A new gurdwara is coming up in Manchester at a cost of two million pounds to cater to the religious needs of the growing numbers of Sikh worshippers living in the area.
The Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Gurdwara Temple is being built on the premises of a former car parts warehouse demolished earlier this month.
The site is close to the current place of worship which will be retained for community activities.
The original temple was established in 1961, when seven families joined to worship together, reports from Manchester said. Since 1961, more Sikhs have moved to Manchester, mainly from the Punjab region of India.
Parkash Singh, secretary for the temple's building development team, said, "We are really pleased that work has got under way as it's been a long time coming. It will be great benefit to the members here and to the wider Sikh community and local residents."
The temple will house a place for worship as well as an education centre and function facilities which will be made available to the wider community. The existing site already has an IT suite and library which will remain.
The project has been funded by 1.1 million pounds in donations from the temple's members and the wider Sikh community, as well as a 900,000 pounds loan. Architect Amar Egan a temple member, drew up plans free of charge.
Singh said, "This will help us to welcome more families to worship and we will be able to hold more classes to teach Punjabi as well as other educational classes".
He added, "We've had support from the local community, Manchester City Council planning, conservation area organisations, and importantly the Gurdwara members and wider national Sikh community".
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