Akshardham Delhi Timings

Entry Timings: (From July 19, 2011)            

Complex- First Entry 9.30 am, Last Entry 6.30 pm              

Exhibitions- 10.30 am to 6.00 pm

Musical Fountain 7.45 pm (Please note that timings will change as per season, depending on Sunset timings.

The entire Swaminarayan Akshardham Complex is closed on Mondays

Night Lighting:   On Saturdays, Sundays.               

Restaurant 'Premvati':- 11:00 am to 8:00 pm       

Souvenir Shop:- 11:00 am to 8:00 pm

Address - Swaminarayan Akshardham

N. H. 24,

Near Noida Mor, New Delhi,

INDIA - 110092

Tel: (011) 2201 6688, 2202 6688

Fax: (011) 2201 5757

More Info:

Cloakroom: Visitors can deposit their possessions in the cloakroom at their own risk and responsibility. The authorities will not be responsible for any damage or loss of possessions.

Visitors Center: While entering the Swaminarayan Akshardham Complex, the Visitors Center provides an overview of the entire complex. Time guidelines for viewing the various attractions can be obtained from here. Enquiries and waiting areas are located here.

Wheelchairs: On entry into the Swaminarayan Akshardham Complex, aged and handicapped visitors may request for a wheelchair, which will be provided on a priority basis. We request relatives/friends of wheelchair users to accompany and help them around the complex. Wheelchairs must be returned before leaving the complex. Refundable deposit - Rs. 100.

Telephone Booths: Public telephones are available at the Visitors Center and other locations around the complex.

Lost and Found Department: Give details of your lost possessions in the Security Department. The management is not responsible for any loss or damage to personal possessions.

Strictly Prohibited:

Smoking and Alcohol

Smoking, tobacco, alcohol and drugs are not allowed in the complex.

Mobile Phones, Cameras

Cameras, video cameras, mobile phones or any electronic items are not allowed inside the complex.

Food

Visitors are not allowed to carry food inside the premises. Pure, fresh vegetarian food and snacks are available at Premvati Food Court. The restaurant caters to a wide variety of traditional dishes and delicacies, both cold and hot.

Behavior

Avoid impolite and rude language.

Pets

No pets are allowed in the complex.

Akshardham

Delhi now boasts a wonder . Akshardham Temple , considered the largest Hindu temple in the world , has been included in the list of "Seven Wonders of the 21st Century " by Reader's Digest . The 100-acre complex with its stunning main temple ranked fifth in a list topped by the Buddha statue in Lushan County , China .

Akshardham authorities are pleased , though slightly baffled by the honour . "I'm not sure what logic they have followed. There are different parameters for different things ," says spokesperson Janak Dave . The seven wonders , according to the popular magazine , include two natural wonders that have existed for millennia but were discovered in the 21st century — the Cave of Crystals in Mexico and the Darvaza Gas Crater in Turkmenistan . The two occupy the second and fifth positions , respectively . Dave , understandably , wonders at the criteria for selection . As far as the designers of Akshardham — an "in-house team " of sadhus and Somapuras (traditional designers of temples ), enlisted as consultants — are concerned , they were just doing their job. Monuments that consistently feature in wonders lists — the Great Wall of China , Great Pyramid of Giza — were engineering marvels for their time . Akshardham , ironically , won a place by doing things the way they've been done for centuries . It's built in the Nagari style of temple architecture .

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