Akshardham or Swaminarayan Akshardham complex is a Hindu mandir, and a spiritual-cultural campus in India. Aksharadham means abode of God. It located near the banks of the Yamuna it was officially opened on 6 November 2005 by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. It was 141-foot (43 m) high, spans 316-foot (96 m) wide, and extends 356-foot (109 m) long. It is intricately carved with flora, fauna, dancers, musicians, and deities.
The Akshardham campus' two thematic gardens a bharat upavan and yogi hriday further the sentiments expressed that one’s visit to Akshardham, 'May good thoughts come to us from all directions and inspire our lives.
Bharat upavan
'The Yogihriday Kamal is a lotus shaped garden.
The exhibitions are displayed in three large halls, each with a unique display style artistically mesmerizing, scientifically stunning, culturally moving, and spiritually elevating, the exhibitions create amazing environments capable of transporting viewers to ancient India. The three halls are Sahajanand Darshan – Hall of Values which tells about the rules of non violence.
Neelkanth Darshan – Large Format Film is 85 foot wide and 65 foot long, screen playing movies and life of swami narayanan.
Sanskruti Darshan – Cultural Boat Ride is 15 to 20mins ride which resembles the Indian heritage and life in Vedas.
A spiritual multimedia water show, Multi-color lasers, video projects, underwater flames, water jets and surround sound in symphony with lights and live actors produce a captivating and inspiring presentation of an important story from the Kena Upanishad.
For visitors facility akshardham offers a food court there you can enjoy pure, fresh, vegetarian cuisine at the Premvati Food Court. In the ambience of the caves of Ajanta, enjoy Indian or Continental food of your choice. Aksharadha as Books and Gifts Center offers a variety of publications – books, audio or video – and souvenir items as well as authentic Ayurvedic supplements and puja materials.