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Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Cardiff

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Swaminarayan Temple in Cardiff
Swaminarayan Temple in Cardiff

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Cardiff is a Swaminarayan temple located in the Grangetown area of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. It is the first and largest Hindu temple in Wales and comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday.

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Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Cardiff
Mardy Street, Cardiff Grangetown

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N 51.474 ° E -3.186 °
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Mardy Street
CF11 6QT Cardiff, Grangetown
Wales, United Kingdom
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