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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Swaminarayan Akshardham is a Hindu temple and campus in Delhi, India.
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Swaminarayan Akshardham is a Hindu temple and campus in Delhi, India.
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The temple was opened on 6 November 2005 by Pramukh Swami Maharaj in the presence of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Manmohan Singh, L.K Advani and B.L Joshi.
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It is 43-metre (141 ft) high, 96-metre (316 ft) wide, and 109-metre (356 ft) long.
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Inspired by Yogiji Maharaj and created by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, it was constructed by BAPS. It is the world's second-largest BAPS Hindu temple, following Akshardham, New Jersey, in the United States.
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