Photo Friday... Where in the World?

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Real Estate Agent with Century 21 Results Realty GA RE Lic # 282060

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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Comments (6)

Don Wixom
RE/MAX Executives Nampa, ID - Nampa, ID
"Looking out for your next move..."tm

Holy Cow Lane! That looks like it might be pretty interesting! The largest in the world is in GA!?

Feb 04, 2011 02:40 PM
Kathy Streib
Room Service Home Staging - Delray Beach, FL
Home Stager - Palm Beach County,FL -561-914-6224

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.

Feb 04, 2011 02:41 PM
Lane Bailey
Century 21 Results Realty - Suwanee, GA
Realtor & Car Guy

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.

Feb 04, 2011 03:17 PM
Maria Morton
Platinum Realty - Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Real Estate 816-560-3758

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.

Feb 04, 2011 03:40 PM
Jim Hale
ACTIONAGENTS.NET - Eugene, OR
Eugene Oregon's Best Home Search Website

It's a small world, after all.

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

 

And too many of many.

Feb 04, 2011 03:48 PM
Anonymous
Govind

The largest Hindu temple in the world is not even in India, it is in Angkor, Cambodia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_Hindu_temples

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