The temple was officially opened on 6 November 2005 by Pramukh Swami Maharaj in the presence of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Manmohan Singh, L.K Advani and B.L Joshi.

The Akshardham Mandir was designed by BAPS Swamis and Virendra Trivedi, a member of the Sompura family.It is entirely constructed from Rajasthani pink sandstone and Italian Carrara marble. Based on traditional Hindu architectural guidelines (Shilpa shastras) on maximum temple life span, it makes no use of ferrous metal.

The mandir also consists of 234ornately carved pillars, nine domes, and 20,000 murtis of swamis, devotees, and acharyas.