[2] It was built at the cost of $10 million, reportedly the most expensive Hindu temple in the Midwest at that time.

[1][4] The temple celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2008 with carnival games and raffles, Indian craft exhibits, henna temporary tattoos, historical exhibits, guided tours of the temple, live dance performances and native foods.

The celebration culminated with a mile long procession with 3 floats attended by people from different parts of the United States, India and England.

Of the three floats, the first had children in a cultural representation, the second had pictorial representation of Swaminarayan, with a bejeweled umbrella on the top of the float and the last one had Acharya Maharajshree Koshalendraprasad Pande, the current acharya of the Nar Narayan Dev Gadi who attended the festivities and ascetics.

During the two-hour procession, women in swirling jewel-toned saris danced to a rhythmic beat on traditional drums.