The largest Hindu temple in the world was built in this era in Delhi.
No, it is not an ancient temple, but the world's largest Hindu temple was built in this era Started in 2000, completed in 2005 after 5 years of work Spread over 60 acres, the Swami Narayan Akshardham Temple in Delhi is already in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest and self-contained Hindu temple in the world.
On 17 December 2007, Guinness World Records world record holder Michael Witty arrived in Ahmedabad and handed over the certificate to Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the chief monk of the temple.
On 17 December 2007, Guinness World Records world record holder Michael Witty arrived in Ahmedabad and handed over the certificate to Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the chief monk of the temple.
The history of the temple is also long The temple was founded by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the guru of the Bochha monk Shri Akshar Purushottam Swami Narayan Sanstha In 1968, Swaminarayan Sant Yogi Maharaj, the head of the sanstha, expressed a desire to build a temple on the banks of the Yamuna in Delhi.
But he died in 1971 Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the next head of the sanstha, then asked the Delhi Development Authority for land to build a temple as per the guru's wishes.
But he died in 1971 Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the next head of the sanstha, then asked the Delhi Development Authority for land to build a temple as per the guru's wishes.
From there, he was offered land in Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, and Faridabad But Pramukh Maharaj wanted land on the banks of the Yamuna to give shape to the Guru's wishes Eventually, in April 2000, the Delhi Development Authority donated 60 acres and the Uttar Pradesh government donated the land The construction of the temple began in November that year.
It was completed in 2005 It took 5 years Eight experienced monks from the Sangha were in charge of building the temple in Gandhinagar, Gujarat The temple was built by 7,000 stone carvers and 3,000 volunteers.
It was completed in 2005 It took 5 years Eight experienced monks from the Sangha were in charge of building the temple in Gandhinagar, Gujarat The temple was built by 7,000 stone carvers and 3,000 volunteers.
The sculptors were mostly local farmers and were accompanied by 1,500 tribal women Every night, 4,000 labourers arrived in 100 lorries to build the temple The entire temple is made of pink sandstone from Rajasthan and Italian marble The stone is cut by machine, but the delicate work is done by hand.
No steel or concrete is used in the temple The main body of the temple is 316 feet wide, 356 feet long and 141 feet high The temple has 234 pillars and 9 domes.
No steel or concrete is used in the temple The main body of the temple is 316 feet wide, 356 feet long and 141 feet high The temple has 234 pillars and 9 domes.
There are also 20,000 statues of Hindu gods and great men The temple depicts the history of India The temple has elephant architecture There are also gardens of India, musical fountains, a lotus garden called "Yogi Hriday Kamal" and "Narayan Sarovar" among others The temple has architecture modelled on the Vishnu temple of Angkor Bhatta, Sun temple of Konark, Jagannath temple of Puri and Lingaraj temple of Bhubaneswar.
Inside the temple is a statue of Swaminarayan on a throne The statue is surrounded by intricate gold work The temple was inaugurated on 6 November 2005 The then President of India, A P J Abdul Kalam, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and 25,000 invited guests were present The Akshardham Temple, the largest and most complete in the world, is a heritage site of India dating from the 8th to 12th centuries CE.
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