Going Viral: London mayor Sadiq Khan’s temple visit a hit online

At the temple, Khan is said to have interacted with people and also participated in some of the rituals. In one of the pictures, a Hindu priest is also seen tying a string around his wrist. “Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden is one of my favourite places in London,” he had said in a post on Facebook dated May 3, four days ahead of being elected with a thumping majority. 

“As Mayor, I will stand up for London’s Indian community, and strengthen London’s friendship with India. I look forward to leading a trade delegation to India at the earliest opportunity,” his post read. The son of a Pakistani immigrant bus driver and a seamstress, Khan defeated Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith, the son of a billionaire financier, by a record margin to secure the biggest individual mandate in British political history on May 7.