| Swaminarayan Akshardham | |
|---|---|
स्वामीनारायण अक्षरधाम | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | East Delhi |
| Deity | Swaminarayan, Sita-Rama, Radha-Krishna, Shiva-Parvati and Lakshmi-Narayana |
| Governing body | Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Pandav Nagar |
| State | Delhi |
| Country | India |
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| Geographic coordinates | 28°36′45″N 77°16′38″E / 28.61250°N 77.27722°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha |
| Creator | Virendra Trivedi[1] Pramukh Swami Maharaj |
| Completed | 6 November 2005 (consecration) |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 109 m (356 ft) |
| Width | 96 m (316 ft) |
| Height (max) | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Site area | 8,021.4 sq. m (86,342 sq. ft) |
| Monument(s) | Over 20,000 |
| Website | |
| akshardham.com | |
Swaminarayan Akshardham is a Hindu temple and spiritual-cultural campus in Delhi, India. The temple is close to the border with Noida. Also referred to as Akshardham Temple or Akshardham Delhi, the complex displays millennia of traditional and modern Hindu culture, spirituality, and architecture. Inspired by Yogiji Maharaj and created by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, it was constructed by BAPS.[2] It is the world's second-largest BAPS Hindu temple, following Akshardham, New Jersey, in the United States.
The temple was officially opened on 6 November 2005 by Pramukh Swami Maharaj in the presence of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Manmohan Singh, L.K Advani and B.L Joshi.[3][4] The temple, at the centre of the complex, was built according to the Vastu shastra and Pancharatra shastra.
In Swaminarayan Akshardham, similar to its predecessor Swaminarayan Akshardham in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, the main shrine is the focal point and maintains the central position of the entire complex. There are various exhibition halls which provide information about the life and work of Swaminarayan. The designers of the complex have adopted contemporary modes of communication and technology to create the various exhibition halls.[5]
The complex features an abhishek mandap, Sahaj Anand water show, a thematic garden, and three exhibitions namely Sahajanand Darshan (Hall of Values), Neelkanth Darshan (an IMAX film on the early life of Swaminarayan as the teenage yogi, Nilkanth), and Sanskruti Darshan (cultural boat ride). According to Swaminarayan Hinduism, the word Akshardham means the abode of Swaminarayan and believed by followers as a temporal home of God on earth.[6][7]
- ^ "Virendra K.Trivedi Architects in Ahmedabad and Temple Architecture Designer". templearchitectvkt.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Swaminarayan Akshardham New Delhi".
- ^ "What is Akshardham". BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
- ^ "Timeline". akshardham.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Trivedi, Yogi (2016). Swaminarayan Hinduism: Tradition, Adaptation and Identity. Oxford University Press. pp. Chapter 13. ISBN 9780199463749.
- ^ BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. "Magnificent monuments of Delhi". Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ "Mandir". akshardham.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.