Take the Turnpike to the East

Robbinsville, N.J. — Not until I take the jughandle off Route 130 can I make out the chalky shard of something out of place in this familiar suburban scene.

Beyond a Jeep dealership, a Wawa, and a Valero, jutting into the sky just past the stoplight, is proof that what I came here for is, well, here, in the hip of New Jersey. In a few minutes, I’m inside the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, and the outside world flickers a few times, then fades to a point.