Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) community has opened a huge Hindu temple in Atlanta on a 29 acre site, which is the largest in the US. BAPS is known for its traditional hand-carved stone Hindu temples, and for its social work and humanitarian services offered around the world.
The white temple is Built at a cost of $19 million in the Lilburn suburb of Atlanta,USA.
Murti Pratishtha Swaminarayan temple Atlanta, USA
The temple is built from marble, limestone and sandstone and are designed to last more than 1,000 years. Their stones interlock; no nails, screws or other metal that one day could corrode are used in construction.More than 34,000 stones – including more than 2,000 hand-carved figurines were shipped from India. The heaviest weighed 8 tons (7.3 metric tons). Upon their arrival, volunteers spent 17 months fashioning the stone into a temple that regularly will host a congregation of about 500.
It took 1.5 years for hundreds of craftsmen to construct the structure, etched with intricate carvings.
The BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha has three other temples in North America – in Houston, Chicago and Toronto.
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I HAVE VISITED THIS TEMPLE ON 25 AUG 08. THE TEMPLE IS VERY NICE. WE PARTICIPATED IN EVENING AARTI. THE ATOSPHERE WAS VERY SOOTHING.
I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT THE TEMPLE AGAIN AND AGAIN. HOWEVER, MY DAUGHTERS DONT WANT TO REVISIT. THE REASON BEING YOUR SYSTEM OF ASKING FEMALES EVEN GIRL CHILD TO SIT BEHIND MEN. WHATEVER TEMPLES WE HAVE VISITED SOFAR, LADIES AND GENTS ARE SEPARATED SIDE BY SIDE, NOT ONE BEHIND OF OTHER
EVEN THE GODESS IS ALSO SHOWN STANDING BESIDE THE GOD.
MEN AND WOMEN ARE EQUALS. IN THIS BACKGROUND I STRONGLY FEEL THAT YOUR MANAGEMENT SHOULD REVIEW YOUR POLICY WHICH INCULCATES FEELING OF INSULT IN THE MIND OF LADIES. ALSO PL ALLOW SMALL GIRLS TO SIT WITH FATHER IN CASE HE HAPPENS TO GO TO TEMPLE WITHOUT WIFE.
on 26 Aug 2008 at 3:35 pm RADHEY MOHAN
I HAVE VISITED THIS TEMPLE ON 25 AUG 08. THE TEMPLE IS VERY NICE. WE PARTICIPATED IN EVENING AARTI. THE ATOSPHERE WAS VERY SOOTHING.
I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT THE TEMPLE AGAIN AND AGAIN. HOWEVER, MY DAUGHTERS DONT WANT TO REVISIT. THE REASON BEING YOUR SYSTEM OF ASKING FEMALES EVEN GIRL CHILD TO SIT BEHIND MEN. WHATEVER TEMPLES WE HAVE VISITED SOFAR, LADIES AND GENTS ARE SEPARATED SIDE BY SIDE, NOT ONE BEHIND OF OTHER
EVEN THE GODESS IS ALSO SHOWN STANDING BESIDE THE GOD.
MEN AND WOMEN ARE EQUALS. IN THIS BACKGROUND I STRONGLY FEEL THAT YOUR MANAGEMENT SHOULD REVIEW YOUR POLICY WHICH INCULCATES FEELING OF INSULT IN THE MIND OF LADIES. ALSO PL ALLOW SMALL GIRLS TO SIT WITH FATHER IN CASE HE HAPPENS TO GO TO TEMPLE WITHOUT WIFE