Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad

Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kalupur Ahmedabad
The headquarters of the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
Deity
FestivalsJanmashtami, Radhashtami, Holi, Diwali
Location
LocationAhmedabad
StateGujarat
CountryIndia
Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad is located in Ahmedabad
Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad
Location in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad is located in Gujarat
Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad
Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
Geographic coordinates23°01′48″N 72°35′28″E / 23.030°N 72.591°E / 23.030; 72.591
Architecture
CreatorShree Swaminarayan Mandir Kalupur
Date establishedVikram Samvata 1876
(1819)
Completed24 February 1822
Website
Official website

Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kalupur (Gujarati: શ્રી સ્વામિનારાયણ મંદિર, અમદાવાદ, Devnagari: श्री स्वामिनारायण मन्दिर, अहमदाबाद) is the first Temple of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, a Hindu sect. It is located in Kalupur area of Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat, India. It was built on the instructions of Swaminarayan, the founder of the sect.[1]

As per the will of Swaminarayan, the administration of the Swaminarayan Sampraday is divided into two Gadis (seats) - NarNarayan Dev Gadi and LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi. This Temple is the headquarters of the NarNarayan Dev Gadi.[2]

  1. ^ "Ahmedabad Swaminarayan Temple".
  2. ^ Raymond Brady Williams (2001). An Introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism. Cambridge University Press. pp. 36, 29. ISBN 978-0-521-65422-7. tejendraprasad.