Overview
- The couple received a traditional welcome with flower garlands and sacred nadachadi threads tied to their right wrists.
- Inside the inner sanctum, they observed a child’s petals offering and watched a family perform an abhishek ritual after removing their shoes.
- They wished worshippers a belated Happy Diwali during the anniversary tour of the West London temple.
- The royals viewed a model of a BAPS mandir under construction in Paris, planned to open in 2026 as France’s first traditional Hindu stone temple.
- Temple leaders praised the King's public service and charity partnerships such as the Felix Project, noting his decades-long relationship with the site through visits in 1996, 2001 and 2009.