Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Junagadh
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| Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Junagadh | |
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 The temple at Junagadh |
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| Name: | Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Junagadh |
| Creator: | Swaminarayan |
| Primary deity: | Ranchhodrai and Trikamrai |
| Location: | Junagadh |
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Junagadh (Devnagari: श्री स्वमिनरयन मन्दिर, जुनागध) is a Hindu temple in Junagadh. This temple was built by Swaminarayan himself. [1][2]
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[edit] History of this temple
The city of Junagadh is nestled in the lap of Mt Girnar. The temple here has five domes and sculptures. The construction of this temple was supervised by Brahmanand Swami. The land for this shrine was gifted by King Hemantsinh(Jinabhai, Darbar of Panchala), and memories of him have been maintained here. [3]
The temple has a circumference on 278 feet and is in the centre of the town. [4]
Invocation ceremony of the Gods lasted for two full days with the festivities of the auspicious events. On May 1, 1828 A.D., Swaminarayan himself installed Shri Ranchhodrai and Trikamrai in the seat of the principal Gods of the temple. [5] In the eastern temple he installed Radharaman Dev and Harikrishna Maharaj and in the western side he installed Siddheswar Mahadev, Parvatiji, Ganapatiji and Nandishwar. The Mughal Subba Bahadur Khan paid a personal visit to the place and Swaminarayan. Swaminarayan blessed the provincial head of the Mughal empire and honoured the king Hemantsinh for his gift of the land for the temple
[edit] Image Gallery
Images of this temple:
 Chhatri of Swaminarayan's Charanavind |
 Ranchhodrai Murti at this temple |
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Life and Faith of Lord Swaminarayan: Junagadh". http://www.swaminarayan-oldham.org/Life_and_Faith_Book/Chapter4_Swaminarayan_Sampraday/Ch4__Life_and_Faith.htm#_Bhuj_–_Kutch.
- ^ Williams 2001, p. 29
- ^ "Life and Faith of Lord Swaminarayan: Junagadh". http://www.swaminarayan-oldham.org/Life_and_Faith_Book/Chapter4_Swaminarayan_Sampraday/Ch4__Life_and_Faith.htm#_Bhuj_–_Kutch.
- ^ Manohar Sajnani (2006). Encyclopaedia of Tourism Resources in India. Kalpaz Publications. p. 110. ISBN 81-7835-014-9. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=nxtnsT8CdZ4C&printsec=copyright&dq=swaminarayan+temple+ahmedabad&lr=&client=firefox-a.
- ^ "Life and Faith of Lord Swaminarayan: Junagadh". http://www.swaminarayan-oldham.org/Life_and_Faith_Book/Chapter4_Swaminarayan_Sampraday/Ch4__Life_and_Faith.htm#_Bhuj_–_Kutch.
[edit] References
- Williams, Raymond (2001), Introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521654227, http://www.amazon.com/dp/052165422X
- Shri Swaminarayan Mandirs - Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Junagadh
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