Britain's friendship with India vitally important: Cameron

"Yes, we have a shared language, we have cultural ties, we have shared past, but what really matters is how we can work together now and in the future," Cameron said.

At the temple, Cameron was greeted in traditional Indian manner by Jitu Patel, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and Satyavrat Swami (Head Sadhu) of the BAPS Sri Swaminarayan Mandir.

Cameron and his wife performed a ritual bathing of a metallic image of 'Bhagwan Swaminarayan' within the Mandir.