Welcome To
Maharishi Valmiki Temple.

The roots of the Valmik community began in Coventry, UK in the early 1950’s with the arrival of Mr Darshan Singh Mattu. He was followed by Mr Kartar Singh Mattu and Mr Dara Singh Mattu in 1954. Mr Darshan Singh Mattu’s family was the first family to arrive in 1958 and in 1960 the families of Mr Dhanna Ram Sidhu & Joginder Pal Sidhu arrived in the UK, more families from the Valmiki community followed to join their family members. The Valmiki community lived together as a big extended family, people from the community helped each other financially, but the biggest help was the sharing and provision of accommodation for the community members and their families till they built their own base.

All through the 1960’s the Punjabi communities of all faiths got together once a month to celebrate Sangrand at the Red Lane School, Coventry.