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Babu
Celebrity Bewarse
Username: Babu
Post Number: 13559
Registered: 06-2004
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 12:03 pm: |    |
ee temple gurinchi chala vinna
oo sari drive kottali
babu garu |
Srntrfan2006
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Srntrfan2006
Post Number: 200
Registered: 10-2006
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, October 06, 2008 - 11:18 am: | |
I think there is some special SHIVA temple also in the same area.
BAPS sicago templae also adurs  |
Bob
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Username: Bob
Post Number: 16931
Registered: 03-2005
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, October 05, 2008 - 3:13 pm: | |
Some details of BAPS Swaminarayan Temple at Lilburn, Atlanta
· It is one among the top ten largest traditional Hindu Vedic stone temples outside India.
· The largest temple of the BAPS Swaminarayan sect in United States.
· The temple is located on 30 acres of land.
· The total area of the mandir is 22442 sq. ft
· The exterior of the Mandir is made of Turkish Limra limestone.
· The main floor is made of Italian Carrara marble.
· The ground floor and basement is made of Indian Sandstone.
· Smallest stone 15 gm to largest stone of 5.2 tones.
· Total stone material is 8430 tones.
· Total 40,000 stone pieces.
· Total stone structure 85,000 cu. Ft
· The length of the Mandir is 213 feet
· The width of the Mandir is 122 feet
· The height from the ground is 78 feet
· The width of main dome is 23' 3"
· The Mandir has tapered ceiling.
· Inside and outside 'parikarama' for devotees to circumambulate around deities.
· Number of Shikhars (pinnacles) is 5.
· 4 Small Pinnacles (Samaram)
· Number of small domes is 6 and one large dome.
· Number of Torans (arches) is 129.
· Number of Zarukhas (balconies) is 4
· Number of Sinhasans (throne) is 9.
· Number of windows is 14.
· Number of Pillars is 151.
· 75 ceilings with 39 different designs
· Apart from this the Mandir has numerous windows and pillars, which are intricately carved, and also marble steps.
· Central heating and cooling.
· Under floor heating with Gel tubing.
· Fiber optic lighting.
· Estimated cost of the Swaminarayan temple is $19 million.
Other Interesting Facts
· The pillars of the temple are intricately hand-carved and each pillar depicts a famous incident from Hindu scriptures.
· The construction of the Mandir is based on 'Shila Shastras' – ancient Hindu text dealing in building and sculpture techniques.
· Some stones like marble and limestone were imported from the respective countries to India.
· The stones were hand-carved in India and later imported to United States.
· Intricate geometric patterns, rosettes, feathers, leaves and other designs which number to more than 500 were hand-carved in India.
· Each section of the temple weighing from 50 grams to five tons after carving in India had a bar code.
· Each section thus imported was then assembled in Lilburn – just like playing the jigsaw puzzle |
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