BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Robbinsville, NJ, Akshardham, Largest Hindu Temple in the USA, Part 6

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Robbinsville was created by and forms a part of the international Hindu fellowship known as BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS).

The BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham is a Hindu mandir (temple) built by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha in Robbinsville, New Jersey. It is the largest Hindu mandir in the United States and the second-largest Hindu mandir in the world, rising 213 ft (65 m) above ground.

The 183-acre (74 ha) Akshardham campus contains the main Akshardham mandir, a smaller traditional temple, Nilkanth Plaza, a welcome center, a vegetarian cafe, the BAPS Swaminarayan Research Institute, a museum, and an event center.[2] The Akshardham mandir is dedicated to the religious leader Swaminarayan and has become a religious tourist destination for Hindus around the world.

On October 8, 2023, Mahant Swami Maharaj, the spiritual head of BAPS, performed the consecration ceremony and formally inaugurated the mandir.This is one of three Akshardham mandirs constructed by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha; the other two are in New Delhi and Gandhinagar.Robbinsville is located within Mercer County in central New Jersey, and is situated near Trenton, the state capital of New Jersey.

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