JOHANNESBURG, Feb 2 — The largest Hindu temple and cultural complex in the southern hemisphere was unveiled in Johannesburg today with scores of worshippers participating in a ceremony to mark the occasion.

Although less than two percent of South Africans identify as Hindu, it is the most followed religion among the country’s Indian community.

Crowds of worshippers arrived before dawn to take part in consecration rituals, which was led by spiritual leader of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) denomination, Mahant Swami Maharaj, 92, who travelled from India for the occasion.