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Akshardham Temple
The megha Akshardham temple
complex is finally opened to the public on 8 November 2005. The temple
which depicts the Hindu mythology and Indian culture promises to attract
lakhs of tourists’ every year with its religious tourism. Build over an
area of 100 acres on the banks of the Yamuna River, it took more than 2
years for construction and costed around Rs.2 billion, funded by millions
of Bochasanvasi Aksharpurushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) followers
worldwide. The temple has 234 ornate pillars, 20,000 statues and many arches.
Besides the Swaminarayan temple the complex consists of the main monument,
exhibition halls, an IMAX theatre and a musical fountain, surrounded by
a garden. It also got a restaurant modeled on the Ajanta and Ellora caves
and an Ayurvedic bazaar.
Swaminarayan Akshardham Complex
is the newly built latest tourist attraction in delhi, 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 on highway. 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 temple 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.
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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.
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