Sanatan Shree Swaminarayan Mandir

In early part of 19th century, Almighty Supreme GOD [Bhagawan] incarnate Himself as Bhagwan Shree Swaminarayan also known as Shree Harikrishna Maharaj and Sahajanand Swami , in Holy village of Chhapaiya near Ayodhya [birth place of Bhagwan Ram] in Uttar Pradesh, India. Keeping the ideology of ‘Sanatan Vedic Dharma’ based on the philosophy of

Yada yada hi dharmasya glanirbhavati bharata

Abhythanamadharmasya tadatmanam srijamyaham ॥4-7॥

Paritranaya sadhunang vinashay cha dushkritam

Dharmasangsthapanarthay sambhabami yuge yuge ॥4-8॥

i.e to protect and uplift the essence of Dharma and to discourage and eliminate the evils thoughts and activities, He established ‘Shree Swaminarayan Sampraday’ [ a part of pure Vaishnavism] based on the principles of ‘pure Upasana and Bhakti’ by remaining on path of ‘Dharma’ i.e Sadachar. He, following the age old tradition of Guru Shishya Parampara accepted Shree Ramanand Swami [Uddhavji] as His Guru in Samvat year 1857 Prabodhini Ekadashi and there after became The Acharya, a Supreme head of Religion in Samvat year 1858 Prabodhini Ekadashi. He engrossed and attract the large number of community of all the caste and creed in most of India through his divine preaching’s. He also established number of Temples in Gujarat, India and for purpose of administration of these temples and sect, He divided India in two parts namely Shree Nar Narayan Dev Gadi – Northern dioceses having head seat at Ahmedabad and Shree Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi –southern Dioceses with Head seat at Vadtal, with an Imaginary line between Kolkatta [East] to Dwarka [West] and executed ‘Desh Vibhag Lekh’ and ‘Shikshapatri’ as governing scripture. He adopted and installed his two nephews namely H. H. Shri Ayodhyaprasadji and H.H. Shree Raghuvirprasadji as The Acharya in Northern and Southern Dioceses respectively. Thus the Sampraday under the Headship of The Acharya gradually and constantly made progress and flourished in India and abroad.

Presently, His Holy Highness Shree 1008 Acharya Shree Ajendraprasadji Maharaj is adorning Shri LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi of Vadtal and H. H. Lalji Shree 108 Shree Nrigendraprasadji Maharaj is nominated as Bhavi Acharya [Acharya designated] to succeed him. Number of new temples and religious- social -activities are in progress under the Orders, guidance and blessings of H. H. Acharya Maharaj Shree.