Iyini i-Akshardham?
I-Akshardham eNew Delhi, eNdiya yaziwa yiGuinness Book of World Records njengethempeli lamaHindu elikhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni. Isakhiwo se-Akshardham esingamahektare angu-100 esisogwini lweYamuna sesibe uphawu lokwakha lwaseNdiya. Lesi sikhumbuzo siyinhlanganisela yamatshe apinki namatshe amhlophe acwebile, lapho itshe eliphinki lifanekisela khona ukuzinikela (bhakti) ekuqhakazeni okuphakade kanye namatshe amhlophe amhlophe okuhlanzeka ngokuphelele nokuthula okuphakade. Ulinganisela 356 ft ubude, 316 ft ububanzi futhi 141 ft ukuphakama, ehlanganisa indawo 86,342 sq.ft. Leli thempeli elimangalisayo, elihlotshiswe kahle eliqoshwe ngesandla lakhiwa ngaphandle kwensimbi yokwakha. Kwathatha iminyaka emihlanu ukuba izingcweti nezisebenzi zokuzithandela ezingu - 11 000 zakhe lesi sakhiwo esikhulu. Kwabiza cishe amaRupiya ayizigidi ezingama-200 aseNdiya. Yakhiwa yinhlangano iBochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS).