Swami Narayan Temple

Akshardham Mandir, Ghandinagar.

Swami Narayan Akshardham temple is located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. This is the one of the largest temple in Gujarat. Akshardham is the shrine of Gandhinagar. Anyone can reach this temple through local bus, taxi and other transport service. The temple was constructed by BAPS (Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purshottam Swami Narayan Sanstha) with the blessing of pramukh swami maharaj.

In Nov 1992 the temple was inaugurated by pramukh swami maharaj. In the present day Akshardham mandir has become famous and attracts devotees and tourist every day. Akshardham mandir encourage art, culture and values of India. The shrine is 1751feet (534 meters) in its length. The temple takes 13 yrs. to complete the construction. The temple is made up of 6000 tons of pink stone which is imported from Rajasthan. No steel and iron is used in the construction of the temple.

The shrine sanctorum holds the seven feet tall, golden image of lord swami Narayan. Hari Mandapam, Prasadi Mandapam and Vibhuti Mandapam are the names which are allotted in different floors. The aim of BAPS is to educate people about the values and culture of India.

Designed on the lines of Sthapatya Shashtra, Swami Narayan Akshardham is the example of silence and peace.  Akshardham mandir presents a perfect mixture of devotion art, architecture, education, exhibition and research at one place. In the temple complex, “shahajanand”, “Sat-chat- Anand”, and “Nitiyanand” are the three exhibition that are made in temple area which shows spiritual matters and also enlighten visitors.  Every year many devotees come to this place for spreading peace and education to others.