BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, Robbinsville
बीएपीएस स्वामिनारायण अक्षरधाम, रॉबिन्सविल
📍 Robbinsville, New Jersey
The largest Hindu mandir in the Western Hemisphere: a hand-carved stone Akshardham in New Jersey, consecrated in 2023 after years of work by more than 12,500 volunteers.
पश्चिमी गोलार्ध का सबसे बड़ा हिंदू मंदिर — न्यू जर्सी में हाथ से तराशे पत्थरों का अक्षरधाम, जिसे 12,500 से अधिक स्वयंसेवकों ने बनाया और 2023 में प्रतिष्ठित किया गया।
इतिहास History
Pramukh Swami Maharaj began the vision for this campus in 1984, and BAPS bought the Robbinsville land in 2008. A smaller traditional shikharbaddh mandir of Carrara marble opened here on 10 August 2014, and work on the Akshardham Mahamandir began the following year.
Its stone came from Italy, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria and India and was carved in Pindwara, Rajasthan, before travelling about 12,500 miles to New Jersey. Mahant Swami Maharaj consecrated the Mahamandir on 8 October 2023, at the close of a nine-day festival. It stands about 191 feet high, with nine shikhars, four great domes and more than 10,000 carved statues and motifs.
दर्शन की जानकारी Before you go
- Hours
- 9 am – 7:30 pm every day except Tuesday, when the whole campus is closed.
- Booking
- Entry is free, but visitor registration is required on weekends, national holidays and some Hindu festivals.
- Dress code
- Shoulders, chest, back and knees covered: no sleeveless or low-cut tops, and no shorts, skirts or dresses above the knee.
- Photos
- No commercial photography or video.
- Food
- Shayona Café (vegetarian) on campus. Outside food and drink aren't allowed.
- Allow 2 to 2½ hours, and download the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham app before you arrive
- Shoes come off before the Mahamandir
- No large bags, pets (service dogs are welcome) or drones
- Groups under 15 can join hourly guided tours on Mon, Wed, Thu and Fri, 10 am – 5 pm; groups of 15 or more must book 5 days ahead
- Courtesy wheelchairs are lent against a driver's licence, subject to availability
From the temple’s official website, checked in October 2026. Hours change for festivals and seasons, so confirm on the temple’s site or by phone before you travel. General temple etiquette →
दर्शनीय Don’t miss
- Thirteen shrines, led by a 15.5-foot panchdhatu murti of Bhagwan Swaminarayan
- Carvings of all 108 Bharatanatyam poses, and 151 musicians with their instruments on the outer wall
- Brahma Kund, a stepwell holding water from more than 300 sources, including 108 holy rivers of India
- Nilkanth Plaza and its 49-foot bronze of Nilkanth Varni, the young Swaminarayan as a wandering yogi
- The haveli-style Welcome Center of carved Burmese teak and 2,700 lanterns
उत्सव Festivals
Photo: BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons