BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Atlanta
बीएपीएस श्री स्वामिनारायण मंदिर, अटलांटा
📍 Lilburn (Atlanta), Georgia
A mandir of marble, limestone and pink sandstone on more than 30 acres in Lilburn, built from over 34,000 hand-carved pieces and inaugurated by Pramukh Swami Maharaj in 2007.
लिलबर्न में 30 एकड़ से अधिक में संगमरमर, चूना-पत्थर और गुलाबी बलुआ पत्थर का मंदिर — 34,000 से अधिक नक्काशीदार टुकड़ों से बना, 2007 में प्रमुख स्वामी महाराज द्वारा उद्घाटित।
इतिहास History
BAPS bought a 29-acre plot in Lilburn in February 2000. The foundation stones were laid in June 2004, construction began in September 2005, and in March 2006 a specialised crane went up to lift the carved stone into place.
More than 34,000 pieces carved in India were assembled into a traditional mandir, which Pramukh Swami Maharaj inaugurated on 26 August 2007, a few weeks after the Toronto mandir. In 2021 the campus hosted COVID-19 vaccination drives run by BAPS Charities.
दर्शन की जानकारी Before you go
- Hours
- Open 9 am – 6 pm daily. Darshan about 9 – 10:30 am, 11:15 am – noon and 4 – 6 pm (Sundays differ); arti at 11:15 am and 7 pm.
- Dress code
- Shoulders and knees covered. Wraps are available.
- Photos
- No photography inside the mandir; casual photos are fine in the public areas outside.
- Food
- Shayona Cafe, about 10:30 am – 7:30 pm on weekdays and 10 am – 8 pm at weekends.
- Entry is free and individuals and families need no booking
- Men and women sit in separate areas during arti
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
- Three kinds of stone: Italian Carrara marble, Turkish limestone and Indian pink sandstone
- Shrines to Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj, Radha-Krishna, Shiva-Parvati, Sita-Ram, Hanuman and Ganapati
- An exhibition on the key teachings of Hinduism
- Shayona Cafe and the gift shop
उत्सव Festivals
Photo: Lee Coursey from Decatur, GA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons