 It was opened on August 29, 1999 by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual leader of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha.The Mandir was designed according to the ancient Hindu shilpa shastras and is made from 350 tonnes of yellow sandstone from Jesalmer mined from Rajasthan, India.The stone was mined and transported to Pindwada, some 400 km to Jesalmer where it was hand-carved by 150 craftsmen.