G20 podiumSwaminarayan Mandir NJ, USA
The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Robbinsville, New Jersey, will inspire the onlookers through its divinity, architecture, and humanitarian efforts for generations to come. The construction for the site began in early 2010. Chiselled European marble was used to build the 12,000 sq.ft. mandir. Despite heavy snowfall during the winter months, it was completed by 2014. A consecration ceremony was held on August 10, 2014 in the presence of His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, senior swamis from India and devotees from across the world. Built in the Nagaradi style, the mandir stands 42 feet tall, 133 feet long and 87 feet wide and is made entirely of Italian Carrara marble (68,000 cubic feet). The beautiful carvings seen around the mandir are not only aesthetically appealing, but are also meaningful in many ways. This mandir, like all other BAPS mandirs, is the epitome of volunteerism and serves as a symbol to show the value of sacrificing one’s time and efforts towards bettering the community
