Chhapaiya
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Vidhan Sabha constituencyMankapur | | |
Chhapaiya is a village in
Gonda District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about 50 km from the district headquarters of Gonda, and 40 km from Ayodhya
.
Points of interest
Shree Swaminarayan Mandir
in Chhapaiya, The Birth Place of Shree Swaminarayan
It is the birthplace of Bhagavan Swaminarayan.[1] Bhagavan Swaminarayan was born there on 3 April 1781 as Ghanshyam. This village became a pilgrimage destination for his followers worldwide.
The Swaminarayan temple at Chhapaiya went through renovation completed by 2016.[2]
Place of pilgrimage
The following are holy places in Chhapaiya:
Ghanshyam Bhavan
Ghanshyam Bhavan is a monument sited on Bhagwan Swaminarayan's birthplace. A temple on this place was erected by
Acharya Tejendraprasadji Maharaj
. The marble-decorated room is on the ground floor.
Other sites
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is near Ghanshyam Bhavan. Narayan Sarovar is the
mandir
complex. Trikonyu Khetar (Triangular Farm) is where Ghanshyam sent birds into samadhi. Meen Sarovar is a small lake (dry during the summer) where Ghanshyam brought dead fish back to life and instructed the fisherman not to kill fish for a living. A shrine is sited at the place where the demon Kalidutt, who came to kill him was defeated.
Notes
- ISBN 978-0-521-65422-7.
tejendraprasad.
- ^ "Re-Construcation of Temple | Shree Swaminarayan Temple chhapaiya". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
References
- Williams, Raymond (2001). Introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-65422-7.