BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Atlanta, Georgia - January 27, 2014

It seems that, even 7000 miles from India, that country I love remains part of my 

life.  During my visit to Atlanta last week, my friend, Camilla Arthur, took me to

see my mother.  Leaving Lawrenceville, she insisted we make a stop in 

Lilburn to visit an incredible Hindu temple that absolutely took my breath away.

It was bitterly cold so we did not do an inside tour but drove about the perimeter,

in awe, marveling at its beauty.

A mandir is a Hindu place of worship - a center of cultural, spiritual, and social 

life - a place of peace.  The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir opened in August,

2007 - the result of 1.3 million volunteer hours, built in only 17 months.  It is 

comprised of Turkish limestone, Italian marble, and Indian pink

sandstone.  More than 34, 000 pieces were handcarved in India and reconstructed

in Lilburn, a beautiful part of "the country of my heart" in the state of my birth.

To learn more about this incredible Hindu temple, visit their website at:

http://atlanta.baps.org/index.html.  It would be well worth a visit if you are in the

Atlanta, Georgia area.