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Swaminarayan
Akshardham in New Delhi epitomises 10,000 years of Indian
culture in all its breathtaking grandeur, beauty, wisdom and
bliss. It brilliantly showcases the essence of India’s ancient
architecture, traditions and timeless spiritual messages. The
Akshardham experience is an enlightening journey through India’s
glorious art, values and contributions for the progress,
happiness and harmony of mankind.
The grand, ancient-styled Swaminarayan Akshardham complex was
built in only five years through the blessings of HDH Pramukh
Swami Maharaj of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam
Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) and the colossal devotional efforts
of 11,000 artisans and BAPS volunteers. The complex was
inaugurated on 6 November, 2005.
Akshardham means the eternal, divine abode of the supreme God,
the abode of eternal values and virtues of Akshar as defined in
the Vedas and Upanishads where divine bhakti, purity and peace
forever pervades.
Monuments
Swaminarayan Akshardham reflects the essence and magnitude of
India's ancient architecture, traditions and timeless
spirituality.
The beautiful monument
built without steel, 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 pink stone and pure white marble,
where pink stone symbolizes bhakti in eternal bloom and white
marble that of absolute purity and eternal peace. Akshardham was
created by HDH Pramukh Swami Maharaj in fulfillment to the wish
of his guru, Brahmaswarup Yogiji Maharaj, the fourth successor
in the spiritual hierarchy of Bhagwan Swaminarayan. In only a
short timespan of five years Swaminarayan Akshardham became a
reality through the blessings of Pramukh Swami Maharaj, 300
million man hours of epic services rendered by 11,000
volunteers, sadhus and artisans and the immense sacrifice,
austerities, prayers of hundreds of thousands of young and old
devotees of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha.
Halls of Values
Experience the
timeless messages of Indian culture featured through the life of
Bhagwan Swaminarayan.
The principle theme of
sculpting one’s life for happiness, success and peace of mind is
portrayed in this exhibition. The exhibits portray the messages
of ahimsa, endeavor, prayer, morality, vegetarianism, family
harmony, etc. through fifteen 3-D dioramas and presentations
from the life of Bhagwan Swaminarayan. Exquisite settings and
statues in each diorama are brought to life through robotics,
fibre optics, light and sound effects, dialogues and music;
transporting the audience to 18th century India.
• Unique 3-D dioramas and walk-through dioramas
• Statues come to life through animatronic technology
• A fresh experience, a new message and a novel presentation in
every diorama |
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