Bedside prayer where permitted
Short prayers or mantras at a bedside, subject to the patient’s wishes, the family’s wishes and the rules of the ward or setting.
Spiritual & Community Care
Someone to turn to when life feels uncertain.
Prayer, spiritual guidance and a calm listening presence for individuals and families — at home, in hospital or care settings where visits are permitted, and within the wider community.
Calm spiritual guidance
Time to talk something through with a priest who knows the tradition and is not in a hurry. A conversation can simply be a conversation — the aim is to understand what support would genuinely help.
Home, hospital & care-setting visits
Visits at home, and in hospitals or care settings where the person would welcome them and the setting’s access and ward rules allow.
Prayer through illness, loss & uncertainty
Prayer, mantra and quiet blessing for someone who is unwell, for a family facing difficult news, or after a bereavement.
Community-rooted support
Support for families, and plain explanation of Hindu practice for carers, community organisations and colleagues who want to help properly.
Presence before anything else
Not every important moment needs a ceremony.
Sometimes a family simply needs prayer, or a quiet half hour with someone who understands Hindu practice and can help work out the next step. Illness, old age and bereavement raise questions people rarely feel able to ask out loud.
Those questions deserve a calm, honest answer. Sometimes the most useful next step is simply understanding the tradition and what choices the family has.
If you would rather speak now, please telephone +44 (0) 7717 154 215.
How support may look
Different families need different things
None of this is a fixed package. It is simply the support families most often ask for.
Home visits & family prayer
A quiet visit at home, with prayer for the person who is unwell and for those caring for them.
Care-home & elder support
Prayer, conversation and familiar words for older members of the family, arranged with the home and with the family together.
Bereavement & remembrance support
Guidance on what tradition asks of a family after a death, and remembrance prayers when the family is ready for them.
Satsang, bhajan or scripture reading
A short reading, bhajan or satsang at home or with a community group, where that is what the family or group has asked for.
Guidance & signposting
Where a need sits outside the role of a priest, we say so plainly and help you find the professional service that is right for it.
In the community
Care can be quiet, practical and personal.
Illustrative editorial photography. No individual, setting, date or occasion is implied.
Being straightforward
What this is, and what it is not
Trust matters more here than anywhere else on this website, so it is worth being plain.
- This is religious and spiritual support — prayer, presence, listening and guidance. It is not healthcare, counselling, psychotherapy or legal advice, and is never offered in place of professional care.
- Visits to a hospital, hospice or care home depend on the wishes of the person being visited, and on the access and ward rules of the setting. We hold no chaplaincy appointment or accreditation with any institution.
- For an urgent medical or mental-health emergency, please use the relevant NHS or emergency service first. Prayer and support can follow once the person is safe.
- Where a request needs another specialist, we would rather guide you towards them than stretch what a priest can honestly offer.
How it works
Four simple steps, starting from wherever you are
- 01
Tell us what is happening
A telephone call or a short message. There is no form to complete first and no obligation of any kind.
- 02
Talk through the support wanted
Prayer, a visit, a conversation, a reading, or simply help understanding what tradition asks — whichever is genuinely useful.
- 03
Confirm setting, access & timing
Where a hospital, hospice or care home is involved, permissions and visiting rules are checked before anything is arranged.
- 04
The visit, prayer or guidance
Quietly and without fuss, at the pace the family needs, with a note of anything you may want to think about afterwards.
Questions
Spiritual & community care
Prayer, a calm listening presence and spiritual guidance for individuals and families — during illness, difficult news, bereavement or a period of uncertainty. It can include mantra, a short scripture reading or simply a conversation with someone who understands Hindu practice.
Often, yes. A visit depends on the wishes of the person being visited and on the access and visiting rules of the hospital, hospice or care home. Those are checked first. No institutional chaplaincy post or accreditation is claimed.
No. This is spiritual and religious support only. It is not counselling, psychotherapy or medical care, and it is not an alternative to them. For an urgent medical or mental-health need, please use the appropriate NHS or emergency service; where another professional service is more suitable, we will say so and help you find it.
Talk to us first. Where a family is distressed, the priority is helping them understand what tradition asks and what their options are. Anything beyond that is discussed openly before it is agreed.
Need support?
Tell us what your family is facing.
A short message is enough to begin. Telephone if that is easier, and share only what you feel comfortable sharing.