When the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham in Robbinsville, New Jersey, opened its doors in October 2023, it became the largest Hindu temple in the Western Hemisphere and the second-largest in the world. Spanning 185 acres with intricately hand-carved Italian marble and sandstone brought from India, the monumental complex rivals the architectural grandeur of temples on the subcontinent.


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