ROBBINSVILLE, N.J. — The world’s major Hindu temple outdoors of India now stands in Central New Jersey.
Its opening Sunday was marked by a grand devotion ceremony.
The Akshardham is the second major Hindu temple on Earth.
The substantial stone framework in Mercer County took far more than 10 decades to make and spans extra than 183 acres.
Through Sunday’s commitment ceremony movie, the temple elaborated on all of the perform that manufactured the awe-inspiring structure doable.
“In excess of 1.9 million cubic toes of stone were extracted from quarries from close to the entire world. Thousands of containers were being transported to India, exactly where experienced artisans used the historic Indian type of carving to change lifeless blocks of stone into works of artwork,” the movie said.
A lot more than 12,000 volunteers contributed hundreds of thousands of hrs to develop the temple.
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