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Akshardham Temple

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Swaminarayan Akshardham, also known as Akshardham Temple or Akshardham Delhi, is a Hindu temple and campus in Delhi, India, near the border with Noida, displaying traditional and modern Hindu culture and architecture. Inspired by Yogiji Maharaj and created by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, it was constructed by BAPS and is the world's second largest BAPS Hindu temple, after Akshardham in New Jersey, United States.

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Carved from pink sandstone from Rajasthan, following the traditional stone-carving methods used across its exterior.

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