Akshardham Temple, Delhi

	Located  on  Delhi's  outskirts (Noida Mor, National  Hwy 24) is  the  mammoth  and 
	elaborate Akshardham Temple. The temple is opened  Tuesday  to  Sunday  from 9 am - 
	6 pm. A  recently  built  structure (inaugurated in 2005)  made of  pink  sandstone 
	and  white  marble. Part  of  the  Hindu  Swaminarayan  Group,  this  extraordinary 	
	temple   reflects    traditional   Orissan,   Gujarati,  Mughal    and   Rajasthani 
	architectural elements and  has exuisite  domes  and  pillars. It  contains  around
	20,000 carved deities. Allow at least half a day to  do  justice  to this sprawling
	temple complex (weekdays are less crowded) as there's lot to see.


	How to reach here

	By Air

	      Akshardham Temple is in New Delhi and is connected to  world  through Indira 
	Gandhi International airport (Terminal  2) and rest of India  through  Terminal 1.
	Daily Domestic flights  from  Ahmedabad,  Amritsar, Darjeeling, Bangalore, Bhopal,
	Kolkata, Chandigarh, Chennai etc  come  to  Delhi. International  flights from UK,
	USA and Europe, China, Singapore   etc arrive daily. Pre-paid  taxis and buses are
	available from outside the baggage claim hall.
 

	By Train

	Delhi has three  major  railway  stations:  New delhi  Railway  station,  Old Delhi 
	Railway tation and Hazrat Nizamuddin station. Trains from  various  parts  of India
	arrive daily to  these  stations. From  Railway  station,  pre-paid Taxis and auto-
	rickshaws are available to various places  in Delhi including  to Akshardham Temple 
	, Delhi.

	
	By Road

	Delhi is linked to most major centres in North India. Services are provided by Delhi
	Transport Corporartion (DTC) and state roadways of neighbouring states from various
	Interstates Bus Terminal (ISBT).

	The City bus service run  by  the  Delhi  Transport  Corporation (DTC)  connects all 
	important points in  the  city. From  ISBT one  can  hire  a prepaid Taxi to various 
	sites of Delhi including Akshardham Temple.