The History of Akshardham Temple

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So, Today is my topic is on "The History of Akshardham Temple" which is in Delhi.
As we all know that Delhi is the capital of  our nation it is famous for it's traditional. It is a third largest city of the world. It is also the second largest metropolis after Mumbai with a population of over 13 million. Delhi is also one of the oldest continually inhabited cities of India. It stands on the bank of river Yamuna.

So, we were talking about "Akshardham Temple", which is situated in Delhi.

History of Akshardham Temple:-

• Akshardham Temple of New Delhi is also known as SwamiNarayan Akshardham Temple. It is one of the largest Hindu Temple, complexes in India. It was officially inaugurated on 6 November 2005.
• 70% of tourists who visit Delhi, visit this temple complex.This temple is a beautiful place for sightseeing, exploring and pilgrimage.
• This complex does not hold a temple alone. It has a water show, a theme garden, hall of values, IMAX film of SwamiNarayan's life, cultural boat ride and much more.

• The main attraction of the complex is the temple, which is beautifully decorated with carved statues of dancers, deities, fauna,flora and others.
• The temple holds 234 pillars, 2000 deity statues, 9 domes and much more. The temple holds 148 life-size elephant statues that weigh a total of 3000 tons.
• The central dome contains the main deity, SwamiNarayan. The deity is surrounded by many statues made with a composition of five different metals.
• The hall of values or Sahajanand Darshan features life-like robotic displays of life of SwamiNarayan. The hall's elements teach non-violence, prayers, vegetarianism, morality and others. 
• There are 3d dioramas that uses light and sound effects music and dialogues. This hall also holds the smallest robot in the world, in the form of Shanshyam Maharaj, the child version of SwamiNarayan.

• Nilkanth Darshan is the theatre that stages 40 minutes film about the pilgrimage undertaken by SwamiNarayan. This film shown in a giant screen and IMAX theatres. There is a large bronze statue of a Hindu deity outside the theatre.
• "Sanskritik Vihar", the cultural boat ride which is used by the visitors to watch the ancient India's culture and history. The model displays the universities, markets and civilization of ancient India.
• In this temple complex, there is a Yagnapurush Kund, which is the largest yagna kund in the world. It comprises 108 small shrines and 2870 steps leading to the kund. On 17 December 2007, the Akshardham Temple was declared as the largest comprehensive Hindu temple in the World by the International Organization.
• Bharat Upavan, the Garden of India is filled with bronze sculptures of various genre like deity freedom fighters, warriors, national figures and others. Other notable elements of this complex are the sunken gardinene, Narayan Sarovar Lake, Premvati food court and others.

Best Time to Visit Akshardham Temple

The best time to visit Akshardham temple is winter season which starts in October to February.

It is better to visit in the late afternoon, as you will have enough time to explore all the attractions and be at the musical fountain right in time for the show.

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