Koshalendraprasad Pande (born 18 October 1972) is the current

acharya In Indian religions and society, an ''acharya'' (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST: ; Pali: ''ācariya'') is a religious teacher in Hinduism and Buddhism and a spiritual guide to Hindus and Buddhists. The designation has different meanings i ...

of the

NarNarayan Dev Gadi The Nar Narayan Dev Gadi (Naranarāyan Dēv Gadī), named after the two forms of supreme lord Nara-Narayana, is one of the two ''Gadis'' (seats) that together form the Swaminarayan Sampradaya. Its headquarter is at the Swaminarayan Temple, Ah ...

of the

Swaminarayan Sampraday The Swaminarayan Sampradaya, also known as Swaminarayan Hinduism and Swaminarayan movement, is a Hinduism, Hindu Vaishnava sampradaya rooted in Ramanuja's Vishishtadvaita, characterized by the Bhakti, worship of its Charismatic authority, c ...

(15 October 2004 – present) and is the 7th successor of

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 wh ...

in the North Diocese (

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ), also spelled Amdavad (), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 ...

Biography

Koshalendraprasad Pande was born on 18 October 1972 in Ahmedabad, India. He is the eldest son of Tejendraprasad Pande, the 6th acharya of the

of the

. Per tradition in

Brahmin Brahmin (; ) is a ''Varna (Hinduism), varna'' (theoretical social classes) within Hindu society. The other three varnas are the ''Kshatriya'' (rulers and warriors), ''Vaishya'' (traders, merchants, and farmers), and ''Shudra'' (labourers). Th ...

households, Pande received his

Yajñopavītam ''Upanayana'' () is a Hindu educational sacrament, one of the traditional saṃskāras or rites of passage that marked the acceptance of a student by a preceptor, such as a ''guru'' or ''acharya'', and an individual's initiation into a school in ...

, or sacred thread, during the bicentennial celebrations of

in 1981 at

Kalupur Swaminarayan Mandir Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kalupur (, Devnagari: श्री स्वामिनारायण मन्दिर, अहमदाबाद) is the first Swaminarayan temple, Temple of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, a Hindu sect. It is located i ...

. He studied at St. Xavier School and St. Xavier College in Ahmedabad. He was appointed as acharya on 15 October 2004.

Works

* He established

Narnarayan Dev Yuvak Mandal NarNarayan Dev Yuvak Mandal (NNDYM) ( Devnagari: नरनरायन देव युवक मनदल) was founded by Koshalendraprasad Pande (then pre-acharya) in 1994 with its headquarters at the Kalupur Swaminarayan Mandir (Ahmedabad) a ...

(NNDYM). * He started celebration of festivals such as ''Shardha Satabdi Mahotav'', ''Shashti Purti Mahotsav'' and the ''Chhapaiya Nij Mandir Pran Pratishta Mahotsav''. * He took an initiative for broadcast of TV series

Jai Shree Swaminarayan This serial is a journey on the life of Swaminarayan, which includes places of worship and temples in India and around the world. The show was written and directed by Mulraj Rajda. It is probably the most ambitious initiative taken by Acharya S ...

throughout the world.

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References

Dharmakul

External links

Ahmedabad Shree NarNarayan Dev Gadi Website
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