British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose roots lie in India is in Delhi for the G20 Summit, said that he hopes to visit a 'mandir' (Hindu temple) while he is in the national capital.

He said that he is ‘proud’ to be a Hindu and that his faith is ‘very important’ to him.

"I'm a proud Hindu, and that's how I was raised. That's how I am. Hopefully, I can visit a Mandir while I'm here for the next couple of days,” he told ANI.

Sunak also spoke about the festival of Raksha Bandhan and Janmashtami, Sunak added: “We just had Raksha Bandhan, so from my sister and my cousins, I have all my rakhis, and I didn't have time to celebrate Janmashtami properly the other day. But hopefully, I can make up for that if we visit a mandir this time.”

“I think faith is something that helps everybody who has faith in their lives, particularly when you have these stressful jobs like I do. Having faith to give you resilience, to give you strength, is important,” Rishi Sunak further added.

Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty landed at New Delhi's Palam Airport on Friday. They were greeted by the Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, with a "Jai Siya Ram".

Ashwini Kumar Choubey also gave Rudraksh, a copy of the Bhagavad Gita, and the Hanuman Chalisa to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife.

During his three-day tour to India, Rishi Sunak will also meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a bilateral meeting.