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Shri Swaminarayan Temple's
Swaminarayan, the founder of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, established temples, known as ''mandirs'' (Devnagari: मन्दिर), as part of his philosophy of theism and deity worship. He constructed nine temples in the following cities; Ahmedabad, Bhuj, Muli, Gujarat, Muli, Vadtal, Junagadh, Dholera, Dholka, Gadhpur, and Jetalpur. In these temples he installed images of various Hindu gods, such as NarNarayan Dev, Nara-Narayana, LaxmiNarayan Dev, Lakshmi Narayana, RadhaKrishna Dev, Radha Krishna, RadhaRaman Dev, Radha Ramana, Revti-Baldevji, and Madan Mohan. Each of these nine original temples fall either under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi, Nar Narayan Dev Gadi, Ahmedabad or the LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi, Lakshmi Narayan Dev Gadi, Vadtal depending on their geographical location. One of the most prominent features of the heritage of Swaminarayan Sampradaya is temple architecture. All of the temples constructed during Swaminarayan's life show some form of Krishna, and all temples since ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swaminarayan
Swaminarayan (IAST: '; 3 April 1781 – 1 June 1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, was a yogi and Asceticism, ascetic believed by followers to be a manifestation of Krishna or the highest Theophany, manifestation of Purushottama, around whom the Swaminarayan Sampradaya developed. In 1800, he was initiated into the ''Uddhava'' ''sampradaya'' by his guru, Swami Ramanand, and was given the name Sahajanand Swami. Despite opposition, in 1802, Ramanand handed over the leadership of the Uddhava Sampradaya to him before his death. According to the Swaminarayan tradition, Sahajanand Swami became known as Swaminarayan, and the Uddhava Sampradaya became known as the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, after a gathering in which he taught the Swaminarayan Mantra to his followers. He emphasized "moral, personal, and social betterment," and ''ahimsa''. He is also remembered within the sect for undertaking reforms for women and the poor, and performing large-scale non-violent yajna, yajñas (fire s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
