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The images in this temple are of Narnarayan Dev in the centre, Radhakrishna Dev on the right, Dharmadev, BhaktiMata and Harikrishna on the left of the central hall. The images were made in Dungarpur and stone came from quarries in Himmatnagar and Dhrangadhra. [9] The temple is also known for the attractive dresses that drape the deities.
Swaminarayan temple in Ahmedabad. Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is the first temple Swaminarayan constructed. It was built in Ahmedabad in 1822, and presents images of Nara Narayana, who occupies the principal seat of the temple, and forms of Arjuna and Krishna at the central altar. The left altar has murtis of Radha Krishna.
Swaminarayan Akshardham in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India is a large Hindu temple complex inspired by Yogiji Maharaj (1892–1971) the fourth spiritual successor of Swaminarayan, and created by Pramukh Swami Maharaj (1921–2016), the fifth spiritual successor of Swaminarayan according to the BAPS denomination of Swaminarayan Hinduism.
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.
The BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham temple at 112 N. Main St. – open Wednesdays through Mondays, 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., free admission – rises 19 stories above the ground and sprawls over 180 acres ...
The first temple Swaminarayan constructed was in Ahmedabad in 1822, with the land for construction given by the Company Government. [68] [60] Following a request of devotees from Bhuj, Swaminarayan asked his follower Vaishnavananand to build a temple there. Construction commenced in 1822, and the temple was built within a year. [68]
BAPS has constructed three large temple complexes dedicated to Swaminarayan called Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, and Robbinsville, New Jersey, [156] which in addition to a large stone-carved mandir has exhibitions that explain Hindu traditions and Swaminarayan history and values. [157]
Upon arriving in Ahmedabad on 23 September, they checked in at the Gulshan Guest House. At 2:00 pm the next day, they checked out of the guest house and hired a taxi from the railway station to the Akshardham Temple Complex. [28] Shakeel and Abdullah carried the haversack with arms and ammunition. [28]