Going with the theme “Delhi Darshan”, I will let you
peep into the window of experience and thrill. I will be navigating you through
the passage of monuments and architecture, that has been careful preserved here
for years. The architectural beauty of a place speaks volume about its past. Delhi,
being one of the oldest cities of ancient India has this structure present
which represents the traditional culture of India as a whole. The specification
of this darshan is the personal touch attached to it. The monuments that I have
covered are the akshardham, lotus temple and India gate…
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| SOURCE;AKSHARDHAM GUIDE |
Akshardham is one of the most popular and sacred
pilgrim and tourist sites of Delhi. It comprises of huge complex of
architectural structure that is set in a vast 100- acre site. Now you can
imagine how vast the entire span of the structure is (sure a bad news for your
aching legs!!). But the mere sight of the structure even from far off fills you
with a surge of enthusiasm. This place is said to radiate peace, joy and
divinity. Akshardham, or to be more precise “Swaminarayan Akshardham” was
created by Pramukh Swami Maharaj as a tribute to Bhagwan Swaminarayan who
promoted Indian culture.As you enter, you can see a substantive amount of
area for the parking purpose. Going through the security checks, one has to
deposit all the belongings in the safes. No mobile phones or cameras are allowed
as clicking pictures is strictly prohibited. This accounts for a justified
reason that how can something so laudable and worthwhile be captured in a
camera.?? Instead it deserves to be relished there and then.
Each and every column has a connotation of
principles attached to it. Be it the ten gates which symbolises openness to all
or the “Mayor Dwar ’’that has numerous peacocks inscribed in it which emphasis
the beauty of our national bird.
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| SOURCE;AKSHARDHAM GUIDE |
But the ultimate centre of “attraction” (not applying the physics law) is the main “Akshardham Temple”. When you enter, to your astonishment you won’t find any ‘yagyas’ or rituals are performed but the visitors just walking by. It just mesmerises you with the work done on the monuments to make it look what it is .You will find few statues of Hindu god and goddess situated here. If by chance you happen to look straight above, you will be awestruck by the mesmerizing art work of the artisans. The roof is in the form of a chakra with the minute sculpture of the Hindu goddess. Seeing this, you will feel proud to be a part of such enriching culture. For a while you might wonder ....how such a thing could be the creation of hands. The intricacies of the pattern the design, the fine art work, the hard and laudable work of the artisan attracts your attention the most. With people nearby, I could hear them exclaiming “oh god, this is amazing”, and the chanting of ‘WOW’ by them was what I got used to. What I could analyse was that the monument was more of a cultural and historical representation and was not as per say a purely pilgrim site. Lots of tourists flock here, no doubt New Delhi railway station is near. For a while you get a feeling of being in some remote part of the world ,transported to the ancient-India .Your illusion of it breaks only when you turn back again and see the highway and the 21st century cars and bus running
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| SOURCE;AKSHARDHAM GUIDE |
This place has its exclusivity in the portrayal of
the traditional culture. The sculptured stone elephants give a special touch to
the indianness. The Akshardham metro station is the nearest one making the
place quite accessible. The other thing that forms a part of it is few food
joints, souvenirs shops and an endless dig into the amazing experience!!!
PS. Don’t miss the water show!!!\
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