BAPS Hindu temple in Luton leads volunteer initiative to clean local neighbourhood

The volunteers filled just under 10 bags containing various items of litter, significantly improving the surrounding environment.

The initiative was part of the Great British Spring Clean, the nation’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign during which thousands of bags of litter are filled around the country.

The annual event is organised by Keep Britain Tidy, a leading independent environmental charity that works to inspire, educate and enable everyone in the country to value the environment on their doorstep.

Yogmurti Lalji, a lead community outreach volunteer at the temple, added, “His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj, the global spiritual leader of the BAPS Hindu fellowship and the inspirer of the Mandir, teaches us to respect and care for the environment and to serve our local communities as a part of our social responsibility. Seeing so many volunteers come together for such a worthy cause is a testimony of the community spirit between the temple and its neighbours, and demonstrates the transformative power and impact of collective action.

“We would also like to thank Keep Britain Tidy for its tremendous work in helping keep our country cleaner and greener for than more 70 years. We look forward to continuing to support their valuable community work.”