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Police were seen with riot gear confronting the crowd, believed to be predominantly Muslim men, and attempting to move them away from the temple in Smethwick, Birmingham, last night.
Hardline Hindu nationalist Sadhvi Ritambhara was due to speak at the Durga Bhawan Mandir in Birmingham at the start of a five-venue tour of the UK which included visits to Coventry and Nottingham.
Leaders from the Jame Mosque and Iskcon Hindu temple stressed the close bonds of friendship between the two faiths and called for an immediate end to the 'provocation and violence'.