guruji travelled with devotees from home to home to hold satsangs and pujas across the UK.
This caring community spirit grew through the 1990s into the Dharma Foundation. After years of large pujas in hired halls, the first Dharma Mandir was founded and inaugurated in Enfield in 2001.
A new home in Wales
The Newport Mandir building was acquired on 4 December 2022. From that day, devotees came together with a shared purpose: to prepare a welcoming spiritual home for the community.
Inauguration
Pandit Anand Khusul transported the murtis from Croydon and, with the dedication and practical help of devotees, the Mandir was prepared between 4 December 2022 and 25 February 2023. Dharma Mandir Newport was formally inaugurated on 25 February 2023.
“Individually we are zero, but together we are dynamite!”
The speed and spirit of this achievement embody Guruji’s enduring message: when we work together in faith and service, remarkable things are possible.
Our mission
We seek to bring people together by supporting the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of every devotee through love and devotion to Bhagwan. We hope to awaken minds, nurture gratitude and purpose, and help each person touch another soul through faith and service.
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