like here at the stunning B.A.P.S.

Hindu house of worship called a mandir in west suburban Bartlett.

- [Geoffrey] So what's a mandir?

- [Payal] So a mandir is a Hindu spiritual place of worship, and mandir literally translates to where the mind becomes still.

- [Geoffrey] I know if maybe I were Hindu, my mind would be still, but right now, my mind is going in a million places.

I mean, there's so much to look at.

- [Payal] There's a lot to look at.

There's really intricate carvings, and of course in the center, where your focus really comes to, is towards the shrine of Baghwan, or God, and his ideal devotee.

So an ideal devotee is a devotee who is closest to God.

And we try to live our lives according to his actions, his values.

- [Geoffrey] What are those, just in brief?

- Service, unity, humility, prayer, and constantly thinking about ways to improve yourself and live your best life.

- And do you do that?

- I try to.

We're all human, but we certainly get inspired by our spiritual leaders.

We believe that God manifests through these images.

They're not just pictures.

They're not just images of stone.

And we really believe that God is live and here, amongst us.

- [Geoffrey] And so you're sort of surrounded by holiness?

- [Payal] We are.

We try to see God in each other too, right?

We see the light in each other.

(devotional chanting) [Payal] This mandir is built on the Shilpa Shastras, which is the ancient Hindu scripture of the art of architecture.

And so- - Oh, I like that.

The art of architecture.

(Payal chuckles) - [Payal] It's an engineering marvel.

- [Geoffrey] Yes!

- [Payal] And so no steel has been used, but all these pieces have been interlocked like a jigsaw puzzle, and this one stone helps support, it's the final piece that goes into- - [Geoffrey] Oh, like a keystone?

- [Payal] Like a keystone.

And it holds and supports the rest of these pillars.

- [Geoffrey] And this was all hand carved?

- [Payal] Yes, hand carved in India.

- In India?

- [Payal] In India.

- And shipped here?

- Yes, and shipped here.

- And how many people did it take to carve all of this?

- Thousands of artisans who are skilled in this arm form, for decades.