Page 38 - The Indian eye 120123
P. 38

DECEMBER 01, 2023  |
         SPECIAL FEATURE                                                   DECEMBER 17, 2021  |      The Indian Eye                    2
                                                                                                      The Indian Eye 38


                                 BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham



























































             151         Indian musical instruments                                  Poses of the Hindu classical dance style  108


                         memorialized in stone
                                                                                        Bharatnatyam memorialized in stone







              Unparalleled scale in the history of Hindu architecture
              At 255 ft. wide, 345 ft. long, and 191 ft. tall, the Akshardham Mahamandir
              is unique amongst all Hindu mandirs built from stone in the last 600 years.



              185 acres                   1.3 million sq. ft.
              OF LAND                     OF CONSTRUCTION AREA

              1.9 million cu. ft.         110,000 tons

              OF STONE                    OF STONE USED

              12,500                      Millions
              VOLUNTEERS                  OF VOLUNTEER HOURS





                                                               www.TheIndianEYE.com
                                                               www.TheIndianEYE.com
   33   34   35   36   37   38   39   40   41   42   43