Prayers are being held throughout the South East for individuals who died within the Air India airplane crash on Thursday.
A temple in Gravesend, Kent, is holding a memorial service on Sunday to recollect the victims.
President of Om Mandir Hindu Temple, Abnash Sareen, stated the memorial service goals to “convey the neighborhood collectively”.
He added: “It was completely tragic what occurred on Thursday. After I noticed the information I simply could not imagine my eyes.”
The Air India flight AI171, which was certain for Gatwick, crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad Airport.
Air India confirmed a minimum of 241 folks died whereas just one survived and India’s civil aviation minister has stated a black field has been discovered on the crash web site.
Mr Sareen stated following the information of the crash, members of the neighborhood got here to the temple on Thursday to mourn those that died.
“Many individuals, together with myself, had tears in our eyes, we simply could not imagine what had occurred,” he stated.
“Even when you did not know the individuals who died within the crash, it’s nonetheless extraordinarily upsetting.”
Mr Sareen hopes the memorial service on Sunday will assist the neighborhood heal.
“We wish to let folks know we stick collectively throughout troublesome occasions,” he added.
‘Nearer to residence’
Shyam Govinda, who represents the ISKCON (Worldwide Society for Krishna Consciousness) neighborhood in Crawley, instructed BBC Sussex folks have been “shocked” and “devastated” by the information.
“Many individuals are affected by it, our neighborhood particularly due to the proximity of the airport to Crawley,” he stated.
“There’s a massive Gujarati neighborhood right here, many people have members of the family and mates in Ahmedabad so the tragedy appears lots nearer to residence.”
A particular prayer session can be held on Sunday at 17:00 BST on the Bhakti Yoga Centre.
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