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Biggest Temple Outside India Opens

October 10, 2023 14:14 IST

The biggest Hindu temple outside India -- the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Shri Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA -- was inaugurated on Monday, October 9, 2023.

A 9 day ceremony began on September 30 and ended on October 9.

The temple -- which is built over 185 acres -- will be opened to the public from October 18.

 

IMAGE: Fireworks light up the sky during the inauguration. All photographs: ANI Photo

 

IMAGE: A view of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Akshardham temple.

 

IMAGE: A band performs at the inauguration.

 

IMAGE: Artists perform at the event.

 

Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com

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