Shri Swaminarayan Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
Deity | Swaminarayan in pictorial form |
Festivals | Swaminarayan Jayanti, Diwali |
Location | |
Location | Wheeling |
State | Illinois |
Country | United States |
Architecture | |
Completed | May 26, 1991 |
Website | |
http://www.shriswaminarayan.com/ |
Shri Swaminarayan Temple, Wheeling is a Swaminarayan Hindu temple located in the Chicago suburb of Wheeling. It comes under the International Swaminarayan Satsang Mandal ( Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi) of the Swaminarayan Sampraday. [1] The temple is also a member of the International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation. [2]
Opened on 26 May 1991 by Acharya Shree Ajendraprasadji Maharaj, it is built on two acres of land. [3]
Built at a cost of $1.7 million, it is a tri- spire temple with the spires adorning the front edge of the flat topped building. Surrounded by industrial structures, it is a square-shaped, cream coloured structure with a big prayer hall that caters to a 40,000 strong community and is run entirely by volunteers. The image of Swaminarayan is worshipped in pictorial form along with other avatars of Narayana. [4]