Akshardham Temple - A must see for everyone (part ii)

After completing the darshan, we moved ahead towards the exhibition hall wherein they have 3 different shows. Entry charges for the show are Rs. 125 children below 4 years entry is free.

a) Hall of Values (Sahajanand Darshan) : An audio-animatronics and light and sound diorama showing universal values for mankind presented through presentations from the life of Bhagwan Swaminarayan.

b) A movie (Neelkanth Darshan) : A movie that vividly portrays an 11-year-old child-yogi’s epic pilgrimage of India on the giant 85’ x 65’ size screen

c) Boat Ride (Sanskruti Vihar) : A 12-minute fascinating boat-ride experience of 10,000 years of India’s glorious heritage. Learn about the discoveries and inventions of the rishi-scientists of India, see the world’s first university of Takshashila and sail through the caves of Ajanta-Ellora.

All 3 shows were really amazing and wonderful to watch that not only showcased how beautifully things have been put up there but also was such a learning experience learning about the life of Ghanshyam who became Neelkanth and later went on to be called Bhagwan Swaminarayan and how He impacted and transformed the life of millions by his doctrine of love, peace, purity and teachings of non-violence.

Once we were finished with all the shows at around 5 pm we had a mini meal at Premvati foodcourt in the complex itself which served some really good and pure food. There was one another show - Light & Musical Fountain show which was to start at around 6:45 pm in the evening. We decided to wait and see the show as there was a quite a long wait for the show. It was indeed a wise decision to wait as the show was really good and calming experience after a long , tiring but an eventful afternoon It was an intriguing combination of a large stone step-well and a Vedic yagna kund with a colorful light & musical fountain that echoed Vedic sentiments and prayers.

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