BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is a Hindu temple outside of Atlanta, Georgia, inaugurated on August 26, 2007, by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, a denomination of the Swaminarayan branch of Hinduism headed by Mahant Swami Maharaj. The mandir is located in the city of Lilburn in a suburb of Atlanta and was constructed in accordance with the Shilpa shastras, which are ancient Hindu architectural scriptures. It was the largest mandir of its kind outside of India. The mandir is made of 34,450 pieces of hand-carved Italian marble, Turkish Limestone and Indian pink sandstone, and are all situated on over 30 acres of landscaped grounds.[1]

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1. BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
2. Wikidata Q4834613 — Wikidata