Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai

Coordinates: 18°57′14.31″N 72°49′48.78″E / 18.9539750°N 72.8302167°E / 18.9539750; 72.8302167
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Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
श्री स्वामीनारायण मंदिर
Swaminarayan Sampraday
Completed1868

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai (

Swaminarayan Mandir in Mumbai, being over a hundred years old.[1][2]

The present Mandir has a tri - spire structure and the Murtis installed are that of

Laxminarayan Dev Gadi (Vadtal).[3] This temple is one of many in the Bhuleshwar area that led to the birth of Phool Galli (or flower market) in Bhuleshwar due to the high demand of flowers in these temples.[4]

History

On Vaishakh Shukla

Gaulokvihari and Radhika were instated by Acharya Maharaj Bhagwatprasadji Maharaj.[5]

Tri-spire temple

The present tri-spire temple structure was built and the deities of Ghanshyam Maharaj and

Lakshminarayan Dev instated on the occasion of Vaishakh Shukla Dwadashi, 1903 by Acharya Maharaj Lakshmiprasadji Maharaj.[5]

Swaminarayan's devotee,

Rao Bahadur Sheth Curumsey Damjee contributed towards this temple's reinstatement with all material, physical and intellectual resources. His close associate and friend Shree Mathurdas Vaishnav too donated Rs. 25,000/- towards this work.[5]

Structure

The Swaminarayan temple at Bhuleshwar has an elaborately carved frontage which is really a visual treat in an otherwise shabby surrounding. There are twenty five steps leading to the audience hall (Sabhamandap). There are the shrines dedicated to

Laxmi; while the shrine on the west houses the resting place for deities. Over the Sabhamandap is a dome upon which are painted the scenes from the Krishnalila (Sports of Krishna). The dome is supported by fifty four pillars.[3]
There is a big audience hall on the first floor where religious discourses are held regularly.

Festivals

The festivities celebrated at the temple are

Images

  • Image Hari Krishna with Gaulokvihari and Radha in the western sanctum
    Image Hari Krishna with
    Gaulokvihari and Radha
    in the western sanctum
  • Image of Ghanshyam with Lakshmi Narayan in the central sanctum
    Image of
    Lakshmi Narayan
    in the central sanctum
  • Image of Ganesha on the left of the entrance
    Image of Ganesha on the left of the entrance
  • Image of the Shiv Ling at the temple
    Image of the Shiv Ling at the temple
  • Image of Hanuman in the form of Kastbhanjan on the right of the entrance
    Image of Hanuman in the form of Kastbhanjan on the right of the entrance
  • Ornately carved interior
    Ornately carved interior
  • Krishna Lila on the dome of Main Sabha Mandap
    Krishna Lila on the dome of Main Sabha Mandap
  • Sabha Mandap or audience hall on the first floor
    Sabha Mandap or audience hall on the first floor

See also

  • Swaminarayan Temples

References

  1. ^ "Shri Swaminarayan Mandirs - Mumbai".
  2. ^ James Mackenzie Maclean (1889). Guide to Bombay. "Bombay gazette" steam press. p. 301.
  3. ^ a b c "Maharashtra State Gazettes, Greater Bombay District: Swaminarayan Temple Bhuleshwar".
  4. Indian Express. 11 June 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2009.[dead link
    ]
  5. ^ a b c d "Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai". Archived from the original on 4 July 2007.
  6. Indian Express
    . 25 July 1998. Retrieved 12 October 2008.

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