BAPS in LilburnWho would have thought that the largest Hindu Temple outside of India would be in Lilburn, GA?  I live here and love this area, but I was surprised to find out that little tidbit.

When it was under construction, many of us were wondering what was going into the spot at the corner of Lawrenceville Hwy and Rockbridge Rd.  There was a giant gantry crane and more concrete that one could almost imagine.

Before the temple was complete, hundreds of volunteers spent thousands of hours making everything perfect.  As we toured it, we could see thousands of figures carved into the building, inside and out.  EACH of these was polished to a gleam, by hand.

The temple is available for tours.  It is well worth it to see.

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339,755 Points 9 Featured Posts Called Shot Master

Holy Cow Lane! That looks like it might be pretty interesting! The largest in the world is in GA!?
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Lane- I would not have expected to find a Hindu Temple in Lilburn GA, much less the largest one outside of India.  I can only imagine what the interior is like.
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Don - There are two that are bigger, but they are in India. 

Kathy - We have a pretty large Indian population... but I think that is largely because of the temple.  It is quite impressive.
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Lane, I had no idea that the largest Hindu temple outside of India was in Lilburn GA. It kind of makes sense though, the weather in Georgia is lovely and warm and the people are gracious.
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It's a small world, after all.

And a big country.  We have one of almost everything.

 

And too many of many.
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