The last time we were in Atlanta, we went to see the Hindu Temple in Lilburn. It cost $19 million to build it, is 27,000+ sq feet, and is the largest Hindu Temple outside India (wow, right!?). This is how it’s described by NPR:
Made of Turkish limestone, Italian marble and Indian pink sandstone, the temple rises 72 feet into the sky and looks a bit like the Taj Mahal, with its soft white spires and 13 domes.
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The temple is an engineering marvel. No steel or metals have been used in the construction, and each piece, hand-carved and imported from India, was numbered, divided into sections and eventually set in place. The whole structure fits together like a giant jigsaw puzzle.
In the NY Times article, they describe these red and white flags’ purpose is to ward off evil.
They give tours – would love to do that.