Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Auckland
| Shri Swaminarayan Mandir | |
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Swaminarayan Sampraday | |
| Completed | 24 March 2008 |
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The
NarNarayan Dev Gadi
.
History
Auckland has the highest population density of people of Chinese and Indian cultures and a number of new Hindu temples were opened in recent years.
An Asia New Zealand Foundation report, "Diverse Auckland: The Face of New Zealand in the 21st Century", written by University of Auckland's Dr Wardlow Friesen, says the city will continue to absorb more migrants than the rest of the country.
In his report Dr. Friesen confirms: "On a physical level, the evidence of the emergence of diverse religious practices of the Asian population of Auckland is dramatic." [1]
Recently completed Shri Swaminarayan Temple in
Shikhars have all been carefully crafted by expert tradesmen from all over the world.[2] Dr. Kantilal Patel and his wife, Mrs Ranjna Patel, two people who were involved in the building of this temple, have been awarded the Queen’s Service Medal (QSM) for their community service.[3]
Opening of the temple
The Murti Pran Pratistha Mahotsav (Deity installation ceremony) was conducted by
RadhaKrishna Dev
and Ram Parivar as well as Kul Dev's of the local community.
See also
- Swaminarayan
- Swaminarayan Sampraday
References
- ^
Field, M. "Welcome to NZ's most Asian suburb". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Auckland
- ^ "Two lives dedicated to helping others". Howick and Pakuranga Times. 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
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