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Ceiling of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Atlanta , Georgia

Some details of BAPS Swaminarayan Temple at Lilburn, Atlanta :

It is one among the top ten largest traditional Hindu Vedic stone temples outside India .
The largest temple of the BAPS Swaminarayan sect in United States .
The temple is located on 30 acres of land.
The total area of the mandir is 22442 sq. ft
The exterior of the Mandir is made of Turkish Limra limestone.
The main floor is made of Italian Carrara marble.
The ground floor and basement is made of Indian Sandstone.
Smallest stone 15 gm to largest stone of 5.2 tones.
Total stone material is 8430 tones.
Total 40,000 stone pieces.
Total stone structure 85,000 cu. Ft
The length of the Mandir is 213 feet
The width of the Mandir is 122 feet
The height from the ground is 78 feet
The width of main dome is 23' 3"
The Mandir has tapered ceiling.
Inside and outside 'parikarama' for devotees to circumambulate around deities.
Number of Shikhars (pinnacles) is 5.
4 Small Pinnacles (Samaram)
Number of small domes is 6 and one large dome.
Number of Torans (arches) is 129.
Number of Zarukhas (balconies) is 4
Number of Sinhasans (throne) is 9.
Number of windows is 14.
Number of Pillars is 151.
75 ceilings with 39 different designs
Apart from this the Mandir has numerous windows and pillars, which are intricately carved, and also marble steps.
Central heating and cooling.
Under floor heating with Gel tubing.
Fiber optic lighting.
Estimated cost of the Swaminarayan temple is $19 million.

Other Interesting Facts:

The pillars of the temple are intricately hand-carved and each pillar depicts a famous incident from Hindu scriptures.
The construction of the Mandir is based on 'Shila Shastras' – ancient Hindu text dealing in building and sculpture techniques.
Some stones like marble and limestone were imported from the respective countries to India .
The stones were hand-carved in India and later imported to United States .
Intricate geometric patterns, rosettes, feathers, leaves and other designs which number to more than 500 were hand-carved in India .
Each section of the temple weighing from 50 grams to five tons after carving in India had a bar code.
Each section thus imported was then assembled in Lilburn – just like playing the jigsaw puzzle.