A place for worship, community and charity, Newcastle's Hindu Temple had to close its doors following the coronavirus lockdown.
At the heart of the city's Hindu community, the Temple has turned to digital technology to continue traditions amid the coronavirus pandemic.
And online services have proven to be a success reaching hundreds of devotees across the nation and world.
Many Hindus not only see their Temple as a place of worship but also as their community hub and its closure has affected many of its congregation.
But older members of the congregation specifically have felt more of an impact, as the Temple for many is their only time of socialising with others from their community.
A spokesman for Hindu Temple said: "It has been quite hard, we have all been impacted following the closure before we have moved our services online.
“The older generation in our congregation has been affected the most as for many it's the only place they meet regularly other people who speak their language and follow their cultural traditions.”
Two days after lockdown was announced by the government, the Hindu community were set to celebrate the significant festival, Navaratri.
Starting on the 25th March, Navaratri involves nine nights of fasting and worshipping the goddess of Durga and her nine forms.
But the Temple based on Westgate Road has not let the coronavirus pandemic stop them from celebrating and have taken advantage of technology and moved their celebrations online.
Twice daily, Hindu Temple has been going live on Facebook, broadcasting Aarti Monday to Saturday at 11 am and 8 pm and Havan and Aarti on Sunday at 1.30 pm.
Known for being a place of charity the Hindu Temple has been working hard supporting hundreds of Indian students who are stranded in Newcastle following lockdown.
With many international students losing their part-time jobs as a result of lockdown, they are now left struggling to afford essential items.
So the Temple has been kindly delivering hundreds of emergency food parcels every week to the students to help them survive.
The spokesman added: "Our Temple's congregation and own food stores have been so generous donating hundreds of food items and cash to help those in need during this hard time. We would like to thank anyone has donated."
To join in online services visit the Hindu Temple's Facebook page and to donate to support the Temple's work visit their fundraising page
