Sunday 29th August 1982

Under the guidance of Mahant Swami of Bhuj murtis of Shahajanand Swami, Narnarayan Dev, Radha Krushna Harikrushna Maharaj and Marble murtis of Hanumanji and Ganapatiji were ordered and they were established in the altar on 25th November 1979. On this occasion a five day Shreemad Bhagavat parayan was organised from 21st November 1979 to 25th November 1979. At the beginning the temple used to open at weekends only but now it was opening every evening.

As time went by the number of Satsangis began to increase and many activities were taking place at the temple. One of the prominent satsangis, Mr Keshavjibhai Premji Bhudia of Fotadi, once visited Cardiff Mandir and he offered to pay for a carved wood sinhashan for the Murtis. This offer was gladly accepted and the Sinhashan was made in India and it arrived in Cardiff in April 1982. Once the sinhashan arrived it was decided to install the Murtis on 27th June 1982. At that time news came through that Santos of Bhuj were on their first ever visit to East Africa and they were intending to come to UK. The Committee decided that we must postpone the Murti installation day and wait for the Bhuj Santos to come to UK.

Amongst the Santos who came to UK were late Mahant Swami Purani Hariswarup Dasji, Late Sadguru Swami Murlimanohar Dasji, late Shastri Swami Shree Rangdasji and Kothari Parshad Jadavji Bhagat. With their consent it was decided to celebrate the Murti Pratishtha Mahotsav on Sunday 29th August 1982 (on the 10th day of the bright half of the month of Bhadrva). This was a unique day for Cardiff as Santos from Bhuj had ventured out of India for the first time and would conduct Murti Pratistha in a foreign land for the first time. A seven Day parayan of Vasudev Mahatma was organised and Shastri Swami Shree Rangdasji was the main narrator of the scripture. The festival was celebrated with a lot of excitement and many Satsangis from other places in UK came for the celebrations. After the Murti Pratishtha the temple would now open for evening and morning Aarti and Katha Kirtans.

On the first Patotsav celebration in 1983, H.H. Acharya Shree Tejendraprasadji Maharaj and Santos from Ahemdavad visited Cardiff and did the Patotsav Aarti. As time went by many Santos from India began to come to UK and used to visit Cardiff and the Satsangis of Cardiff gained benefit of Katha and Sant Samagam.