BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Houston
Stafford, Texas (Fort Bend County, Greater Houston), USA
- Deities
- Swaminarayan, Gunatitanand Swami, Radha Krishna, Sita Rama, Shiva Parvati, Hanuman, Ganapati
- Traditions
- vaishnava
- Worship status
- active
- Address
- 1150 Brand Ln, Stafford, TX 77477.
- Coordinates
- 29.6071, -95.5791
- Darshan hours
- Varies by season; consult BAPS's own website for the current daily schedule before visiting.
- Best time to visit
- Year-round; the temple's consecration anniversary in late July is a major community event.
- How to reach
- At 1150 Brand Lane, Stafford, Texas 77477, in Fort Bend County within the Greater Houston area; reachable by car.
Location
Open in Google MapsGround was broken for this mandir in Stafford, Texas — within Fort Bend County, part of the Greater Houston metropolitan area — with a foundation-stone ceremony in September 2000, and construction of the traditional stone shikharbaddha structure ran from March 2002 to July 2004. It was consecrated on 25 July 2004, one of the earlier large-scale BAPS mandirs built in the American South, assembled from roughly 33,000 pieces of marble and limestone hand-carved by artisans in India and erected, per BAPS practice, without any structural iron or steel. The central shrine enshrines Bhagwan Swaminarayan with Gunatitanand Swami, alongside Radha-Krishna, Sita-Rama, Shiva-Parvati, Hanuman, and Ganapati, and the complex has since become a hub for Houston’s large Gujarati and broader Hindu community. A 2021 lawsuit alleged labor-law violations in connection with the temple’s original construction; that dispute is noted here but not assessed further.
Sources
- historical record: Wave 2 re-verification: coordinates confirmed via two independent geocoders (Komoot Photon and OpenStreetMap/Nominatim), both returning 'BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir' at 1150 Brand Lane, Stafford, TX 77477 (29.6070559, -95.5790908).
- historical record: Cross-checked against Wikipedia's 'BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Houston' article: confirms a foundation-stone ceremony in September 2000, construction from March 2002 to July 2004, and consecration on 25 July 2004; the structure, built from roughly 33,000 hand-carved pieces of Italian marble and Turkish limestone assembled without any iron or steel, cost approximately $7 million at the time; the article also notes a 2021 lawsuit alleging labor-law violations during the original construction.
For review
- Wikipedia's article notes a 2021 lawsuit alleging labor-law violations connected to the temple's original construction (completed 2004); this entry does not adjudicate that claim and it is noted here only for completeness.