Shri Shirdi Sai speaks-2nd oct/Akshardham temple[must see pics]

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Akshardham is a Hindu temple complex which has been located near the banks of

River Yamuna, Delhi. The complex was inaugurated on 6th November 2005 by the

president of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam in the great presence of the Indian

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the leader of the Organization respocible for

the creation of Akshardham Pramukh Swami Maharaj.This temple has already

attracted thousands of visitors from all over the world. Akshardham temple is

also known as “Delhi Akshardham†or “Swaminarayan Akshardhamâ€. Entry to

the complex is free. But for exhibitions and light and sound show inside the

complex, one has to take tickets. Hall of Values

A modern feature of the complex is a set of three exhibition pavilions. The

first is a walk-through hall of dioramas with audio-animatronics and

light-and-sound shows. Each show shares a message about charity, integrity,

non-violence, and other values

 

“Akshardham is a unique place in India as well as whole world. It is even more

beautiful than what I had imagined. Taj Mahal is definitely beautiful, but this

place, along with beauty, has a beautiful message.â€

Stone colonnade

The temple and its surrounding area are garlanded by a 3,000 ft (214 m)-long

two-tiered stone colonnade. It features 1,152 pillars, 145 windows and 154

cupolas.

 

Indoor boat ride

A 12-minute boat ride introduces visitors to India's ancient past. Traversing

along an indoor river, visitors float by dioramas of a Vedic village and bazaar,

the world's first university, and other historic re-creations.

 

The central feature of the complex is the ornately hand-carved stone temple, or

mandir. Built according to ancient Vedic texts, and measuring 356 ft (109 m)

long, 316 ft (96 m) wide and 141 ft (43 m) high, it is the world's largest

comprehensive Hindu temple.

 

Giant-screen theatre

A large-format 40-minute film retraces the seven-year journey of Bhagwan

Swaminarayan from his teenage years. He travelled alone and barefooted for more

than 7,000 miles around India, into Nepal and Tibet, and through Myanmar and

Bangladesh. The Garden of India / Bharat Upvan is a huge garden featuring flora

and fauna from all over the length and breadth India , from the Himalayas to the

Kanyakumari, and the Deserts of Persia to the Jungles of Burma.

The Bharat Upvan also has statues and figures of India 's Kings, Warriors and

Freedom Fighters, India 's National Figures, and India 's Women Personalities.

 

Over 60 acres of the complex comprise various forms of landscaping.

 

Lotus garden

One part is the Lotus Garden, a lotus-shaped sunken garden with messages from

great world thinkers sharing their faith in God and humanity.

 

This temple combines several completely different and contrasting architectural

styles of temple architecture in India -- Rajasthani, Orrisan, Gujarati and Jain

-- into a pleasing whole. Musical Fountains / Yagnapurush Kund

The Yagnapurush Kund is a fascinating combination of a Vedic yagna kund and a

musical fountain. It is the world's largest yagna kund measuring 300' X 300'

with 2,870 steps and 108 small shrines.

 

In its center lies an 8-petaled lotus shaped yagna kund designed according to

the Jayaakhya Samhita of the Panchratra scripture.Its perfect geometric forms

testify to ancient India 's ancient knowledge in mathematics and geometry. At

night, the fountain comes alive with a colourful, musical show depicting the

Hindu concept of interdependency between humans, nature and God.

 

The Mandir is built to last 10,000 years.

 

Pari Krama

 

Vibhuti Mandovar

Akshardham Temple is a beautiful place of worship which provides sanctum of

peace to one and all.

 

Elephant plinth

The temple stands on a 1,070 ft.-long plinth of 148 full-sized elephants carved

entirely from stone. Together, they weigh 3,000 tonnes.

Exterior carvings

The outer wall of the temple is profusely covered with 200 stone figures of

India's sages and intricate depictions of nature.

 

 

 

 

The monument was built after over 300 million man hours of services rendered by

11,000 volunteers, sadhus and artisans.

Interior carvings The temple is a fusion of pink sandstone on the outside and

white marble on the inside, but with no structural steel used anywhere. Pink

stone symbolizes bhakti (devotion) in eternal bloom and white marble of absolute

purity and eternal peace.

The interior is filled with 234 ornately carved pillars, 9 ornate domes, and

intricately designed ceilings

In total, there are more than 20,000 carved figures.

 

Temple sanctum

Enshrined in the temple's inner sanctum is an 11 ft.-high gilded murti (sacred

image) of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, the deity to whom the temple and complex are

dedicated. Other images include those of popular Hindu deities and spiritual

leaders of the Swaminarayan tradition.

 

Vedic consecration

BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham was the vision and creation of His Holiness Pramukh

Swami Maharaj, spiritual leader of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. He ceremoniously

consecrated the temple and complex according to ancient Vedic rituals on 6

November 2005.

 

 

May all the Gods and Godessess bless our souls and give us all a place near

their holy feet.May our devotion towards them teach us to be kind and loving

towards everyone we meet.

Message from the teachings of Sai baba for 2nd of october

No Arguments, a Simple Reply is Enough

Many people are in the habit of arguing. When the ego in us gets bloated, we

would like to argue. The more we argue, the more we lose the ability of the

discerning mind to know the truth, be open-minded and stick to the negative

thought of defending one's view-point. At times an argument begins for some

reason, arrogance crops up and although we know that the point of the other side

is true, we would not accept it. We fear that upon accepting their point, our

self-esteem may be lowered. We feel egoistic because we think that we are rich,

famous, talented or the unwillingness of not appreciating the good of others. On

some occasions we assume that acceptance of others' views would mean acceptance

of our mistakes and so we prefer to argue further and fail to understand the

loss of our energy. In spite of our good nature, when others drag us into an

argument, it would be better to keep away from them and follow the guiding rule

of Baba, " no arguments but a

simple reply is enough " . There would be no scope to argue if we follow His

principle in true spirit. If the argument becomes adamant, the anger leads to

fight. The precious time that could have been spent in devotional pursuits might

go waste. Hence, instead of getting involved in empty arguments, let us make the

most of life through spiritual practices.

 

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