Yorkshire's first dedicated 'Asian Funeral Home' launches

Asian Funeral Home provides a service for each religious funeral with its own faith-led dedicated team. Owners said they had a team of multi-lingual members who can speak Hindi, Punjabi, Gujrati, Urdu and English which 'helps ease the understanding of any arrangements made on behalf of the older generation'.

Anand Gohel said, "We have over three decades of pedigree in religious funeral services in Leicester, Leeds has now become home to Yorkshire’s first and only dedicated specialist Asian Funeral Home.

"Over the last year we’ve taken a dilapidated building and have spent over £250,000 in not only creating what we believe is one of the best-equipped funeral homes in the region, meeting the specific and individual bereavement needs of the Asian community in the region, we specialise in Hindu and Sikh funerals in particular.

"Our aim at Asian Funeral Home is to provide a service that is as authentic as possible giving due consideration to those religious and cultural needs, whilst supporting the family all the way through the bereavement journey at an emotionally difficult time."

The mortuary holds up to 20 family members for washing and dressing as is customary prior to the funeral, a chapel of rest that holds up to 40 people to facilitate the paying of respect and religious services where their homes may not have capacity.

The chapel is fully equipped with audio visual and web casting capabilities along with full PA systemwhich can 'tranquil religious music' throughout the facility.

Anand added, "At Asian Funeral Home our team has a unique set of skills and knowledge specific to each religion to help personalise an authentic and fitting farewell.”

“We use industry recognised practises to ensure dignity and respect for the deceased and their families at all times and operate at the highest level of standards and service and cover Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield."