| Shri Swaminarayan Temple | |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Illinois |
| Location: | Wheeling |
| Deity: | Swaminarayan in pictorial form |
| Festivals: | Swaminarayan Jayanti, Diwali |
| Year Completed: | May 26, 1991 |
| Website: | http://www.shriswaminarayan.com/ |
Shri Swaminarayan Temple, Wheeling is a Swaminarayan Hindu temple located in the Chicago suburb of Wheeling. It comes under the International Swaminarayan Satsang Mandal (Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi) of the Swaminarayan Sampraday. The temple is also a member of the International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation.
Opened on 26 May 1991 by Acharya Shree Ajendraprasadji Maharaj, it is built on two acres of land.[1]
Built at a cost of $1.7 million, it is a tri-spire temple with the spires adorning the front edge of the flat topped building. Surrounded by industrial structures, it is a square-shaped, cream coloured structure with a big prayer hall that caters to a 40,000 strong community and is run entirely by volunteers. The image of Swaminarayan is worshipped in pictorial form along with other avatars of Narayana.