{"id":14493,"date":"2023-09-10T12:59:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T07:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=14493"},"modified":"2025-04-02T21:00:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T15:30:28","slug":"akshardham-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/akshardham-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Akshardham Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Akshardham Temple:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Akshardham Temple, officially known as the S<strong>waminarayan Akshardham Temple<\/strong>, is a H<strong>indu temple<\/strong> complex\u00a0<strong>located in Delhi, India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is Located on the\u00a0<strong>banks of the Yamuna River.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It was\u00a0<strong>officially opened to the public on 6th November 2005.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It was\u00a0<strong>inaugurated by the President of India late Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Akshardham Temple\u00a0<strong>God is Bhagwan Swaminarayan (1781- 1830).<\/strong> However, it is<strong> also dedicated to great saints, devas and averts of Hindu Gods.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Architecture<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>It comprises of the\u00a0<strong>main temple, beautifully laid out gardens, exhibitions, open courtyards and water bodies<\/strong>, each section presenting an intriguing aspect of\u00a0<strong>Hindu religion and spirituality.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Constructed with pink sandstone and marble, Akshardham Mandir is the centre of the Akshardham Temple complex.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is built in the\u00a0<strong>traditional Hindu architectural style.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It follows the<strong> traditional Vastu shastra as well as Pancharatra Shastra.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The mandir and the entire complex\u00a0<strong>display intricate carvings of flowers, animals, musicians, dancers and Hindu deities.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What is Vastu Shastra?<\/h3>\n<p>Vastu Shastra is an ancient Indian architectural and design system that encompasses principles and guidelines for constructing buildings and arranging spaces in a way that promotes harmony, balance, and well-being. It is considered a traditional science of architecture and design, and its principles have been used for thousands of years in India and other parts of South Asia. Vastu Shastra is based on a combination of architectural, astronomical, and astrological knowledge and beliefs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/rishi-sunak-wife-akshata-murty-take-a-break-from-g20-visit-akshardham-temple-4376063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Rishi Sunak, Wife Akshata Murty Take A Break From G20, Visit Akshardham Temple<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Akshardham Temple, officially known as the Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple, is a Hindu temple complex located in Delhi, India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":14494,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14493","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}