Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
श्री स्वामीनारायण मंदिर
The Three Spires and dome of the Sabha Mandap atop the temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictMumbai City
DeityLaxminarayan Dev, Gaullok Vihari Maharaj
Location
LocationMumbai
StateMaharashtra
CountryIndia
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai is located in Mumbai
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai
Location within Mumbai
Geographic coordinates18°57′14.31″N 72°49′48.78″E / 18.9539750°N 72.8302167°E / 18.9539750; 72.8302167
Architecture
CreatorSwaminarayan Sampraday
Completed1868

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai (Marathi: श्री स्वामीनारायण मंदिर, मुंबई) is a Hindu temple (Mandir) and a part of the Swaminarayan Sampraday. This Swaminarayan Temple is located in the Bhuleshwar area of Mumbai and is the oldest 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 with Ghanshyam Maharaj, and Radha Krishna Dev with Hari Krishna Maharaj. In this temple, Radha Krishna are worshipped in the form of Radha Golokvihari as they are the residents of Goloka. It is a Shikharband Mandir and comes under the 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]

  1. ^ "Shri Swaminarayan Mandirs - Mumbai".
  2. ^ James Mackenzie Maclean (1889). Guide to Bombay. "Bombay gazette" steam press. p. 301.
  3. ^ "Maharashtra State Gazettes, Greater Bombay District: Swaminarayan Temple Bhuleshwar".
  4. ^ "Flower therapy". Indian Express. 11 June 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2009.[dead link]