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Akshardham Complex in Delhi.

We reached there around sunset and could see the whole complex in day light. At night (after the lights come on), its' even more beautiful.

Reached around 5.30 (before sunset), walk around the complex visiting the different halls and the main shrine of Swaminarayan the 18th Century Spiritual Leader in who's memory the Akshardham in Delhi and the one in Gandhinagar Ahmedabad have been built. Its great to walk around the complex. The architecture and work is exquisite and the ambiance is great. We braved the 40 degrees heat, but it was quite comfortable out there when we reached at 5.30 PM.

There's a musical fountain show which starts at 7.30 PM, which I could not attend but sounded interesting.

There's a food court that sells street foods of India as well as the Indian Thali. Dont be shocked it sells burgers and pizzas too. As usual I could not resist eating, trying my hand at the food out there. We first tried out the Samosas which were delicious. I didnt stop at that and ordered the AKSHARDHAM KHICHDI (rice and lentil cooked together). It was delicious too. The soul was satisfied and the body energised to walk the rest of the complex.

The souvenir shop sells some interesting books (mostly on spirituality), devotional music tapes, CDs and local craft etc.

All in all it was a great experience and I wouldnt mind going there atleast once a month and whenever possible I would also like to accompany the clients to this place.

Whenever possible we must include it for all our clients. This could be done as a late afternoon excursion. Start from the hotel at 5 PM and return back in time for Dinner around 8 PM.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TEMPLE REMAINS CLOSED ON MONDAYS.

The timings are 9 AM to 7 PM.

Food Court 11 AM to 10 PM.

In Winters October to March, everything will close one hour earlier. So we will have to depart an ahour earlier. For Winters departure should be at 4 PM from the hotel.

After 5 years of non-stop, round-the-clock construction, the massive and awesome Akshardham Temple Monument to World Peace was inaugurated today. The Akshardham Temple in New Delhi, India, constructed by the BAPS foundation -- the builders of the various Swaminaryan Temples across the world, is truely a modern day Wonder of the World.

It is one of the biggest and most intricate religious places of worship ever constructed. Combining several completely different and contrasting architectural styles of Hindu temple architecture of northern India -- Rajasthani, Orrisan, Gujarati, Mughal and Jain -- the Akshardham Monument is entirely constructed of marble and the red-sandstone that Delhi is famous for, and that so many of her monuments are constructed of. It was completed in only 5 years a world record of sorts

So after years of waiting, the Temple was yesterday opened to the public -- and to photographers. Below is the New Delhi Akshardham Complex as seen through the eyes of a BAPS photographer. The pictures are a great many and will take a long time to load, but totally, totally worth the wait!

At its inaguration, it is widely being heralded as one of the greatest monuments India has ever produced. I hope you enjoy viewing this architectual marvel as much as I enjoyed having the honor presenting it.

Monument of Akshardham

The Akshardham monument, built without steel, is entirely composed of sandstone and marble. It consists of 234 ornately carved pillars, 9 ornate domes, 20 quadrangled shikhars, a spectacular Gajendra Pith (plinth of stone elephants) and 20,000 murtis and statues of India's great sadhus, devotees, acharyas and divine personalities.

The monument is a fusion of several architectural styles of pink stone and pure white marble. Pink stone symbolizes bhakti (devotion) in eternal bloom and white marble of absolute purity and eternal peace. The monument was built after over 300 million man hours of services rendered by 11,000 volunteers, sadhus and artisans.

It is the one of the wonders of the modern world, and the wonders of modern India.

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