Wednesday 13 June 2012

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta



The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is in the place of Atlanta and it is the sixth BAPS ancient Hindu temple that constructed by the stones and build in United States. It is the largest Hindu shrine in America. The temple constructed in the area of 32,000 square feet and it called as the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir. 

The temple tower is constructed at the altitude of seventy five feet and it is the latest construction in Georgia. Nearly 1,500 workers involved in constructing this temple and nearly five thousands of marvels are used to construct this shrine. On the other hand, four thousand five hundred tons of Italian Carrara marble, 4,300 tons of Turkish limestone, and 3,500 tons of Indian pink sandstone was quarried and shipped to the craftsmen in India 

After that nearly 35,000 pieces were shipped to the United States. It serves members of the Swaminarayan branch of Hinduism that originated in India more than 200 years ago. The time-honored design features custom-carved stonework, a wraparound veranda and five prominent pinnacles evocative of the Himalayan hills.

All the devotees are hailed at the divine temple of Shri Swaminarayan Mandir with the individuals and families that no need book in advance. If they desire to have tour guide with them then it is easily possible to them in this temple. Here your clothes must cover your shoulders and knee for both the ladies and gents.

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