Largest Hindu temple outside of India now stands in Central New Jersey

A grand dedication was held Sunday for the awe-inspiring place of worship. CBS New York’s Marcella Baietto reports.

>>> THE LARGEST HINDU TEMPLE OUTSIDE OF INDIA STANDS IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY, A GRAND DEDICATION WAS SET FOR THE AWE-INSPIRING PLACE OF WORSHIP. >> Reporter: IT IS A MOMENT THAT MANY HAVE BEEN WAITING 12

YEARS FOR, THE COMPLETION OF THE SECOND LARGEST HINDU TEMPLE IN THE WORLD OPEN ON SUNDAY. MANY CELEBRATE THE MONUMENTAL DAY DURING THE GRAND DEDICATION CEREMONY. >> IS MEANT FOR EVERYONE, IT IS UNIVERSAL.

>> Reporter: IN THE MIDST OF 185 ACRES , IT IS ADORNED WITH STATUES AND CARVINGS OF STONE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. >> TO DEVOTE HE IS, IT IS A PLACE OF WORSHIP, TOO MANY OTHERS, IT IS A LEARNING

CENTER, TWO OTHER INDIVIDUALS, IT IS AN ARCHITECTURAL PIECE AND TOO MANY VOLUNTEERS, IT IS A PIECE OF THEIR OWN. B TO THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL WAS SEEN INSIDE AS WE CAPTURED IMAGES ONE OF THE FEW TIMES CAMERAS

WERE ALLOWED IN THE TEMPLE. 12,000 VOLUNTEERS. >> IT WAS THE VISION HE WAS OUR LATE SPIRITUAL LEADER OF THE APS AND HE LIVED BY THE CREDO THAT IN THE JOY OF

OTHERS, LIVES OUR OWN. >> Reporter: THEY SAID THIS LOCATION WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OTHER PLACES LIKE WASHINGTON, D.C., PHILADELPHIA, AND NEW YORK CITY, ALLOWING PEOPLE TO VISIT MORE EASILY.

>> PILGRIMS FROM ALL OF THE WORLD CAN GET HER EASILY BUT ALSO IT SERVES THE 35% OF NEW HINDU AMERICAN POPULATION IN AMERICA. >> Reporter: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN HINDU AMERICANS AND OTHER COMMUNITIES SHOWING THERE

ARE VERY LITTLE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN US ALL. >> YOU CAN SEE THE UNIVERSAL VALUES OF DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, PRESIDENT AB