New Swaminarayan temple, Bhuj

An earthquake on 26 January 2001 shattered most parts of the city of Bhuj, including the original Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhuj built by Swaminarayan in 1824. To replace this, the new temple is built of only marble and gold. The throne for the idol of Swaminarayan, the temple domes and doors are make of gold while the pillars and ceilings are made of marble. The new temple was built at a cost of 1 billion Indian rupees (100 crore) on of land. Made in marble, intricate carvings adorn the pillars and ceiling of the most expensive temple built in the Indian state of Gujarat recently. A large number of people attended the opening ceremony of the temple including those from overseas, including from United Kingdom and various parts of Africa. According to an estimate by a member of the Bhuj Hoteliers' Association, as of October 2009, 75% of the hotel rooms in Bhuj had been booked for the period during which the opening ceremony was scheduled to take place. ==Photo gallery==

Images of the temple: Image:Bhuj Temple under construction.jpg|Temple under construction Image:Vigna Vinayak.jpg|Ganesh Image:Marble Nataraja.jpg|Image of Marble carving of Shiva Nataraj Image:Swaminarayan with Paramhansas.jpg|Pillar carving depicting Swaminarayan and Paramhansas Image:Shikhar.jpg|One of the side Shikhars Image:Marble carvings.jpg| Image:Marble Pillars.JPG|Marble pillars Image:Swaminarayan Mandir Bhuj sabhamandap.jpg|Above the sabhamandap Image:Marble Radha Krishna.jpg|Radha Krishna Image:Marble pillar.jpg|Intricate carving on a marble pillar Image:Marble carving.jpg| Image:Kastabhanjan.jpg|Hanuman Image:Bhuj mandir marble work.jpg| Image:Bhuj temple marble work.jpg| Image:Swaminarayan Temple Bhuj.jpg|Swaminarayan Temple Bhuj Image:Wall carvings.JPG|Plan Image:Kaliya daman by Krishna.jpg|Statue outside temple depicting Kaliya conquered by Krishna Image:Main Gate of Swaminarayan Temple Bhuj.jpg|Main Gate of Swaminarayan Temple , ==Notes==