World's Biggest Hindu Temple - delhi....amazing stone works..hats off..

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World’s Biggest Hindu Temple

 

BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham is a 100-acre Hindu temple complex in New Delhi, India. It aims to showcase Hinduism's ancient art, culture and spiritual heritage.Since its opening in November 2005, Swaminarayan Akshardham has become a popular landmark of India's cultural and religious landscape, attracting more than five million visitors a year. It featured in the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Records book for being the largest Hindu temple in the world.

Lotus garden Over 60 acres of the complex comprise various forms of landscaping. One part is the Lotus Garden, a lotus-shaped sunken garden with messages from great world thinkers sharing their faith in God and humanity.

 

 

 

Largest Hindu temple in the world The central feature of the complex is the ornately hand-carved stone temple, ormandir. Built according to ancient Vedic texts, and measuring 356 ft (109 m) long, 316 ft (96 m) wide and 141 ft (43 m) high, it is the world's largest comprehensive Hindu temple. It was built within five years by 11,000 artisans and volunteers of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, an international socio-religious organisation.

Exterior carvings The outer wall of the temple is profusely covered with 200 stone figures of India's sages and intricate depictions of nature.

Temple sanctum Enshrined in the temple's inner sanctum is an 11 ft.-high gilded murti (sacred image) of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, the deity to whom the temple and complex are dedicated. Other images include those of popular Hindu deities and spiritual leaders of the Swaminarayan tradition.

Interior carvings The temple is a fusion of pink sandstone on the outside and white marble on the inside, but with no structural steel used anywhere. The interior is filled with 234 ornately carved pillars, 9 ornate domes, and intricately designed ceilings. In total, there are more than 20,000 carved figures.

 

Elephant plinth The temple stands on a 1,070 ft.-long plinth of 148 full-sized elephants carved entirely from stone. Together, they weigh 3,000 tonnes.

 

Stone colonnade The temple and its surrounding area are garlanded by a 3,000 ft (214 m)-long two-tiered stone colonnade. It features 1,152 pillars, 145 windows and 154 cupolas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham is a 100-acre Hindu temple complex in New Delhi, India. It aims to showcase Hinduism's ancient art, culture and spiritual heritage.Since its opening in November 2005, Swaminarayan Akshardham has become a popular landmark of India's cultural and religious landscape, attracting more than five million visitors a year. It featured in the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Records book for being the largest Hindu temple in the world.

 

 

 

Lotus garden Over 60 acres of the complex comprise various forms of landscaping. One part is the Lotus Garden, a lotus-shaped sunken garden with messages from great world thinkers sharing their faith in God and humanity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Largest Hindu temple in the world The central feature of the complex is the ornately hand-carved stone temple, ormandir. Built according to ancient Vedic texts, and measuring 356 ft (109 m) long, 316 ft (96 m) wide and 141 ft (43 m) high, it is the world's largest comprehensive Hindu temple. It was built within five years by 11,000 artisans and volunteers of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, an international socio-religious organisation.

 

Exterior carvings The outer wall of the temple is profusely covered with 200 stone figures of India's sages and intricate depictions of nature.

Temple sanctum Enshrined in the temple's inner sanctum is an 11 ft.-high gilded murti (sacred image) of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, the deity to whom the temple and complex are dedicated. Other images include those of popular Hindu deities and spiritual leaders of the Swaminarayan tradition.

 

Interior carvings The temple is a fusion of pink sandstone on the outside and white marble on the inside, but with no structural steel used anywhere. The interior is filled with 234 ornately carved pillars, 9 ornate domes, and intricately designed ceilings. In total, there are more than 20,000 carved figures.

 

 

Elephant plinth The temple stands on a 1,070 ft.-long plinth of 148 full-sized elephants carved entirely from stone. Together, they weigh 3,000 tonnes.

 

 

Stone colonnade The temple and its surrounding area are garlanded by a 3,000 ft (214 m)-long two-tiered stone colonnade. It features 1,152 pillars, 145 windows and 154 cupolas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear Jayasankarji,

 

Thank you for given a wonderful pictures. Its really amazing. We hava a luck to see that. May Kannan bless you & your family

 

 

With Prayers

Sushma Shreeyan--- On Tue, 11/8/09, jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat wrote:

jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat[Guruvayur] World's Biggest Hindu Temple - delhi.....amazing stone works..hats off.."GURUVAYURAPPAN" <guruvayur >Tuesday, 11 August, 2009, 4:17 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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World’s Biggest Hindu Temple

 

BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham is a 100-acre Hindu temple complex in New Delhi, India. It aims to showcase Hinduism's ancient art, culture and spiritual heritage.Since its opening in November 2005, Swaminarayan Akshardham has become a popular landmark of India's cultural and religious landscape, attracting more than five million visitors a year. It featured in the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Records book for being the largest Hindu temple in the world.

Lotus garden Over 60 acres of the complex comprise various forms of landscaping. One part is the Lotus Garden, a lotus-shaped sunken garden with messages from great world thinkers sharing their faith in God and humanity.

 

 

 

Largest Hindu temple in the world The central feature of the complex is the ornately hand-carved stone temple, ormandir. Built according to ancient Vedic texts, and measuring 356 ft (109 m) long, 316 ft (96 m) wide and 141 ft (43 m) high, it is the world's largest comprehensive Hindu temple. It was built within five years by 11,000 artisans and volunteers of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, an international socio-religious organisation.

Exterior carvings The outer wall of the temple is profusely covered with 200 stone figures of India's sages and intricate depictions of nature.

Temple sanctum Enshrined in the temple's inner sanctum is an 11 ft.-high gilded murti (sacred image) of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, the deity to whom the temple and complex are dedicated. Other images include those of popular Hindu deities and spiritual leaders of the Swaminarayan tradition.

Interior carvings The temple is a fusion of pink sandstone on the outside and white marble on the inside, but with no structural steel used anywhere. The interior is filled with 234 ornately carved pillars, 9 ornate domes, and intricately designed ceilings. In total, there are more than 20,000 carved figures.

 

Elephant plinth The temple stands on a 1,070 ft.-long plinth of 148 full-sized elephants carved entirely from stone. Together, they weigh 3,000 tonnes.

 

Stone colonnade The temple and its surrounding area are garlanded by a 3,000 ft (214 m)-long two-tiered stone colonnade. It features 1,152 pillars, 145 windows and 154 cupolas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-- Thanks & Regardsjayasankar vattekkat

 

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truly majestic!!!--- On Tue, 8/11/09, jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat wrote:

jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat[Guruvayur] World's Biggest Hindu Temple - delhi....amazing stone works..hats off.."GURUVAYURAPPAN" <guruvayur >Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 8:17 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ഓം നമോ നാരായണായ:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

World’s Biggest Hindu Temple

 

BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham is a 100-acre Hindu temple complex in New Delhi, India. It aims to showcase Hinduism's ancient art, culture and spiritual heritage.Since its opening in November 2005, Swaminarayan Akshardham has become a popular landmark of India's cultural and religious landscape, attracting more than five million visitors a year. It featured in the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Records book for being the largest Hindu temple in the world.

Lotus garden Over 60 acres of the complex comprise various forms of landscaping. One part is the Lotus Garden, a lotus-shaped sunken garden with messages from great world thinkers sharing their faith in God and humanity.

 

 

 

Largest Hindu temple in the world The central feature of the complex is the ornately hand-carved stone temple, ormandir. Built according to ancient Vedic texts, and measuring 356 ft (109 m) long, 316 ft (96 m) wide and 141 ft (43 m) high, it is the world's largest comprehensive Hindu temple. It was built within five years by 11,000 artisans and volunteers of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, an international socio-religious organisation.

Exterior carvings The outer wall of the temple is profusely covered with 200 stone figures of India's sages and intricate depictions of nature.

Temple sanctum Enshrined in the temple's inner sanctum is an 11 ft.-high gilded murti (sacred image) of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, the deity to whom the temple and complex are dedicated. Other images include those of popular Hindu deities and spiritual leaders of the Swaminarayan tradition.

Interior carvings The temple is a fusion of pink sandstone on the outside and white marble on the inside, but with no structural steel used anywhere. The interior is filled with 234 ornately carved pillars, 9 ornate domes, and intricately designed ceilings. In total, there are more than 20,000 carved figures.

 

Elephant plinth The temple stands on a 1,070 ft.-long plinth of 148 full-sized elephants carved entirely from stone. Together, they weigh 3,000 tonnes.

 

Stone colonnade The temple and its surrounding area are garlanded by a 3,000 ft (214 m)-long two-tiered stone colonnade. It features 1,152 pillars, 145 windows and 154 cupolas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-- Thanks & Regardsjayasankar vattekkat

 

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Hari Om!

 

Nice.....where is this in delhi please?  I mean the place...  Thank you for sharing the pictures in the group.

 

 

2009/10/9 Nottath Suresh <nottathsuresh

 

 

 

 

truly majestic!!! --- On Tue, 8/11/09, jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat wrote:

 

jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat[Guruvayur] World's Biggest Hindu Temple - delhi....amazing stone works..hats off..

" GURUVAYURAPPAN " <guruvayur >Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 8:17 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ഓം നമോ നാരായണായ: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

World’s Biggest Hindu Temple

 

  BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham is a 100-acre Hindu temple complex in New Delhi, India. It aims to showcase Hinduism's ancient art, culture and spiritual heritage.

Since its opening in November 2005, Swaminarayan Akshardham has become a popular landmark of India's cultural and religious landscape, attracting more than five million visitors a year. It featured in the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Records book for being the largest Hindu temple in the world.

 

 

 

Lotus garden Over 60 acres of the complex comprise various forms of landscaping. One part is the Lotus Garden, a lotus-shaped sunken garden with messages from great world thinkers sharing their faith in God and humanity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Largest Hindu temple in the world The central feature of the complex is the ornately hand-carved stone temple, ormandir. Built according to ancient Vedic texts, and measuring 356 ft (109 m) long, 316 ft (96 m) wide and 141 ft (43 m) high, it is the world's largest comprehensive Hindu temple. 

It was built within five years by 11,000 artisans and volunteers of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, an international socio-religious organisation.

 

Exterior carvings The outer wall of the temple is profusely covered with 200 stone figures of India's sages and intricate depictions of nature.

Temple sanctum Enshrined in the temple's inner sanctum is an 11 ft.-high gilded murti (sacred image) of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, the deity to whom the temple and complex are dedicated. Other images include those of popular Hindu deities and spiritual leaders of the Swaminarayan tradition.

 

 

Interior carvings The temple is a fusion of pink sandstone on the outside and white marble on the inside, but with no structural steel used anywhere. The interior is filled with 234 ornately carved pillars, 9 ornate domes, and intricately designed ceilings. In total, there are more than 20,000 carved figures.

 

 

Elephant plinth The temple stands on a 1,070 ft.-long plinth of 148 full-sized elephants carved entirely from stone. Together, they weigh 3,000 tonnes.

 

 

Stone colonnade The temple and its surrounding area are garlanded by a 3,000 ft (214 m)-long two-tiered stone colonnade. It features 1,152 pillars, 145 windows and 154 cupolas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  -- Thanks & Regardsjayasankar vattekkat

 

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Treat to the eye . thanks very. muchGuruvayurappans blessings.On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Nottath Suresh <nottathsuresh wrote:

 

truly majestic!!!--- On Tue, 8/11/09, jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat wrote:

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[Guruvayur] World's Biggest Hindu Temple - delhi....amazing stone works..hats off.. " GURUVAYURAPPAN " <guruvayur >

Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 8:17 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ഓം നമോ നാരായണായ: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

World’s Biggest Hindu Temple

 

  BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham is a 100-acre Hindu temple complex in New Delhi, India. It aims to showcase Hinduism's ancient art, culture and spiritual heritage.

Since its opening in November 2005, Swaminarayan Akshardham has become a popular landmark of India's cultural and religious landscape, attracting more than five million visitors a year. It featured in the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Records book for being the largest Hindu temple in the world.

 

 

 

Lotus garden Over 60 acres of the complex comprise various forms of landscaping. One part is the Lotus Garden, a lotus-shaped sunken garden with messages from great world thinkers sharing their faith in God and humanity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Largest Hindu temple in the world The central feature of the complex is the ornately hand-carved stone temple, ormandir. Built according to ancient Vedic texts, and measuring 356 ft (109 m) long, 316 ft (96 m) wide and 141 ft (43 m) high, it is the world's largest comprehensive Hindu temple. 

It was built within five years by 11,000 artisans and volunteers of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, an international socio-religious organisation.

 

Exterior carvings The outer wall of the temple is profusely covered with 200 stone figures of India's sages and intricate depictions of nature.

Temple sanctum Enshrined in the temple's inner sanctum is an 11 ft.-high gilded murti (sacred image) of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, the deity to whom the temple and complex are dedicated. Other images include those of popular Hindu deities and spiritual leaders of the Swaminarayan tradition.

 

 

Interior carvings The temple is a fusion of pink sandstone on the outside and white marble on the inside, but with no structural steel used anywhere. The interior is filled with 234 ornately carved pillars, 9 ornate domes, and intricately designed ceilings. In total, there are more than 20,000 carved figures.

 

 

Elephant plinth The temple stands on a 1,070 ft.-long plinth of 148 full-sized elephants carved entirely from stone. Together, they weigh 3,000 tonnes.

 

 

Stone colonnade The temple and its surrounding area are garlanded by a 3,000 ft (214 m)-long two-tiered stone colonnade. It features 1,152 pillars, 145 windows and 154 cupolas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-- Thanks & Regardsjayasankar vattekkat

 

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It is Ahshardham temple ,near Mayur Vihar,New delhiV.V.SubramanianC2-97,Janak Puri,New Delhi-110058Tel: 011- 45523405 25552505 9313714631 --- On Sat, 10/10/09, Jayasree Menon <euroanuster wrote:Jayasree Menon <euroanusterRe: [Guruvayur] World's Biggest Hindu Temple - delhi....amazing stone works..hats off..guruvayur Date: Saturday, 10 October, 2009, 8:28 AM

 

 

Hari Om!

 

Nice.....where is this in delhi please? I mean the place... Thank you for sharing the pictures in the group.

 

 

2009/10/9 Nottath Suresh <nottathsuresh@ >

 

 

 

 

truly majestic!!! --- On Tue, 8/11/09, jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat@ .co. in> wrote:

 

jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat@ .co. in>[Guruvayur] World's Biggest Hindu Temple - delhi....amazing stone works..hats off..

"GURUVAYURAPPAN" <guruvayur@grou ps.com>Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 8:17 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ഓം നമോ നാരായണായ:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

World’s Biggest Hindu Temple

 

BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham is a 100-acre Hindu temple complex in New Delhi, India. It aims to showcase Hinduism's ancient art, culture and spiritual heritage.

Since its opening in November 2005, Swaminarayan Akshardham has become a popular landmark of India's cultural and religious landscape, attracting more than five million visitors a year. It featured in the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Records book for being the largest Hindu temple in the world.

Lotus garden Over 60 acres of the complex comprise various forms of landscaping. One part is the Lotus Garden, a lotus-shaped sunken garden with messages from great world thinkers sharing their faith in God and humanity.

 

 

 

Largest Hindu temple in the world The central feature of the complex is the ornately hand-carved stone temple, ormandir. Built according to ancient Vedic texts, and measuring 356 ft (109 m) long, 316 ft (96 m) wide and 141 ft (43 m) high, it is the world's largest comprehensive Hindu temple.

It was built within five years by 11,000 artisans and volunteers of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, an international socio-religious organisation.

Exterior carvings The outer wall of the temple is profusely covered with 200 stone figures of India's sages and intricate depictions of nature.

Temple sanctum Enshrined in the temple's inner sanctum is an 11 ft.-high gilded murti (sacred image) of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, the deity to whom the temple and complex are dedicated. Other images include those of popular Hindu deities and spiritual leaders of the Swaminarayan tradition.

 

Interior carvings The temple is a fusion of pink sandstone on the outside and white marble on the inside, but with no structural steel used anywhere. The interior is filled with 234 ornately carved pillars, 9 ornate domes, and intricately designed ceilings. In total, there are more than 20,000 carved figures.

 

Elephant plinth The temple stands on a 1,070 ft.-long plinth of 148 full-sized elephants carved entirely from stone. Together, they weigh 3,000 tonnes.

 

Stone colonnade The temple and its surrounding area are garlanded by a 3,000 ft (214 m)-long two-tiered stone colonnade. It features 1,152 pillars, 145 windows and 154 cupolas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-- Thanks & Regardsjayasankar vattekkat

 

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Dear Friends,This is the Temple of BAPS. Now they have Temples at lot of Countries. Even the communist China Has invited them to construct one in China. All their Temples are same except for the size. Some place the local Government might have some regulations about the size. In NJ, USA the the local community board reduced to give permission for the original proposal telling that the size is too big for the town and they had to plan for a smaller Temple than they originally wanted. Some places they may have to even change the basic design as the local community don't want an imposing structure representing a different culture in the town. I think now they got permission for the smaller Temple in New Jersey.Here are some of their websites.

http://www.akshardham.com/http://www.swaminarayan.org/http://www.mandir.org/http://houston.baps.org/index.htmlhttp://www.baps.org/globalnetwork/america/atlanta.htmSincerely,Udayabhanu Panickaraum namaH Shivaaya OUR BODY IS THE ABODE OF THE JEEVATMAN, WHICH IS IN FACT THE PARABRAHMAN. LET US NOT MAKE IT A GRAVEYARD. LET US NOT EAT FLESH. LET US BE VEGETARIANS AND STAY HEALTHY. Animals are to be loved, not eaten. Eating flesh is good neither for the mind nor for the intellect, not even for the body. It distorts the basic character of human. --- On Sat, 10/10/09, Subramanian Vydianathan <vvs1934 wrote:Subramanian Vydianathan <vvs1934Re: [Guruvayur] World's Biggest Hindu Temple - delhi....amazing stone works..hats off..guruvayur Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 9:29 AMIt is Ahshardham temple ,near Mayur Vihar,New delhiV.V.SubramanianC2-97,Janak

Puri,New Delhi-110058Tel: 011- 45523405 25552505 9313714631 --- On Sat, 10/10/09,

Jayasree Menon <euroanuster wrote:Jayasree Menon <euroanusterRe: [Guruvayur] World's Biggest Hindu Temple - delhi....amazing stone works..hats off..guruvayur Date: Saturday, 10 October, 2009, 8:28 AM

 

 

Hari Om!

 

Nice.....where is this in delhi please? I mean the place... Thank you for sharing the pictures in the group.

 

 

2009/10/9 Nottath Suresh <nottathsuresh@ >

 

 

 

 

truly majestic!!! --- On Tue, 8/11/09, jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat@ .co. in> wrote:

 

jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat@ .co. in>[Guruvayur] World's Biggest Hindu Temple - delhi....amazing stone works..hats off..

"GURUVAYURAPPAN" <guruvayur@grou ps.com>Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 8:17 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ഓം നമോ നാരായണായ:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

World’s Biggest Hindu Temple

 

BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham is a 100-acre Hindu temple complex in New Delhi, India. It aims to showcase Hinduism's ancient art, culture and spiritual heritage.

Since its opening in November 2005, Swaminarayan Akshardham has become a popular landmark of India's cultural and religious landscape, attracting more than five million visitors a year. It featured in the 2009 edition of the Guinness World Records book for being the largest Hindu temple in the world.

Lotus garden Over 60 acres of the complex comprise various forms of landscaping. One part is the Lotus Garden, a lotus-shaped sunken garden with messages from great world thinkers sharing their faith in God and humanity.

 

 

 

Largest Hindu temple in the world The central feature of the complex is the ornately hand-carved stone temple, ormandir. Built according to ancient Vedic texts, and measuring 356 ft (109 m) long, 316 ft (96 m) wide and 141 ft (43 m) high, it is the world's largest comprehensive Hindu temple.

It was built within five years by 11,000 artisans and volunteers of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, an international socio-religious organisation.

Exterior carvings The outer wall of the temple is profusely covered with 200 stone figures of India's sages and intricate depictions of nature.

Temple sanctum Enshrined in the temple's inner sanctum is an 11 ft.-high gilded murti (sacred image) of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, the deity to whom the temple and complex are dedicated. Other images include those of popular Hindu deities and spiritual leaders of the Swaminarayan tradition.

 

Interior carvings The temple is a fusion of pink sandstone on the outside and white marble on the inside, but with no structural steel used anywhere. The interior is filled with 234 ornately carved pillars, 9 ornate domes, and intricately designed ceilings. In total, there are more than 20,000 carved figures.

 

Elephant plinth The temple stands on a 1,070 ft.-long plinth of 148 full-sized elephants carved entirely from stone. Together, they weigh 3,000 tonnes.

 

Stone colonnade The temple and its surrounding area are garlanded by a 3,000 ft (214 m)-long two-tiered stone colonnade. It features 1,152 pillars, 145 windows and 154 cupolas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-- Thanks & Regardsjayasankar vattekkat

 

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