His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual master of the Swaminarayan Hindu Mission (BAPS), has created and consecrated in accordance with Hindu rituals, a 713 temples in 5 continents between April 1971 and November 2007.

Amongst these, the majestic, ornately hand-carved BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi, India, stands apart as the largest Hindu temple in the world.