Swaminarayan temple pune

Pune, also known as the cultural capital of Maharashtra, has many beautiful historical monuments, temples, and other religious places. A recent addition to the renowned temples in the city is the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir. Located on the National Highway 48 at Narhe, Ambegaon BK, this temple was built by the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Sanstha, which has built over 1100 temples in India and across the world. The construction of the Built entirely out of stone and without using any steel, the construction of this divine temple was completed in 24 months. It is designed in the Southern Shilpa Shaili, was carved by hand in Rajasthan, and is made of pink sandstone and red stone. Covering an area of about 33,000 square feet, this temple has 23 Samrans, including seven giant ones and there are 109 Torans to beautify this temple. The base of the temple is formed by 140 carved pillars and there are over 10,000 carvings and sculptures depicting the Indian and Maharashtrian culture on the temple’s walls and pillars. Once you enter the temple, its divine and peaceful vibes enchant and captivate you. The Shri Swaminarayan Temple has various beautiful idols such as Shri Ram-Sita, Shri Lakshmi-Narayan, Shri Ganesha, Shri Shiv-Parvati and Shri Vitthal-Rukmani to name a few. One of the highlights of visiting this temple is witnessing the midday aarti ceremony, which is performed daily at 11.15 am. This is an ancient Hindu offering made by waving lighted wicks before the divine figures and ...

About Swaminarayan Mandir Pune Swaminarayan Mandir is one of the main attractions in India situated in many parts across the country. Swaminarayan Mandir in Pune was into a tourist visiting the place from February 2017. The temple was located on the hills of Ambegaon. This is one of the places to visit in Pune on the trip to Pune. Tourists can spend their time with the family here by exploring the peaceful surroundings and worshipping Swaminarayan. One can also enjoy the light and sound show conducted in the evening at the temple. The canteen is situated inside the temple for refreshments. The temple premises contain some of the fountains that surrounded the temple. Lots of tourists visit this place every day. Swaminarayan Mandir Pune is an extravagant temple, constructed with very immense architecture by Sri Swaminarayan Sansthan. This is a similar model representing the looks of Akshardham Temple in Delhi. Entry Fee The entry into the Swaminarayan Mandir in Pune is for free for anyone. The Sansthan won’t charge any entrance fee. Swaminarayan Mandir Pune Timings Swaminarayan Mandir Pune will be open on all days of the week from morning 7:30 AM to afternoon 12:00 PM and from evening 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Darshan Timings Devotees are allowed to have the Swaminarayan shrine darshan at some specific timing. They are • 7:30 AM to 10:15 AM • 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM • 4:00 PM to 6:15 PM • 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM • 8:30 PM to 8:45 PM Aarti Timings • Mangal Aarti – 6:00 AM • Shangar Aarti –...

This is a branch of Swami Narayan series of temples which have been opened in multiple places of late including the famous one - Akshardham in New Delhi. These temples are very clean and managed efficiently. The architecture, the idols and layout is excellent. The two things which the organizers need to have a look at are - 1. The toilets for the visitors are in extremely bad shape. These are literally unusable due to lack of maintenance. There is no shoe rack to keep the shoes properly and the devotess scatter these around the periphery of the temple. This is the best temple I have seen so far in Pune, right on top in my list. Mind Soothing News For Visitors: • Free Entry • Free Parking: Ample space for 2 & 4 wheeler • One restaurant providing snacks (Photos of menu with rate chart attached) • One soft drink & ice cream shop (Photos of menu with rate chart attached) • Toilet facility for gents & ladies • Plenty of sitting arrangement to sit & relax • Green lawn for little kids to play & have fun • Eye pleasing cleanliness of temple • Photography is allowed around the temple premises • There is restriction in the inside of main temple on top floor & ground floor with sticker “Photography Prohibited) posted on wall. NB: I took photos of Ganpati & Hanuman Idols with photo sound off inside Top floor temple. Few visitors were also taking photos. I enquired with temple staff inside Ground floor temple for taking photos of God’s idols. He helped me by saying take the photos fast...