"A Glimpse of Divinity: Unveiling the Grandeur of the Largest Hindu Temple in the US"

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BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, opened in New Jersey on October 8.

Crafted from marble from Italy and limestone from Bulgaria, it's an architectural masterpiece spanning 126 acres, built by 12,500 volunteers over a decade.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it a significant spiritual occasion, and it will open to the public on October 18.

The temple's intricate carvings include figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln, creating a unique blend of cultures and transportive experience, according to Yogi Trivedi, a temple volunteer and scholar at Columbia University.

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