Author Archives: Pushpitha Wijesinghe
Preserved memories of the ‘Father of the Indian Nation’
0Previously called the Birla House as it was the home of the Birla business tycoons, the Gandhi Smriti is a museum devoted to Mahatma Gandhi located in Tees January Road in New Delhi where it was opened to the public in 1973. Since 2005 the place features the Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum. The atmosphere of the museum is peaceful as visitors can quietly walk around the ground and discover Gandhi’s own small room which contains …
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Swaminarayan Akshardham – A Culmination of a Millenia of Hinduism
0The Swaminarayan Akshardham (also called the Delhi Akshardham or just Akshardham) is a Hindu temple complex located in Delhi, India. It is considered the ‘World’s Largest Comprehensive Hindu Temple’ by Guinness. The complex represents over a thousand years of both Indian and Hindu culture, architecture and spirituality. The spiritual leader of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, Pramukh Swami Maharaj inspired and developed the building. Over three thousand volunteers from his organisation helped some …
