Worlds Biggest Hindu Temple

BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham is a 100-acre Hindu temple complex in New Delhi, India. It aims to show

Since its opening in November 2005, Swaminarayan Akshardham has become a popular landmark of Indias million visitors a year. It featured in the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Records book for being the larg Lotus garden Over 60 acres of the complex comprise various forms of landscaping. One part is the Lotus Garden, a lotus-s thinkers sharing their faith in God and humanity.

Largest Hindu temple in the world The central feature of the complex is the ornately hand-carved stone temple, or mandir. Built according to an ft (96 m) wide and 141 ft (43 m) high, it is the world's largest comprehensive Hindu temple.

It was built within five years by 11,000 artisans and volunteers of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, an internati

Exterior carvings The outer wall of the temple is profusely covered with 200 stone figures of Indias sages and intricate depicti

Temple sanctum Enshrined in the temple's inner sanctum is an 11 ft.-high gilded murti (sacred image) of Bhagwan Swaminara dedicated. Other images include those of popular Hindu deities and spiritual leaders of the Swaminarayan tra

Interior carvings The temple is a fusion of pink sandstone on the outside and white marble on the inside, but with no structura ornately carved pillars, 9 ornate domes, and intricately designed ceilings. In total, there are more than 20,000

Elephant plinth The temple stands on a 1,070 ft.-long plinth of 148 full-sized elephants carved entirely from stone. Together,

Stone colonnade The temple and its surrounding area are garlanded by a 3,000 ft (214 m)-long two-tiered stone colonnade. It