The World’s largest Hindu Temple, Akshardham, built outside India is all set to be inaugurated in United States New Jersey, on October 8.

 

This grand temple is dedicated to Bhagwan Swaminarayan, a Hindu spiritual leader of the 19th century and has been built by the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham organisation. It was built on the inspiration of his 5th spiritual successor, the esteemed saint Pramulh Swami Maharaj, reported by ANI.

 

Construction on this temple commenced in 2015, and its official inauguration is scheduled for October 8, 2023, with Mahant Swami Maharaj and esteemed dignitaries presiding over the event.

 

The BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham in Robbinsville, spanning 185 acres, and expertise of more than 12,500 volunteers hailing from various parts of North America. Together, they have collectively created an unparalleled landmark designed to endure for well over a millennium, ANI reported.

 

 

The temple is considered a landmark of Hindu culture and architecture in the US and will open for visitors from October 18, ten days after the inauguration under the guidance of Mahant Swami Maharaj.

 

The BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple is the world's second-largest Hindu temple after Cambodia's 12th-century Angkor Wat Temple, which is now a UNESCO heritage site. The BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham is also the largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern era.

 

 

Four types of stone have been used in the construction of the temple - limestone, pink sandstone, marble, and granite - imported from different countries that can help the architecture survive extreme heat and cold.

 

It also includes the Brahma Kund, a traditional Indian stepwell, which contains water from over 300 bodies of water from around the world, including the rivers of India. A solar panel farm, a fly ash concrete mix, and the planting of over two million trees worldwide has been initiated by BAPS authorities as part of sustainble practices.

 

The inauguration celebration will include a week-long celebration. Several US congressmen, senators, officials with the Biden Administration, as well as, state governors plan to attend this grand ceremony.