Akshardham Temple

bindujain · 05-02-2013, 05:56 PM

Akshardham, The 8th Wonder of The World

bindujain · 05-02-2013, 06:01 PM

The Akshardham Temple Complex in Delhi is the recent addition made to the tourist attraction list of Delhi. The Temple built near the Akshardham Flyover in the East Delhi area, is one of the finest structures built in the modern India.The complex is considered as one of the wonders of modern India. The complex is spread over swooping 30 acres on the banks of the river Yamuna near Noida in East Delhi. The Akshardham monument or temple is one of the biggest worship places in India. Built with sandstone and mable the monument is a remakable architectural feat achieved, with several architectural temple styles.

The palace-like monument is built of at least 12,000 tons of pink sandstone and white marble brought in from Rajasthan. The temple consists of 234 intricately carved and ornated pillars. Roofed by 9 ornated domes in all the temple stands well above 129 feet high, 275 feet wide and 315 feet long.. The temple consists of 20 Shikhars and a spectacular Gajendra Pith (plinth of stone elephants). The temple houses 20,000 statues of Hindu dieties and motifs. The construction of temple took five years and The estimated Rs.400-crore cultural complex, inspired by Pramukh Swami Maharaj of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), will be popular for the cultural education and entertainment". The temple complex has drawn inspiration for its architecture from the historic temples of Badrinath (Uttaranchal), Somnath (Gujarat) and Konark (Orissa). It is the second Akshardham complex in the country after the one at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.

Besides the grand monument the complex has two huge exhibition halls meant for visual journey of tourists through India's cultural heritage and Indian moral values. The complex also houses an Imax cinema, a canteen which can accommodate a maximum of 5,000 people at one sitting, a research centre for "social harmony" and meditation gardens with fountains and bronze sculptures. Ghaziabad, Noida,Faridabad and Gurgaon are some of the nearest cities of Swaminarayan Akshardham Complex.

bindujain · 05-02-2013, 06:02 PM

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bindujain · 05-02-2013, 06:06 PM

The beautiful mandir built without steel, consists of 234 ornately carved pillars, 9 ornate domes, 20 quadrangled shikhars, a spectacular Gajendra Pith (plinth of stone elephants) and 20,000 murtis and statues of India’s great sadhus, devotees, acharyas and divine personalities.

The mandir is a fusion of pink stone and pure white marble, where pink stone symbolizes bhakti in eternal bloom and white marble that of absolute purity and eternal peace. Akshardham was created by HDH Pramukh Swami Maharaj in fulfillment to the wish of his guru, Brahmaswarup Yogiji Maharaj, the fourth successor in the spiritual hierarchy of Bhagwan Swaminarayan. In only a short timespan of five years Swaminarayan Akshardham became a reality through the blessings of Pramukh Swami Maharaj, 300 million man hours of epic services rendered by 11,000 volunteers, sadhus and artisans and the immense sacrifice, austerities, prayers of hundreds of thousands of young and old devotees of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha.

bindujain · 05-02-2013, 06:06 PM

Height: 141.3 ft
Width: 316 ft
Length: 356 ft
Inauguration: 6-11-2005, Kartik Shukla Panchmi, Labh Pancham, V.S. 2062
Organizer: BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha.
Creator: HDH Pramukh Swami Maharaj

05-02-2013, 05:56 PM	#1
bindujain VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: MP INDIA Posts: 42,448 Rep Power: 144	Akshardham Temple Akshardham, The 8th Wonder of The World __________________ मैं क़तरा होकर भी तूफां से जंग लेता हूं ! मेरा बचना समंदर की जिम्मेदारी है !! दुआ करो कि सलामत रहे मेरी हिम्मत ! यह एक चिराग कई आंधियों पर भारी है !! Last edited by bindujain; 05-02-2013 at 05:59 PM.

05-02-2013, 06:01 PM	#2
bindujain VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: MP INDIA Posts: 42,448 Rep Power: 144	Re: Akshardham Temple The Akshardham Temple Complex in Delhi is the recent addition made to the tourist attraction list of Delhi. The Temple built near the Akshardham Flyover in the East Delhi area, is one of the finest structures built in the modern India.The complex is considered as one of the wonders of modern India. The complex is spread over swooping 30 acres on the banks of the river Yamuna near Noida in East Delhi. The Akshardham monument or temple is one of the biggest worship places in India. Built with sandstone and mable the monument is a remakable architectural feat achieved, with several architectural temple styles. The palace-like monument is built of at least 12,000 tons of pink sandstone and white marble brought in from Rajasthan. The temple consists of 234 intricately carved and ornated pillars. Roofed by 9 ornated domes in all the temple stands well above 129 feet high, 275 feet wide and 315 feet long.. The temple consists of 20 Shikhars and a spectacular Gajendra Pith (plinth of stone elephants). The temple houses 20,000 statues of Hindu dieties and motifs. The construction of temple took five years and The estimated Rs.400-crore cultural complex, inspired by Pramukh Swami Maharaj of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), will be popular for the cultural education and entertainment". The temple complex has drawn inspiration for its architecture from the historic temples of Badrinath (Uttaranchal), Somnath (Gujarat) and Konark (Orissa). It is the second Akshardham complex in the country after the one at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. Besides the grand monument the complex has two huge exhibition halls meant for visual journey of tourists through India's cultural heritage and Indian moral values. The complex also houses an Imax cinema, a canteen which can accommodate a maximum of 5,000 people at one sitting, a research centre for "social harmony" and meditation gardens with fountains and bronze sculptures. Ghaziabad, Noida,Faridabad and Gurgaon are some of the nearest cities of Swaminarayan Akshardham Complex. __________________ मैं क़तरा होकर भी तूफां से जंग लेता हूं ! मेरा बचना समंदर की जिम्मेदारी है !! दुआ करो कि सलामत रहे मेरी हिम्मत ! यह एक चिराग कई आंधियों पर भारी है !!

05-02-2013, 06:02 PM	#3
bindujain VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: MP INDIA Posts: 42,448 Rep Power: 144	Re: Akshardham Temple __________________ मैं क़तरा होकर भी तूफां से जंग लेता हूं ! मेरा बचना समंदर की जिम्मेदारी है !! दुआ करो कि सलामत रहे मेरी हिम्मत ! यह एक चिराग कई आंधियों पर भारी है !!

05-02-2013, 06:02 PM	#4
bindujain VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: MP INDIA Posts: 42,448 Rep Power: 144	Re: Akshardham Temple __________________ मैं क़तरा होकर भी तूफां से जंग लेता हूं ! मेरा बचना समंदर की जिम्मेदारी है !! दुआ करो कि सलामत रहे मेरी हिम्मत ! यह एक चिराग कई आंधियों पर भारी है !!

05-02-2013, 06:03 PM	#5
bindujain VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: MP INDIA Posts: 42,448 Rep Power: 144	Re: Akshardham Temple __________________ मैं क़तरा होकर भी तूफां से जंग लेता हूं ! मेरा बचना समंदर की जिम्मेदारी है !! दुआ करो कि सलामत रहे मेरी हिम्मत ! यह एक चिराग कई आंधियों पर भारी है !!

05-02-2013, 06:04 PM	#6
bindujain VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: MP INDIA Posts: 42,448 Rep Power: 144	Re: Akshardham Temple __________________ मैं क़तरा होकर भी तूफां से जंग लेता हूं ! मेरा बचना समंदर की जिम्मेदारी है !! दुआ करो कि सलामत रहे मेरी हिम्मत ! यह एक चिराग कई आंधियों पर भारी है !!

05-02-2013, 06:05 PM	#8
bindujain VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: MP INDIA Posts: 42,448 Rep Power: 144	Re: Akshardham Temple __________________ मैं क़तरा होकर भी तूफां से जंग लेता हूं ! मेरा बचना समंदर की जिम्मेदारी है !! दुआ करो कि सलामत रहे मेरी हिम्मत ! यह एक चिराग कई आंधियों पर भारी है !!

05-02-2013, 06:06 PM	#9
bindujain VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: MP INDIA Posts: 42,448 Rep Power: 144	Re: Akshardham Temple The beautiful mandir built without steel, consists of 234 ornately carved pillars, 9 ornate domes, 20 quadrangled shikhars, a spectacular Gajendra Pith (plinth of stone elephants) and 20,000 murtis and statues of India’s great sadhus, devotees, acharyas and divine personalities. The mandir is a fusion of pink stone and pure white marble, where pink stone symbolizes bhakti in eternal bloom and white marble that of absolute purity and eternal peace. Akshardham was created by HDH Pramukh Swami Maharaj in fulfillment to the wish of his guru, Brahmaswarup Yogiji Maharaj, the fourth successor in the spiritual hierarchy of Bhagwan Swaminarayan. In only a short timespan of five years Swaminarayan Akshardham became a reality through the blessings of Pramukh Swami Maharaj, 300 million man hours of epic services rendered by 11,000 volunteers, sadhus and artisans and the immense sacrifice, austerities, prayers of hundreds of thousands of young and old devotees of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. __________________ मैं क़तरा होकर भी तूफां से जंग लेता हूं ! मेरा बचना समंदर की जिम्मेदारी है !! दुआ करो कि सलामत रहे मेरी हिम्मत ! यह एक चिराग कई आंधियों पर भारी है !!

05-02-2013, 06:06 PM	#10
bindujain VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: MP INDIA Posts: 42,448 Rep Power: 144	Re: Akshardham Temple Height: 141.3 ft Width: 316 ft Length: 356 ft Inauguration: 6-11-2005, Kartik Shukla Panchmi, Labh Pancham, V.S. 2062 Organizer: BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. Creator: HDH Pramukh Swami Maharaj __________________ मैं क़तरा होकर भी तूफां से जंग लेता हूं ! मेरा बचना समंदर की जिम्मेदारी है !! दुआ करो कि सलामत रहे मेरी हिम्मत ! यह एक चिराग कई आंधियों पर भारी है !!