List of Swaminarayan temples

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Devnagari: मन्दिर), as part of his philosophy of theism and deity worship. These mandirs are known as Swaminarayan Hindu temples.[1]

He constructed nine temples in the following cities;

LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi, Vadtal depending on their geographical location.[3]

One of the most prominent features of the heritage of Swaminarayan Sampradaya is temple architecture. The images in the temples built by Swaminarayan Bhagwan are the evidence of the priority of

Sarangpur, where Hanuman is the central figure.[4] The temples have accommodations for sadhus built next to them. Stones were quarried in far places and carried to the temple sites.[5]

Swaminarayan temples, like other Hindu temples, have walkways around the central shrine to allow worshipers to

darshan.[6]

Today there are over a thousand Swaminarayan temples,[7] spread across five continents, which come under the above two Gadis (seats) of the Swaminarayan Sampraday.[8]

Temples

Murtis of Laxmi Narayan with Ranchhodrai at Vadtal
Radha Krishna Dev with Harikrishna Maharaj at Vadtal

As an adjunct to the scriptures in establishing ultimate redemption and consolidating the framework of the holy fellowship (Satsang), Swaminarayan constructed stone

mandirs, buttressing Upasana – worshipping God, and devotion towards the deities. Towards the end of his second decade of work, he placed a greater emphasis on devotion than detachment – vairagya to foster love for God.[9] This emphasis on devotion culminated in the building of mandirs, which served as permanent places of worship, centres for religious gathering, instruction, the study of Sanskrit, devotional music and Vedic literature, and as centres of social services where alms, medicines and clothes were available to the poor and needy.[10] In a span of six years, from 1822 till 1828, Swaminarayan sanctioned the construction of nine mandirs in Gujarat
: Ahmedabad, Mooli, Bhuj, Vadtal, Jetalpur, Dholera, Dholka, Junagadh and Gadhada.

One of the most prominent features of the heritage of Swaminarayan is its temple architecture. The images in the temples built by Swaminarayan are the evidence of the priority of

Sarangpur, where Hanuman is the central figure.[4]
The temples have accommodation for ascetics built next to them. Stones were quarried in far places and carried to the temple sites.

Swaminarayan temples, like other Hindu temples, have walkways around the central shrine to allow worshipers to

Laxminarayan, Radha Krishna, Radha Ramana, Revti Baldevji, himself.[11]

Temples in India

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad

Main article: Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad
Swaminarayan temple in Ahmedabad

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is the first temple Swaminarayan constructed. It was built in Ahmedabad in 1822, and presents images of

Nara Narayana, who occupies the principal seat of the temple, and forms of Arjuna and Krishna at the central altar. The left altar has murtis of Radha Krishna. The land for construction of the temple was donated by the East India Company government of the day. The task of constructing it was entrusted by Swaminarayan to Ananandand Swami. The temple is constructed as per scriptural norms with intricate carving in Burma teak and sculptural art depicting deities' episodes, auspicious symbols and religious icons representing axiomatic religion and Indian culture. The temple is believed to be a valuable cultural heritage in the socio-religious history of Gujarat and India.[12][2][13] The installation ceremony of the murti forms in the temple was celebrated in the presence of thousands of pilgrims from across India. Nara Narayana .[12][2][13]

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhuj

Main articles: Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhuj and New Swaminarayan temple, Bhuj
New temple in Bhuj

On the request of devotees from Bhuj, Swaminarayan asked Vaishnavananand Swami to go there with a team of saints and build a temple. In 1822, they camped on land adjacent to the temple site and drew plans of the temple complex. within a year they had built a temple abode of Nar Narayan.[2][13][14][15][16] The Gujarat earthquake on 26 January 2001 destroyed much of the city of Bhuj, including this temple. Members of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, including saints and satsangis of Kutch residing in India and abroad, have resolved to construct a new marble temple a short distance from the site.[17][18] The new temple, the largest in Gujarat, was opened in May 2010 by the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi.[19]

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Vadtal

Swaminarayan Temple in Vadtal
Main article: Swaminarayan Mandir, Vadtal

The temple in

Laxmi Narayan was installed by Swaminarayan on 3 November 1824, amidst chants of vedic hymns and devotional fervour of the installation ceremony.[20] Swaminarayan also installed his own idol in Vadtal, naming it Harikrishna Maharaj. The walls are decorated with colourful representations from the Ramayana.[2][13][20][21][22] The temple's walls are decorated with colourful representations from the Ramayana.[2][13][20][21][22]

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Dholera

Main article: Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Dholera

Madan Mohan and his own form Harikrishna, at the principal seat of the temple and invoked Gods amidst Vedic hymns.[2][13][23]

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Junagadh

Main article: Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Junagadh

This temple, in the city of Junagadh on Mount Girnar, has five domes and external decoration with sculptures. Its construction was supervised by Brahmanand Swami; it was built on land donated by king Hemantsinh of Jinabhai, Darbar of Panchala. On 1 May 1828, Swaminarayan installed the murtis of Ranchhodrai and Trikamrai on the principal altar of the temple, which is 278-foot (85 m) in circumference. The life of Swaminarayan is crafted in stone on the dome of the sanctum.[2][13][24][25]

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Gadhada

Main article:
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Gadhada

The land for the temple in

Gopinath, Radhika and Harikrishna on 9 October 1828.[2][13][24]

Gadhada is also home to Laxmi Vadi.[26] This is the burial place of Swaminarayan's ashes. The site is marked by a shrine consisting of the idols of brother Ichharam, Swaminarayan himself and Raghuvirji Maharaj.

Other temples

Sahajanand Swami also ordered construction of temples at

Swaminarayan temples
across five continents.

Overseas

Swaminarayan temple outside the Indian subcontinent in Nairobi
(1945)

In the 1920s, members of the sect began to move out of India to East Africa in search of work and better lives. Among these was a large number of

Swaminarayan temple in Africa was built in Nairobi in 1945,[30] and temples were built in Mombasa and other Kenyan towns in the following years. Temples were also built in Tanzania and Uganda.[31] The Swaminarayan temple in Karachi, Pakistan, was built in 1868 when Karachi was part of the Indian Union.[32]

After the Second World War, members of the movement in East Africa began migrating to the United Kingdom; the number of migrants rose significantly in the 1960s and 1970s.[33] The first Swaminarayan temple in the UK was built in Bolton in 1973.[34] This was followed by a temple in the London suburb of Willesden, which was consecrated in 1975 and is the sect's biggest temple in the UK. Temples have been built in other parts of the UK, such as Cardiff, Oldham, Leicester and Brighton and several others in London. The temple in Leicester was opened in 1993 and was the first in Europe under the International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation (ISSO) and was followed by one in Sweden.[35][36]

Swaminarayan temple in Houston

A small number of followers migrated to the United States before 1965 as students, and following a 1965 immigration law, a large number of Indians, including members of the sect. moved there from the 1970s until 2000.

Parsippany and Cherry Hill.[38][39] Another organisation, International Swaminarayan Satsang Mandal (ISSM), under the Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi, has temples in Chicago, Grand Prairie, Texas, Sunnyvale, California, Downey and Somerset, New Jersey.[40] Also under the Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi, the Laxminarayan Dev Spiritual Organisation (LDSO) has been set up in San Francisco to promote the faith there.[41] http://www.swaminarayanvadtalgadi.org/temples/temple-international/

The movement also has temples in Australia, Seychelles, Canada, Thailand, Fiji, Mauritius, New Zealand, Oman, UAE and Zambia.[32][42][43]

Australia

New South Wales

2008 Swaminarayan Mandir, Sydney
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Victoria

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Melbourne
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Western Australia

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Queensland

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a runaway sect from Vadtal gadi

http://www.baps.org/

South Australia

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Adelaide
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi

Canada

Ontario

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Toronto
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BAPS[44]
Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, Toronto
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Swaminarayan
10 May 2008
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Saskatchewan

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Saskatoon
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Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple, Saskatoon
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Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, Regina
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Fiji

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Fiji (Chapter)
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India

Delhi

Akshardham (Delhi)
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BAPS
श्री अक्षरपुरुषोत्तम स्वामीनारायण मंदिर (Shri Aksharpurushottam Swaminarayan Mandir)
Location: Ashok Vihar, Delhi
Primary Deity: Swaminarayan
Constructed in: 3 Fabury 1988 (3 Fabury 1994)
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Founder: Dadubhai Patel (Dadukaka or Kakaji)

Telangana

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Hyderabad
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BAPS

West Bengal

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Kolkata
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construction 		Pailan, Diamond Harbour Rd, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020
- BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhasa, was constructed and opened to public in the year 2014
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BAPS

Gujarat

Gujarat

Swaminarayan Sampraday

Kankaria-Maninagar
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad (Narayan Ghat)
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad (Narayanpura)
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Vadtal
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LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhuj
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Swaminarayan
1823
Multi-spire Structure
This Mandir was built by Swaminarayan himself
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhuj (New temple)
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NarNarayan Dev, HariKrishna Maharaj, RadhaKrushna Dev and Ghanshyam Maharaj
2010
Multi-spire marble and gold structure
The original Swaminarayan temple in Bhuj was damaged by an earthquake in 2001. This temple has been built to replace the old one, which will now serve as a museum.
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Junagadh
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Ranchhodrai and Trikamrai
1 May 1828
5 Dome Structure with sculptures
This Mandir was built by Swaminarayan himself
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Dholera
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Madan Mohan Dev and HariKrishna Maharaj
19 May 1826
three Dome Structure
This Mandir was built by Swaminarayan himself
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Gadhada
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Gopinathji Maharaj and HariKrishna Maharaj
9 October 1828
Three Domes and two storied Structure
This Mandir was built by Swaminarayan himself
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Rajkot
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LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Sardhar
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LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Muli
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Narnarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Hanuman Mandir, Sarangpur
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LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Jamnagar
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LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Jetalpur
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Gandhinagar
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Sanskardham Gurukul, Dhrangadhra
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NarNarayan and RadhaKrishna
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Karnataka

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir,
Bengaluru
(Bangalore)
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LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Khand, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Silampura, Burhanpur - 450331
Madhya Khand, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Silampura, Burhanpur - 450331

Ghanshyam Maharaj, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Silampura, Burhanpur - 450331
Ghanshyam Maharaj, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Silampura, Burhanpur - 450331

Suvarna Sinhasan Mahotsav, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Silampura, Burhanpur - 450331
Suvarna Sinhasan Mahotsav, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Silampura, Burhanpur - 450331
 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Burhanpur
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Burhanpur is an old city in State of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Satsang in this religious city of Burahanpur started in 1798 when Swaminarayan sanctified this city on his pilgrimage as Neelkanth Varni. Later, he sent his paramhansas like Kripanand Swami, Gunatitanand Swami, Premanand Swami, Poornanand Swami, Naronarayananad Swami, Nirvikaranand Swami, Anantanand Swami, Adbhutanand Swami, etc. who sowed roots of Satsang in this city.

Swaminarayan himself gave Lakshminarayan Dev to Seth Shiva Shah of Burhanpur in 1825–26. Idols of L.N. Dev were then kept at the residence of Brahmin Ramchandra who lived at site of present temple.

In December 1829 Idols of L.N. Dev were installed in small temple of 1 shikhar by Acharya Shri Raghuvirji Maharaj with Param Chaitanyanand Swami.

In Samvat 1907, Raghuveerji Maharaj visited Burhanpur with Narsimhanand Swami and a huge procession was carried out in the city.

Later in 1871, Acharya Bhagwatprasadji installed Harikrishna Maharaj adjacent to L.N. Dev and instructed Swami Balmukunddasji guru Gopalanand Swami to build a huge temple. Eventually, Balmukund Swami completed new temple in 1875 without disturbing the original installation of idols. Bhagwatprasadji came with Adbhutanand Swami, Pavitranand Swami, Gopalji Maharaj, Nishkamanand Bramhchari, etc. in a Train (then called as Aag-gadi).

Thereafter in the year around 1898, Bramchari Chaitanyanandhi, Br. Nirdoshanandji, Krishnanandji, Nishkamanandji on the instruction of Shri Viharilalji Maharaj and with donation from Shri Bhaulal Haridasji Gandhi installed Ghanshyam Maharaj in Sukhshaiya on the right of L.N. Dev. Later in 1944 Shri Goverdhandas Gandhi son of Shri Bhaulal Gandhi donated a farm at Titgao for maintenance of Ghanshyam Maharaj.

This temple also witnessed satsang under great saints like Br.Mayatitanandji, Br. Atmanandji, Br. Chaitanyanandji, etc. and Purani Dharmswaroopdasji, Shastri Nilkanthdasji, Chaturbhuj Shastri, Shastri Lakshmiprasaddasji, etc. Also well known ekantik haribhakt were Seth Shyamdas Shiva Shah, Seth Onkardas Nanabhai, Seth Narottamdas Lakshmidas, Bhaulal Haridas Gandhi, Seth Tikamdas Bechardas Shah, Seth Ranchoddas Merchant and others.

Mayatitanand Bramhchari also initiated daily Abhishek of idols in this temple and also inspired Swami Sevak Mandal to make Hir na Hindola in Samvat 1991 in Burhanpur Temple.

Present Kothari of temple is Shatri P.P. Swami.

By Pankaj G. Shah

Jabalpur

2019 Swaminarayan Mandir, Jabalpur
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This Mandir is built at the Birthplace of Sadhu Keshavjivandas of BAPS

Maharashtra

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai (Bhuleshwar)
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LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi, This is the first Swaminarayan Mandir in Mumbai.[49]
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai (Mulund)
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LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai (Ghatkopar)
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LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai (Kandivali)

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LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
BAPS Swaminarayan Temple, Nagpur Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nagpur
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LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nashik
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LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Kalyan
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LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Kolhapur
Location : Kolhapur
Primary Deity : Swaminarayan
Constructed in : 2007
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Notes : This Mandir comes under the
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi

Rajasthan

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Jaipur
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nathdwara
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Khan Village, Rajasthan
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. Images at this temple were originally located at Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi.

Tamil Nadu

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Chennai
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LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir,
Rameshwaram
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LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi

Uttarakhand

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Badrinath
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi
 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Haridwar
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi

Uttar Pradesh

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir,
Chhapiya
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi
 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir,
Mathura
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Kanpur
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi
 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ayodhya
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir,
Allahabad
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi
 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Varanasi (Kashi)
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Kenya

Central Province

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Kerugoya
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Coast Province

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mombasa
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi

Nairobi Province

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nairobi (SKSS)
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Swaminarayan
Year 1954
Single-spire Structure
This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan dev ghadi[44]
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nairobi (EASS)
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Swaminarayan
Year 1945
Tri-spire Structure
This Mandir comes under the Narnarayan dev and was the first Swaminarayan temple outside India and on the continent of Africa[50]

Nyanza Province

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Kisumu
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Rift Valley Province

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Eldoret
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Nar Narayan
2011
Tri-spire
This Mandir comes under the Nar narayan dev
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nakuru
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Mauritius

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Terre Rough, Mauritius
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1st Floor, Kurjibhai Ramjibhai Building Le Hochet, Terre Rough Mauritius Tel: +230 2493656. Fax: +230 2481481
Lord Swaminarayan
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi

New Zealand

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Auckland
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi (ISSO)[51]

Oman

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir,
Muscat
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi

Pakistan

Sindh

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi[52]

Seychelles

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Victoria
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi[44]

Sweden

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mariestad
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi

Tanzania

Arusha Region

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Arusha
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi

Dar-es-Salaam Region

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir,
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Swaminarayan
1958
Haveli style tri-spire structure
This Temple is owned by Tanzania Swaminarayan Mandal, an organization blessed by both the Acharyas of Amdavad & Vadtal. It is open to devotees of all caste/color/creed. For more details and activities of this Temple, visit http://www.swaminarayantz.org[44]

Thailand

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bangkok (Chapter)
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi

UAE

 BAPS Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi
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– Bhagwan Swaminarayan
– 2024
– 7-spire structure
This Mandir comes under the BAPS

Uganda

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Kampala
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi[44]

United Kingdom

East Midlands

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Leicester
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NarNarayan Dev Gadi (ISSO)[53]
Shri Hanumanji Mandir, Leicester
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi

London

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (East London)
Location:
Primary Deity:


Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:

London
Ghanshyam Maharaj
1988
N.A.
Under
NarNarayan Dev Gadi, One of the seven Swaminarayan temples in London[53]
 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (Streatham)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes: 		London
–
–
Tiled roof Structure
Under NarNarayan Dev Gadi (ISSO), One of the seven Swaminarayan temples in London[53]
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (Willesden)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes: 		London
Ghanshyam Maharaj
1975
Tri-spire Structure
Under NarNarayan Dev Gadi, One of the seven Swaminarayan temples in London[53]
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes: 		London (Neasden)
Swaminarayan
1995
Tri-spire Structure
Constructed by
Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha[54]
 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (Harrow)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes: 		London
Ghanshyam Maharaj
1997
Tri-spire Structure
Under NarNarayan Dev Gadi, One of the seven Swaminarayan temples in London[55]
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (Stanmore)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes: 		London
Ghanshyam Maharaj
Year 2006
Haveli Style Structure with Single-spire

Under NarNarayan Dev Gadi, One of the seven Swaminarayan temples in London

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (Plumstead)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes: 		London
Swaminarayan
–
–
Under NarNarayan Dev Gadi, One of the seven Swaminarayan temples in London[53]

North West England

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Oldham

Location:

Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:

Oldham
Swaminarayan
1977
–
This Mandir comes under the

NarNarayan Dev Gadi[53]
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bolton

Location:

Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:

Bolton
Swaminarayan
1973
Single-spire Structure
This Mandir comes under the

NarNarayan Dev Gadi. First purpose built Swaminarayan temple in UK.[53]

South East England

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Crawley (Gatwick – Near London)

Location:

Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:

NarNarayan Dev Gadi
(ISSO)

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Brighton

Location:

Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:

Brighton
Swaminarayan
1999
–
This Mandir comes under the

NarNarayan Dev Gadi (ISSO)[53]

Wales

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Cardiff

Location:

Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:

Cardiff
Ghanshyam Maharaj
1982
Traditional Hindu Architecture
This Mandir comes under the

NarNarayan Dev Gadi

West Midlands

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nottingham (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:


Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:

NarNarayan Dev Gadi
(ISSO)

United States

Alabama

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Birmingham, Alabama (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes: 		Birmingham, Alabama
–
–
–
This Mandir comes under the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha

California

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Norwalk
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes: 		Los Angeles
RadhaKrishna Dev
–
–
This Mandir comes under the
NarNarayan Dev Gadi[56]
 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, San Francisco (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes: 		San Francisco
–
–
–
Laxminarayan Dev Spiritual Organisation: This Mandir comes under the
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Downey
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, San Jose, California (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
NarNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Sunnyvale, California
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi[57]

Connecticut

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, West Hartford, Connecticut (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi

District of Columbia

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Washington, D.C. (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes: 		Washington, D.C.
–
-
–
This Mandir comes under the
NarNarayan Dev Gadi

Florida

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Lakeland
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
NarNarayan Dev Gadi (ISSO)[58]

Georgia

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Atlanta
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
NarNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bryon, Georgia (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes: 		Bryon,
NarNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Smyrna, Georgia (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Duluth, Georgia (Atlanta) (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi

Illinois

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Chicago (Itasca)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes: 		Chicago
NarNarayan Dev
1998
Tri-spire Structure
This Mandir comes under the
NarNarayan Dev Gadi[56]
 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Chicago (Palatine)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes: 		Palatine
Harikrushna Maharaj, Laxminarayan Dev
2018
–
This Mandir comes under the
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Chicago (Wheeling)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes: 		Chicago
Ghanshyam Maharaj
1991
–
This Mandir comes under the
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi[57]

Kansas

Shri BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, Kansas (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
BAPS

Maryland

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bowie, Maryland (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Silver Spring, Maryland (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi

Massachusetts

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Lowell, Boston
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes: 		Lowell, Boston
Ghanshyam Maharaj, NarNarayan Dev and RadhaKrishna Dev
August 2006
–
This Mandir comes under the
NarNarayan Dev Gadi[56]

Michigan

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Detroit
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes: 		Detroit
HariKrishna Maharaj
2004
–
This Mandir comes under the
NarNarayan Dev Gadi[56]
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi

Missouri

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir,
St. Louis, Missouri
(Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
BAPS

Mississippi

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mississippi (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
NarNarayan Dev Gadi

New Jersey

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New Jersey (Colonia)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
NarNarayan Dev Gadi[56]
 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New Jersey (Weehawken)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
NarNarayan Dev Gadi[56]
 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New Jersey (Somerset)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi[57]
 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New Jersey (South Jersey)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
NarNarayan Dev Gadi[56]
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New Jersey (Parsippany)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
NarNarayan Dev Gadi[56]

New York

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New York City (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes: 		New York City
Swaminarayan
–
–
This Mandir comes under the
NarNarayan Dev Gadi[56]

North Carolina

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Raleigh, North Carolina (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
NarNarayan Dev Gadi

Ohio

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Cleveland
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
NarNarayan Dev Gadi[56]
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Cincinnati, Ohio (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
NarNarayan Dev Gadi

Pennsylvania

Shri Swaminarayan Temple - Hari Mandir, Telford (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes: 		Lansdale, Hatfield, Telford, Souderton, Sellersville, Philadelphia
Swaminarayan and Ghanshyam maharaj
2015
–
This Mandir comes under the
Vadtal Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Philadelphia (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
NarNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi

Texas

 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Houston
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
NarNarayan Dev Gadi[56]
 Shri Swaminarayan Mandir,
Grand Prairie (Dallas
)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi[57]
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Stafford, Texas (Chapter)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Pflugerville (Austin)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi

Zambia

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Lusaka (SKSS)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
NarNarayan Dev Gadi
- Shri Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Lusaka (LSSM)
Location:
Primary Deity:
Constructed in:
Architecture:
Notes:
LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
– Lusaka Swaminarayan Satsang Mandal

Notes

  1. ISBN 978-0-691-12048-5
    .
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Williams 2001, p. 29
  3. ^ Williams 2001, p. 36
  4. ^ a b Williams 2001, p. 96
  5. ^ Nair 2007, p. 118
  6. ^ a b Williams 2001, pp. 128, 129
  7. ^ "source lists Swaminarayan temples as around 1000 worldwide". The Times of India. India. 8 January 2002. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012.
  8. ISBN 052165422X
    .
  9. ISBN 978-81-7526-190-7
    .
  10. ISBN 0-521-65279-0
    .
  11. ISBN 978-0-7546-3856-8
    . Retrieved 7 May 2009. Page 81
  12. ^ a b "The foundations of devotion". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire, Financial Times. 4 March 2003. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h "Swaminarayan temples". Archived from the original on 24 May 2009.
  14. ^ Mānekshāh Sorābshāh Commissaria (1980). A history of Gujarat. Longmans, Green & co. Retrieved 17 June 2009. Page 983
  15. ^ James Burgess (1872). The Indian antiquary. Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 17 June 2009. Page 333
  16. ISBN 978-1-74104-308-2
    . Retrieved 17 June 2009. Page 761
  17. ^ "To Rebuild Kutch".
  18. ^ "Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhuj : Progress".
  19. ^ "Modi opens Bhuj Narnarayandev Mandir". Desh Gujarat. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  20. ^ a b c India (Republic) Superintendent of Census Operations, Gujarat (1964). District census handbook. Director, Govt. Print. and Stationery, Gujarat State. Retrieved 7 May 2009. Page 53
  21. ^ a b Rajnee Vyas (2006). Welcome to Gujarat. Akshara Prakashan. Retrieved 7 May 2009. Page 120
  22. ^
    ISBN 978-81-87737-21-6
    . Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  23. ISBN 978-81-7525-285-1
    . Retrieved 17 June 2009. Page 22
  24. ^
    ISBN 978-81-7835-014-1
    .
  25. ISBN 978-0-9789517-0-2
    .
  26. ^ "Lakshmiwadi tample gadhada". Mapio.net. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  27. ^ Williams 2001, p. 118
  28. ^ Williams 2001, p. 107
  29. ^ Williams 2001, pp. 203, 204
  30. ^ Williams 2001, p. 206
  31. ^ Williams 2001, pp. 207, 208
  32. ^
    Times of India
    . 30 March 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  33. ^ a b Williams 2001, pp. 200
  34. ^ "Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple Bolton".
  35. ^ Williams 2001, p. 222
  36. ISBN 978-0-9789517-0-2
    .
  37. ^ Williams 2001, p. 228
  38. ^ "New temple one of only 8 in the United States". Sentinel. 14 September 2005. Archived from the original on 26 March 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  39. ^ "Local Hindu temple offers peace". Hudson Reporter. 27 February 2009. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  40. ^ Williams 2001, p. 229
  41. ^ Also Four temples in NJ, PA, WI and VA are owned and operated by Shree Swaminarayan Agyna Upasna Satsang Mandal-USA, which is controlled by Dharmkul Ashrit Shree Swaminarayan Vadtal Gadi
  42. ^ "Swaminarayan sects branch out as NRGs seek roots". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire, Financial Times. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  43. ^ "Two lives dedicated to helping others". Howick and Pakuranga Times. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  44. ^ a b c d e f "Swaminarayan sects branch out as NRGs seek roots". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire, Financial Times. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  45. ^ "BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Saskatoon".
  46. ^ "Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple Saskatoon - Kalupur Mandir".
  47. ^ "Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple Regina (ISSO) - Kalupur Mandir".
  48. ^ http://www.sardharkatha.com/gallery/
  49. ^ "Maharashtra State Gazettes, Greater Bombay District: Swaminarayan Temple Bhuleshwar". Archived from the original on 14 June 2011.
  50. ISBN 0-521-65422-X
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  51. ^ "Two lives dedicated to helping others". Howick and Pakuranga Times. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  52. ^ "Men in Saffron on goodwill tour of Pak". The Times of India. India. 30 March 2004. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  53. ^
    ISBN 978-0-521-65422-7
    . Retrieved 9 April 2009. Page 222
  54. ^ "Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London".
  55. ^ "Dancing in the rain". Harrow Times. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  56. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "New temple one of only 8 in the United States". Archived from the original on 26 March 2006.
  57. ^
    ISBN 0-521-65422-X
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  58. ^ "Polk's Religious Scene Is Seeing Changes". The Ledger. 18 March 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2009.

References

  • Williams, Raymond (2001). Introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism. Cambridge University Press.
    ISBN 978-0-521-65422-7
    .

Further reading

  • Barot, R., "Religion, Migration and Wealth Creation in the Swaminarayan Movement", The Transnational Family: New European Frontiers and Global Networks, Berg Publishers, 2002.
  • Williams, Raymond Brady, A New Face of Hinduism: The Swaminarayan Religion, Cambridge University Press, 1984
  • Nesbitt, E., "Locating British Hindus' sacred space", Contemporary South Asia, 15(2) p. 195–208. Routledge, 2006.

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