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An illustration of a south Indian gopuram, standing for BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Robbinsville

Vaishnava · New Jersey, United States

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Robbinsville

Swaminarayan as Akshar Purushottam Maharaj, in hand-carved stone

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The temple in short

Deity
Swaminarayan as Akshar Purushottam Maharaj, in hand-carved stone
Where
New Jersey, United States · 40.22N 74.61W
Usual hours
7.30 am – 11 am, 4 pm – 8 pm, with arti morning and evening — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Guru
Visited for
The largest Swaminarayan mandir outside India, carved in India and raised here stone by stone. Filed as vaishnava, where the Swaminarayan sampradaya belongs; the metro’s main Gujarati mandir.
Kept for Jupiter, one of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.