An ornate dome at the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, the largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern era, is shown on Wednesday Oct. 4, 2023, in Robbinsville, N.J.

The recently completed BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham in Robbinsville has officially become the second largest Hindu temple in ...

The former is the largest Hindu temple complex in the world. The sect, which will celebrate its 50th year in North America next year, oversees more than 1,200 temples and 3,850 centers around the ...

Monks in saffron robes walk in front of the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, the largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern era, on Wednesday Oct. 4, 2023, in Robbinsville, New Jersey.

Monks in saffron robes walk in front of the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, the largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern era, on Wednesday Oct. 4, 2023, in Robbinsville, N.J.

An ornate dome at the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, the largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern era, is shown on Wednesday Oct. 4, 2023, in Robbinsville, N.J.

An ornate dome at the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, the largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern era, is shown on Wednesday Oct. 4, 2023, in Robbinsville, N.J.

Monks in saffron robes walk in front of the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, the largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern era, on Wednesday Oct. 4, 2023, in Robbinsville, N.J.

Monks in saffron robes walk in front of the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, the largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern era, on Wednesday Oct. 4, 2023, in Robbinsville, N.J.