| Shree Geeta Bhawan | |
|---|---|
 The temple in April 2022 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Handsworth,Birmingham |
| Location | |
| Location | 107-117 Heathfield Road |
| Country | England |
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| Geographic coordinates | 52°30′21″N1°54′40″W / 52.50570°N 1.91108°W /52.50570; -1.91108 |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1986 |
| Website | |
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TheShree Geeta BhawanMandir (grid referenceSP061897) is the first Hindu temple in theWest Midlands of England, opened in a former church in 1969. It is situated at 107-117 Heathfield Road, on the corner of Brecon Road, on the border of theHandsworth andLozells districts ofBirmingham.
Originally, services were held at 32 Hall Road, Birmingham B20 2BQ.
The Mandir has a dailyAarti at 11 am and 7 pm and has weeklyPoojas forBalaji on Sunday mornings, andDurga Maa on Tuesday evenings.[1]
The building was the former St George'sPresbyterian Church and was originally designed by J.P.Osborne in a cruciform shape in 1896.[2]
Pevsner and Wedgwood (1966) said it was "...in a style variously described as 'modern Gothic' and a 'modification of Renaissance'. In fact an ungainly mixture of styles and an odd plan.".[3]
