BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham
A Hindu mandir built by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha between 2015 and 2023, by a wide margin the largest in the Western Hemisphere and the second largest in the world. It is dedicated to Swaminarayan, and its carved stone shrines and halls spread across a broad campus in central New Jersey.
- Where
- Robbinsville, New Jersey, United States
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 40.2542, -74.5778
Get the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your New Jersey volume with your photos and a note.
Near BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham
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Questions
Where is BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham?
BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham is in Robbinsville, New Jersey, United States. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Six Flags Great Adventure (17 km), Oak Tree Road (41 km), Liberty Bell (59 km).
How do I get the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your New Jersey volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your New Jersey volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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