BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, April 15, 2009: Hindus from England’s three armed forces gathered at Birmingham’s Shree Geeta Bhawan temple on April 8 for the Armed Forces annual Hindu conference. Hosted by Acharya Krishan Kant Attri, Hindu Chaplain to the Armed Forces, the conference brought Hindu service personnel together to hear speakers their own and other faiths.
Speakers extolled diversity and the Hindu values of peace, love, truth, tolerance, nonviolence, and good conduct, as well as commitment and loyalty to country.
Britain’s multi-faith chaplaincy was established to meet the needs of people from different faiths, provide appropriate spiritual guidance, and draw strength from one another. It now includes full-time chaplains for the Christians, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, and Sikh communities and will shortly be joined by a chaplain for those of Jewish faith.