baps new jersey akshardham opening date October 8, 2023 

On completion of the  construction, the total cost of Robbinsville BAPS Swaminarayan  Akshardham Temple, New Jersey may have gone up to more than $150 million.  This article is a part of the series – Hidden Gems of America – by  Indian Eagle, a most trusted travel-booking partner of Indians in the  USA.

On Oct. 8, the BAPS Akshardham Temple  will be open in a limited capacity following 12 years of labor from  over 12,000 volunteers.

Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the fifth spiritual successor who helped build  over 1,000 temples around the world, envisioned a majestic spiritual  campus in the United States when he became the guru of BAPS in 1971.

A 49-foot statue of Nilkanth Varni greets visitors  to the BAPS Akshardham campus in Robbinsville, New Jersey, Wednesday,  Sept. 20, 2023

The BAPS Akshardham campus in Robbinsville, New Jersey, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.

Aerial view of the BAPS Akshardham campus in Robbinsville, New Jersey.