The temple, which
attracts approximately 70 percent of all tourists who visit Delhi,was officially
opened on 6 November 2005. It sits on the banks of the Yamuna adjacent to the
proposed 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.
Guinness
World Record
The Akshardham monument in DelhiOn 17 December 2007, Michael Whitty, an official
world record adjudicator for Guinness World Records, traveled to Ahmedabad,
India to present a new world record to Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual
leader of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, for the Akshardham complex.
The record was
presented for Akshardham as the World’s Largest Comprehensive Hindu Temple
(see certificate here).
The 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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