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 Indias
ancient architecture, traditions and timeless spiritual
messages. The Akshardham experience is an enlightening
journey through Indias 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 Indias 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 ones 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 |
