Six Temples
The following Six(6) temples were
built in the presence of Bhagwan Shree Swaminarayan about
170 years ago and temples are located in the State of Gujarat,
India. He installed the Murtis by Himself in these
6 temples as listed below. When mandir in Gadhada was being
built, He even carried bricks and rocks on His soneri pagh from Ghela river to temple's site. |
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Ahmedabad, Shree Nar-Narayan Dev |
History: The English Collector invited Lord Swaminarayan
at Ahmedabad, gave Him a warm welcome and presented land for
temple. Lord constructed a huge temple by the great Saint
Anandanand Swami. Lord Swaminarayan installed the images of
Lord Nar and Narayan in Vikram Samvat year 1878
on the third day of the bright half of the month of Falgun
(Sud 3), on Monday, February 24, 1822 A.D.
All the Saints and thousands of devotees were assembles,
Lord Said, "On this auspicious occasion, we should feed the
Brahmins of Ahmedabad and all the surrounding areas. There
were about 60,000 Brahmins.
The leading Brahmins were called upon and ivited all the
Brahmins of Ahmedabad and the surrounding villages for next
day at dinner. The Brahmins said, "There is no preparations,
there is no foodgrains, how will you feed us?" Lord said,
"You concerned with the dinner only not with the cooking materials.
If I can't feed, I'll be disgraced." They agreed.
At the time of cooking, the Brahmins saw the heaps of all
the cooking materials and huge utensils full of ghee, oil,
etc. They all were fed forcibly. All were very much astonished. |
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Bhuj, Shree Nar-Narayan Dev
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History: The devotees of Kutchh-Bhuj, Shree Gangaram
Mull, Sudarji Sutar and Hirji Sutar etc., requested Lord Swaminarayan
to construct a temple at Bhuj. Lord Swaminarayan got it constructed
by great Saint Vaishnavanand Swami and installed there also
the images of Lord Nar Narayan in Vikram Samvat year 1879
on the fifth day of bright half of the month of Vaishakh (Sud
5), on Friday, May 15, 1823 A.D.
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Vadtal, Shree Laxmi-Narayan Dev
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History: By the request of Joban Pagi, Kuberbhai Patel,
Ranchhodbhai Patel, Narayan Giri etc., the devotees of Vadtal,
Lord Swaminarayan got constructed a huge temple by Brahmanand
Swami and Aksharanand Swami and installed LaxmiNarayan in the
middle, Dharmadev, Bhaktimata and Vasudev in the northern side,
adhaKrishna and an image of His own named Harikrishna in the
southern side in Vikram Samvat year 1881 on the twelth day
of the bright half of the month of Kartik (Sud 12), on Thrusday,
November 3, 1824 A.D.
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Dholera, Shree Madan-Mohanji Maharaj
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History: By the request of Poojaji Darbar of Dholera,
Lord Swaminarayan got constructed a temple by Nishkulanand Swami
and Adbhutanand Swami and installed Madan Mohanji in Vikram
Samvat year 1882 on the thirteenth day of the bright half of the
month of Vaishakh (Sud 13), on Saturday, May 19, 1826 A.D.
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Junagadh, Shree Radha-Raman Dev
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History: On the land presented by Jinabhai (Hemantsingh)
Darbar of Panchala, Lord Swaminarayan got constructed a huge
temple at Junagadh by great Saint Brahmanand Swami and installed
Radha, Ramandev, Ranchhodji, Trikamji and Siddheshwar Mahadev
with Parvati Devi in Vikram Samvat year 1884 on the second
day of the dark half of the month of Vaishakh (Vad 2), on
Friday, May 1, 1828 A.D.
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Gadhada, Shree Gopinaathji Maharaj
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History: By the request and deep love of Dadakhachar
and his two elder sisters Jaya (Jivuba) and Lalita (Laduba),
Lord Swaminarayan stayed at Gadhada for 25 years making it as
the center of His divine mission. On the very same place, by
their request, Lord Swaminarayan got constructed a huge temple
under His own supervision or the supervision of Viraktanand
Swami in His absence. In the middle temple, He installed Gopinathji
and Radhikaji, in the western side Dharmadev, Bhaktimata and
Vasudev, in the eastern side Suryanarayan (the Sun God). All
were installed in Vikram Samvat year 1885 on the twelth day
of the bright half of the month of Ashwin (Aaso Sud 12),
on Saturday, October 9, 1828 A.D.
The idol of Gopinathji
was engraved by Narayanji Mistry completely fit to Lord's
bosy in every respect. Narayanji used to measure Lord's body
very often. Lord was not steady at gadhada. So, Lord gave
him television power, so that he could see Lord in front of
him even if He might be hundreds of miles away. When the idol
was ready, Lord absorbed in it and said, "it is quite fit
and appropriate to my bosy." Lord Himself had done too much
physical labor work in the construction of this temple by
carrying bricks and rocks from the bank of Ghela river to
the temple site.
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Swaminarayan Temples
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