Latest Monument in Guinness World Record - "Akshardham at Delhi"

Latest Monument in Guinness World Record 

"Akshardham at Delhi"

On Sunday, once again, I had an opportunity to visit Akshardham, a Hindu temple complex in Delhi, India. It is also referred to as Delhi Akshardham or Swaminarayan Akshardham, the complex displays millennia of traditional Hindu and Indian culture, spirituality, and architecture.

After 5 years of non-stop, round-the-clock construction, the massive and awesome Akshardham Temple Monument to World Peace was created. 
The Akshardham Temple in New Delhi, India, constructed by the BAPS foundation -- the builders of the various Swaminaryan Temples across the world, is truely a modern day Wonder of the World.
Delhi Akshardham  is one of the biggest and most intricate religious places of worship ever constructed. Combining several completely different and contrasting architectural styles of Hindu temple architecture of northern India -- Rajasthani, Orrisan, Gujarati, Mughal and Jain -- the Akshardham Monument is entirely constructed of marble and the red-sandstone that Delhi is famous for, and that so many of her monuments are constructed of. It was completed in only 5 years a world record of sorts.Monument of Akshardham
My Recommendation:
Why second half of the day?
Don't worry about food, there is very good arrangement for food. You can buy your choice. Akshardham Delhi Metro station is just 200 mtrs from main gate. You can keep your mobile and bags at designated place, because these are not allowed. I really enjoyed my time without mobile for few hours. 

The building of Delhi Akshardham  was inspired and developed by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual head of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, whose 3,000 volunteers helped 7,000 artisans construct Akshardham.

The temple, at the center of the complex, was built according to the Vastu Shastra and Pancharatra Shastra. In addition to the large central temple crafted entirely of stone, the complex features exhibitions on incidents from the life of Swaminarayan and the history of India, an IMAX feature on the early life of Swaminarayan as the teenage yogi, Nilkanth, a musical fountain on the message of the Upanishads, and large landscaped gardens. The temple is named after a belief in Swaminarayan Hinduism.

The Akshardham monument, built without steel, is entirely composed of sandstone and marble. It 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 several architectural styles of pink stone and pure white marble. Pink stone symbolizes bhakti (devotion) in eternal bloom and white marble of absolute purity and eternal peace. The monument was built after over 300 million man hours of services rendered by 11,000 volunteers, sadhus and artisans.

It is the one of the wonders of the modern world, and the wonders of modern India.

It is widely being heralded as one of the greatest monuments India has ever produced. I am sure you will enjoy viewing this architectural marvel as much as I enjoyed while walking around the campus for few hours.

If you are in Delhi or planning to be in Delhi, keep second half of the day for Akshardham. 

So that your can enjoy the monument under lighting effect, before you leave the campus of Akshardham.