Hindu temple in couple's bedroom attracts 50,000 worshippers
- added May 30, 2008
- 0 responses
-
-
-
- MariaS
- added this
-
-
- related topics
-
- Google Current (1502)
- Google Searches (147)
Sushila and Dhirajlal Karia have welcomed 50,000 visitors into their spare room since they turned it into a Hindu temple.
The couple converted the space about 30 years ago when they realised there was no temple in Clacton-on-Sea, or the rest of Essex, at that time.
So they invited a priest from India to bless the shrine, complete with marble statues of gods and goddesses, and word soon spread.
'They come in coach-loads – two or three at the most because we can't accommodate more than that,' said Mr Karia.
'We don't keep a record but it is in the region of 40,000 and 50,000 in the past 30 years.'
The couple converted the space about 30 years ago when they realised there was no temple in Clacton-on-Sea, or the rest of Essex, at that time.
So they invited a priest from India to bless the shrine, complete with marble statues of gods and goddesses, and word soon spread.
'They come in coach-loads – two or three at the most because we can't accommodate more than that,' said Mr Karia.
'We don't keep a record but it is in the region of 40,000 and 50,000 in the past 30 years.'
Login/Registration is required to add a response.
