BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Los Angeles
बीएपीएस श्री स्वामिनारायण मंदिर, लॉस एंजेलिस
📍 Chino Hills (Los Angeles), California
Southern California's traditional stone mandir beside a lotus-shaped pond, completed in 2012 and described as the world's first earthquake-proof mandir.
दक्षिण कैलिफ़ोर्निया का पारंपरिक पत्थर का मंदिर — कमल के आकार के सरोवर के पास, 2012 में पूर्ण, जिसे दुनिया का पहला भूकंप-रोधी मंदिर कहा जाता है।
इतिहास History
Pramukh Swami Maharaj first visited California in 1977 and inaugurated a small centre in Whittier in 1984. In 1996 the growing congregation proposed a larger campus with a traditional stone mandir, and found land beside the 71 Freeway in Chino Hills.
Winning the city's permits took years, but the mandir was completed in 2012 on a 20-acre site with a 91-foot lotus-shaped pond, a cultural centre, a gymnasium and classrooms. About 900 volunteers, many of them second-generation Indian Americans, gave some 1.3 million hours of work, and solar panels supply much of its power.
दर्शन की जानकारी Before you go
- Hours
- Open 9 am – 7:30 pm daily; shrine darshan pauses in the middle of the day. Arti at 7:30 am and 7 pm.
- Dress code
- Tops that cover the shoulders, back, chest, navel and upper arms; leg wear below the knee.
- Photos
- Personal phone photos are fine outside, but not in the upper level of the mandir or in the exhibition. Drones, tripods and professional shoots need permission.
- Food
- Shayona Cafe 11 am – 7 pm; sweets, snacks and bookstore 10 am – 7 pm.
From the temple’s official website, checked in October 2026. Hours change for festivals and seasons, so confirm on the temple’s site or by phone before you travel. General temple etiquette →
दर्शनीय Don’t miss
- The carved stone mandir mirrored in its 91-foot lotus-shaped pond
- The exhibition on the lower level
- Shayona Cafe and the Aksharpith bookstore
- A solar power system for the campus
उत्सव Festivals
Photo: BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha (work for hire) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons