Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari MandirHindu Temple & Community Centre · Willenhall

Who we are

About the mandir

A house of Maa Kali, a community centre, and a registered charity — carrying the tradition of Maa Bhameshwari from the village of Bham in Punjab to the heart of the West Midlands.

The tradition of Maa Bhameshwari

The tradition of our lineage tells that in the village of Bham, in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab, the Divine Mother took human birth in 1933 as a daughter named Harbhajan Kaur — revered by her devotees as Maa Bhameshwari, an avatar of Bhagwati, of Mahakali herself. In 1958 the foundation stone of her temple was laid at Bham, and from it grew a mission of worship, seva and langar that continues to this day under the Sri Bhameshwari Missionary Trust, with temples in Punjab, Delhi and Haridwar. Maa Bhameshwari left her body at Jagannath Puri in January 1993; her tradition was carried forward with devotion by her chief disciple, the late President Mata Usha Rani Ji.

Every summer the mother temple at Bham holds its great samagam — days of havan, kanya pujan, Bhagwati jagran and bhandara — and our mandir carries the same rhythm of devotion here in England.

Maa Bhameshwari enshrined at the mother temple in Bham, Hoshiarpur, Punjab — seated beneath a golden archMaa Kali and Maa Bhameshwari at the mother temple in Bham, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, with a jyoti lit before them
The mother temple at Bham — Maa Bhameshwari, and Maa Kali beside her, at the shrine in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, where the tradition began in 1958.

The first Maa Bhameshwari mandir in the UK

On Sunday 21st February 2016, after a two-and-a-half-year renovation, the doors of the first Jai Maa Bhameshwari Kali Mandir in the United Kingdom opened at 158 Dilloways Lane, Willenhall, West Midlands WV13 3JP — a building transformed into a house of God and a community centre for everyone. Since that day the mandir has offered daily aarti at 11am and 7pm, weekly Kirtan & Langar, and a welcome that our visitors tell us they have found nowhere else.

Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir on Dilloways Lane, Willenhall — a brick building with white shikhara domes, an Om emblem and the mandir's name in orange lettering across the front
The mandir on Dilloways Lane today — shikharas, the Om and Maa's name above the door. The building opened as a house of God in February 2016 and has been growing into itself ever since.

The charity

Brass vessels of rice and lentils beside a brass daan bowl with coins, marigolds and a lit diya

The mandir is supported by Jai Maa Bhameshwari Kali Mandir, a registered charity in England & Wales (no. 1143008, registered 21 July 2011). Its purposes are the advancement of the Hindu religion, the relief of poverty, and the advancement of education — lived out daily as worship, langar and learning. The charity is governed by its trustees and files its accounts with the Charity Commission, where our record can be viewed publicly.

What happens here

  • A brass panch-aarti lamp with five lit wicks burning on an ornate thali

    Worship

    Daily aarti at 11am and 7pm, poojas, havans and festival celebrations through the Hindu year.

  • A steel thali served with dal, a vegetable sabzi, rice and a fresh roti

    Langar

    A free vegetarian meal for everyone, every Tuesday from 6pm — and at our jagrans and festivals.

  • Varmala garlands of roses and marigolds prepared for a wedding

    Ceremonies

    Weddings — the mandir is registered for the solemnisation of marriages — along with sanskars and family poojas.

  • A community hall set with long tables dressed in red and gold for a celebration

    Community

    A hall for 200+ guests hosting jagrans, chowkis, celebrations and community gatherings.

A brass temple bell hung with a marigold garland, glowing in warm lamplight

Come and meet Maa

The best way to know the mandir is to visit it. Come for darshan, stay for langar — you will be welcome.

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