Glorious and Famous Akshardham Temple Gandhinagar

The beautiful Akshardham Temple (Akshardham Gandhinagar) is located in the city of Gandhinagar. It offers a variety of attractions and activities, and visiting the entire complex may take over four hours if you wish to explore everything thoroughly. Many visitors often ask: What is there to see at Akshardham Gandhinagar, and how can one plan the visit efficiently? Here you will find the all answers.

What to see in Akshardham Gandhinagar

• Beautiful Large Swaminarayan Temple
• Exhibition
• Musical Fountains
• Premvati Bhojnalaya is Famous for khichdi

Akshardham Temple

The mandir reaches 108 feet into the sky, spans 131 feet in width, and is 240 feet long. Inside the mandir, each carefully carved pillar shares a story of devotion or offers the darshan of a deity. It will take approx

The exhibition of Akshardham Gandhinagar

The exhibition has 4 parts.

1. Neelkanth and Sahajanand Darshan – Hall of value: 45 minutes.
2. Mystic India: 45 minutes – If anyone asks you how to describe an India shortly or the perfect way to show what India is. This film is a must-see. This is the film which gives pride to every Indian in Indian culture. Do not miss this film if you love India or want to experience Indian culture and religion.
3. Premanand Hall: 30 minutes.
4. Sant Param Hitkari: 15 minutes.

Fees of Exhibition as of 13 May 2025

Adults (Age 11+): ₹ 60
Children (Age 3 – 11): ₹ 40
Children (Below Age 3): Free

Timing of Exhibition
10:30 am to 5:30 pm.
Ticket counters close at 5:30 pm.

Total Duration 2:15 Hrs to 3:00 Hrs 

Gandhinagar Akshardham Musical Fountains

Akshardham’s musical fountain is considered as best in India. It includes 5 basic tattvas (elements) of life (Air, Fire, Water, Earth, Sky) + Sound

Akshardham’s Musical Fountains Timings

Closed on Monday
7:00 PM in Winter (Nov to Feb)
7:30 PM in the Other season

On the weekend or a public holiday, another show happens after 1 hr

Akshardham’s Musical fountains fees are as per May 2025

Adults (Age 11+): ₹ 100
Children (Age 3 – 11): ₹ 70
Children (Below Age 3): Free

Duration: 45 Mins

The fountain is explaining the story of the Kathopanishad. It has the following features

• 80ft wide x 60ft high water screen
• Multi-colour lasers
• Video and light projections
• Fireballs
• Underwater flames
• Water jets
• Surround sound symphony.
• Live actors take you through a journey.

Premvati Bhojnalaya (restaurants)

Khichdi is recently been in the news for being declared India’s national food. Padmavati’s khichdi is very famous. Local people do not leave Akshardham without eating it. Padmavati offers many other vegetarian foods/snacks apart from khichdi.  It is located inside the Akshardham premises.

How to reach Akshardham from Ahmedabad

• You can hire an auto-rickshaw or a cab to reach Akshardham (Gandhinagar) from Ahmedabad. The approximate one-way cost is around ₹1,000. For a round trip (Ahmedabad – Akshardham – Ahmedabad), it may cost between ₹1,500 and ₹2,500.
• If you choose our services, we can arrange an Ahmedabad city tour along with a visit to Akshardham, starting from ₹3,500.
• You can also travel in your own car.
• Gujarat State Transport buses run from Ahmedabad to Akshardham (Gandhinagar). However, the return timings are not fixed, so it is advisable to pre-book a rickshaw or cab for your return journey.

Important Notes if you are planning to visit

• Monday, it remains closed
• Many people searching for or assume that Akshardham is in Ahmedabad Akshardham but Akshardham is located in Gandhinagar which is 30 km from Ahmedabad.
• Mobile and camera not allowed in Akshardham temple Ahmedabad, They will ask you to put the mobile, and camera at the locker. It will take 3-4 hrs to view everything. During this time, your mobile will not remain with you
• There is limited transportation to come back from there so it’s advisable to arrange vehicle arrangement while travelling
• Veg food + without onion garlic available in the canteen.

Dress Code

Upper Wear: Must cover the shoulders, chest, navel, and upper arms

Lower Wear: Must be at least below knee-length

Sarong: In case your dress code does not comply with the above requirement, a free sarong is provided for your visit (Refundable Deposit Rs. 300). Please return the sarong at the exit.

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Last updated on 13 May 2025

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