Interestingly, limestone was imported from
The interesting numbers of Swaminarayan Mandir in
1,800 craftsmen involved at 26 different sites in - 18 months to complete stone work
- 18 acre site, fronting on High-way 427 and
- 132 archways 84 decorative ceilings 340 pillars 24,000 carved pieces
- 5 metric tons, heaviest stone
- 50 grams, lightest stone
- 2,393 metric tons Turkish limestone
- 2,050 metric tons Italian Carrara marble
- 1,349 tonnes Indian sandstone
- 4,000 kilometres to ship raw limestone from
- 6,200 kilometres to ship raw marble from
- 12,800 kilometres to ship carved pieces from
- 305 containers used to ship them
- 310 days it would take one full-time craftsman to carve one six-foot pillar
- 100 craftsmen from
- the mandir built using 24,000 pieces of carved marble and limestone
The ground floor of the mandir will house the
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wow, this is cool. Right up in my area. it's a shame that the government doesn't support hindu organizations financially too much when other religious institutions get millions of dollars. all of us should get support or none at all, at least that's how i feel..
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all mandirs are ishwara's place only so to consider that one is the only one being traditional vedic is not correct
in swaminarayana temple where they allow all to come and see it is great but hindu traditions do not say to go to temples when one gets periods ladies so how can they say they are following vedic traditions
it is a sacred place like all other temples where ishwara resides that is the first and only truth they have to digest
my second visit and it was even more beautiful and educating. The temple is magnificent. All the volunteers are so pleasant and kind.It was another amazing day! many thanks, ursula
Well, It's kind of Bias.. Why do they spend money for Hindu Temple. and apart from the Temple, according to me, its a business. If you r opening a business, you have to invest.
all that flying around of marble and stone, does anyone else think money could be better spent on their social ventures that help people? if this was the only swami narayan temple, i would be more understanding - however, this is one of many and after reading about the lavish amounts of money spent on temples, i am begining to think that for a devloping country like India - the money could be put to use in much better ways.
also, Hindu traditions say not to go during your period most likely because of the sanitary conditions at the time. There is the other thought that since temples are supposed to be a 'clean' place (ie u are supposed to go after having showered), and women are cleansing their body - they should not attend temple during htis process. However, i would like to see how many people who go to temple in India have actually showered right before going, maybe 50%.
Every temple divides the women's side and the men's side right in the middle. It is only at the Swaminarayan temples that women sit behind the men! Hinduism is about respect for women, half our gods are females. Why this gender discrimination?
please contact if you can get true (facts) who really built this- labour force
where did the money come from-mortgage
board of directors- involvement
who really holds the -title holder legally (US? CANADA? who really
In the London BAPS temple, when I first visited, Lord Ganesh was seated and Lord Hanuman held the hair of a demoness. Now, Lord Ganesh is standing and Lord Hanuman gives "ashirwad". Why have they changed the consecrated deities? Everything else may change in a temple except the gods. Has no-one noticed this? Why? What happened to original deities?
I noticed that too at the London BAPS! Anyone know why?
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