My visit to the second-largest Hindu temple on the planet--in New Jersey! [View all]
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I visited the Swaminarayan Akshardham, a Hindu temple (mandir) in Robbinsville, New Jersey, yesterday (Wednesday, Aug. 21.) The mandir is the largest in the U.S., the second largest in the world (#1 is Ankgor Wat in Cambodia), and a religious tourist destination for Hindus from around the world. Photography is forbidden in the main temple building, but I was able to find plenty of subjects in the areas where photography is permitted.
The mandir is dedicated to the religious leader Swaminarayan (1781-1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, who was a yogi and ascetic believed by followers to be a manifestation of Krishna. The tall golden statue (49 feet tall) represents Nikanth Varni, Swaminarayan’s name during his teenage years as a yogi.
Visitor center teakwood interior
Ceiling mandala
Found in the gift shop
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