This video shows a Church renovated into a temple in the USA, not Europe - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 11, 2023
A video (here and here) of a cross on a Church’s steeple getting replaced by a Hindu religious symbol is being shared on social media, claiming that this video shows the visuals of a church in Europe getting renovated into a temple. In this video, one can see devotees worshipping inside this temple, offering prayers to the deity. Let’s fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: Visuals show a European church transformed into a Hindu temple.
Fact: Although this video shows a Church renovated into a temple, this had not happened in Europe. The visuals show the Paranitya Narasimha Ashram and temple in West Elmira, New York. Hence, the claim made in the post is Misleading.
A keyword search on the internet led us to a news report  that revealed that the church/temple that is seen in the viral video is located in a town called Elmira in New York.
Reportedly, this is the largest temple of (Paranitya) Narasimha in America. An organisation named Bhakti Marga (here) has purchased a closed catholic church in Elmira and renovated it into an ashram and temple.
The inauguration of this temple was held from 31 August 2023 to 3 September 2023 (here, here, and here), and the viral video shows the highlights of this event, which was posted on Instagram by Bhakti Marga.
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To sum up, the viral post misquotes this video as visuals from Europe while it shows the inauguration of Lord Narasimha temple (converted from a church) in America.