Who built Neasden Temple?

C. B. Sompura
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London/Architects

When was Neasden Hindu temple built?

1995
Neasden Temple, formally known as BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, opened in 1995 as the first traditional Hindu temple, or mandir, in Europe. Today it serves as both a place of worship and a centre for community outreach activities.

How old is Neasden Temple?

26c. 1995
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London/Age

How much did Neasden temple cost to build?

The construction of the site required the work of hundreds of volunteers, and was finally completed in 1995, at a cost of £12 million (raised wholly by the community). It has since been lauded as one of the UK’s most impressive and culturally valuable buildings by a variety of publications and organisations.

Where is the largest Hindu temple outside India?

Angkor Wat is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia. It is the largest religious monument in the world, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (1,626,000 m2; 402 acres) which was built by a Khmer king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city.

What is the largest Hindu temple in the UK?

The Shri Swaminarayan Temple
“Biggest Hindu Temple outside India: The Shri Swaminarayan Temple in Neasden, London, UK, is the largest Hindu temple outside India.

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What kind of building is the Neasden Temple?

Popularly known as the ‘Neasden Temple’, the Mandir is a traditional place of Hindu worship designed and constructed entirely according to ancient Vedic architectural texts – using no structural steel whatsoever. What is Hinduism? FAQs About Hinduism Learn More About School Visits Student Worksheets

How long did it take to build the Second Temple?

The temple was finished and also probably dedicated the same day (Ezra 6: 16–18). The rebuilding of the Temple from the day the Jews laid its foundation stone for the second time (Kislev 24, 2d year of Darius) to its finish, had therefore taken about 4 years and 3 months.

Is the mandir in Neasden a Hindu temple?

the Mandir. Popularly known as the ‘Neasden Temple’, the Mandir is a traditional place of Hindu worship designed and constructed entirely according to ancient Vedic architectural texts – using no structural steel whatsoever.

When did Hindu temples start to be built?

Historians say Hindu temples did not exist during the Vedic period (1500–500 BCE). According to historian Nirad C. Chaudhuri, the earliest structures that indicate idol worship date back to the 4th or 5th century CE. There was a seminal development in temple architecture between the 6th and the 16th century CE.