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Courtesy: Akshardham Temple
One of the famous tourist and holy place in new delhi. photos and videos of akshardham. How to reach akshardham
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About Akshardham Delhi
When it is Closed?
Closed
on MONDAYs
Entry is permitted from 9AM to
6.30PM
You have to deposit your cellphones and other
metallic items at the entrance for security reasons (Because
of a bomb attack in 2002 in the Gujarat Akshardham)
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How to Reach?
For the MAPs showing the exact
location of Akshardham and for the videos taken inside the Temple please
CLICK
HERE here.
From NewDelhi Railway Station
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Akshardham is about 10 km from here.You should come out of the Railway
station from Platform No.12 Side ( Not by Platform NO.1) ; About Rs.100
by Auto Rickshaw.
From Nizamuddin Raliway Station
: It is about 4 KM . you can go by auto rickshaw
or prepaid taxi. They will charge you around Rs.100
Nearest Delhi Metro Railway Station
(as on Dec 2008) is Indraprastha Metro Railway Station. From here catch
an Auto Rickshaw or Taxi.or Bus
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General Info:
- Akshardham is a
Hindu temple complex in Delhi, India.
- Also referred to
as Delhi Akshardham or Swaminarayan Akshardham.
- Tthe complex displays
centuries of traditional Indian and Hindu culture, spirituality, and
architecture.
- The building was
inspired and moderated by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual head
of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, whose
3,000 volunteers helped 7,000 artisans construct Akshardham.
- The temple, which
attracts approximately 70 percent of all tourists who visit Delhi,was
opened in 2005.
- It sits on the
banks of the Yamuna adjacent to the 2010 Commonwealth Games village.
- The monument at
the center of the complex of built off of the Vastu Shastra and Pancharatra
Shastra.
- The complex features
a large central monument crafted entirely of stone, exhibitions on incidents
from the life of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and the history of India, an IMAX
feature, a musical fountain, and large landscaped gardens.
- It is the temple
for Lord Swaminarayanan.It is almost the carbon copy of Adhsardham Temple
located in Gujarat.
- For construction
of this temple, no steel is used. Only sandstone and marble were used.
- As per Guinness
records, this is the world’s largest Hindu temple.
The
guinness world record certificate states,
"BAPS
Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi, India, is the world's largest
comprehensive Hindu temple. It measures 356 ft (109 m). long, 316
ft (96 m). wide and 141 ft (43 m). high, covering an area of 86,342
sq ft (8,021.4 m2). The grand, ancient-style, ornately hand-carved
stone temple has been built without structural steel within five years
by 11,000 artisans and volunteers. His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj,
revered spiritual leader of BAPS, consecrated the temple on 6 November
2005. Akshardham showcases the essence of India's ageless art, borderless
culture and timeless values.
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Other places in Delhi:
Jantar Mantar, Jama Masjid, Red Fort, Qutab Minar, India Gate, Humayun's
Tomb, Lodhi Garden, India Gate, Parliament, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Old Fort,
Tughlakabad Fort. |
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Shopping at Delhi:
Palika Bazaar : Cheap Imported Goods, Electronic Items,
Dresses, Cheap Consumer Goods.
Chandni Chowk : Spices, Silver,Brassware.
Meena Bazaar :Jewelery and Paintings and Furniture.
Janpath : Glass Jewellery.
Delhi Haat: Handlooms, Handicrafts
Baba Kharak Singh Marg : Fabrics, Household, Linen,
Carpets, Jewellery, Furniture and Art Objects in Wood, Brass and Copper.
For more information ,Purchase a Delhi
Tourist Guide which costs about Rs.10.
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